Brailer leaves HIT post

Dr. David Brailer, who was the national coordinator for health information technology for the past two years, told the Financial Times that he is resigning for "family reasons" and because the national health IT program "is now mature and moving in the right direction." The timing of the announcement, which comes on the same week as the resignation of White House press secretary Scott McClellan and the "demotion" of policy advisor Karl Rove, has led to speculation that the move is related to the shake-up. Brailer downplayed such suggestions, telling the FT "there was no drama" behind his decision.

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