Office of the National Coordinator: Office Organization

Jodi G. Daniel, J.D., M.P.H.
Director, Office of Policy and Research

Office of the National Coordinator for
Health Information Technology
Department of Health and Human Services
330 C Street, SW, Room 4090
Washington, DC 20201

Jodi Daniel has served as Director of the Office of Policy and Research in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), since October 2005. In this role, she is responsible for considering and addressing the policy implications of key health information technology activities. This includes establishing new policies, particularly in the areas of privacy and security, and working with other Federal agencies and organizations and State governments to coordinate efforts and assure that existing and developing policies are consistent health information technology and health information exchange activities and nationwide goals.

Ms. Daniel developed expertise in legal issues and HHS’s strategies regarding health IT as the first Senior Counsel for Health Information Technology in the Office of the General Counsel of HHS. In this role, she was responsible for coordinating all legal advice regarding health information technology for HHS, and was the lead attorney for ONC. Ms. Daniel founded and chaired the health information technology practice group within OGC and worked closely with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the development of the e-prescribing standards regulations and the proposed Stark and anti-kickback rules regarding e-prescribing and electronic health records.

Ms. Daniel also brings with her a strong background in health information privacy. As an Attorney in the Civil Rights Division of the Office of General Counsel, she was a member of the core team responsible for developing policies and drafting the final HIPAA Privacy Rule. Ms. Daniel was a senior member of the team responsible for the Privacy Rule modifications and the HIPAA Enforcement Rule.

Before joining HHS, Ms. Daniel was a health care associate at Ropes & Gray, where she advised health care providers and payers on transactional, regulatory, and legislative issues. She also worked at MetLife as an internal management consultant and a health benefits consultant.

Ms. Daniel earned a law degree from Georgetown University and a Masters in Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.