The abbreviations ONCHIT and ONC refer to which offices, respectively?

• A. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information and Office of National Coordinator, respectively.
• B. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and Office of National Coordinator, respectively.
• C. Office of the National Health Information and Technology and Office of Information
• D. Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Answer: (B)

The key idea is understanding how the full names expand to the acronyms. ONCHIT includes the phrase “for Health Information Technology,” so it stands for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. ONC is the shorter form, referring to the Office of the National Coordinator (without the extra qualifier). So the correct pairing is ONCHIT = Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and ONC = Office of the National Coordinator. The distinction hinges on including or omitting the “for Health Information Technology” portion in the office title.