In 2009, Dr. Kolodner transitioned from the federal to the private sector to co-found Collaborative Transformations, LLC, where he consults with organizations regarding their health IT strategies. He was also hired as Chief Health Informatics Officer for the non-profit organization Open Health Tools, Inc. Before 2009, Dr. Kolodner served as the President’s designated lead for the United States eHealth initiative as the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (IT) in the Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Dr. Kolodner was also the key clinical champion in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), providing vision, direction and effective leadership for the development and pervasive use of VA’s award-winning suite of health IT solutions.

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