Direct Project’s Malec leaving ONC

Arien Malec, who coordinated the development of the Direct Project exchange protocols, is leaving the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to return to the private sector, ONC said.

Direct is a version of secure messaging that providers can use in simple push exchanges of information, such as referrals and lab results. Malec has also performed the same role with ONC’s Standards and Interoperability Framework of coordinating the individuals and organizations involved in improving the specifications and descriptions for establishing exchange standards, such as in transitions of care...