Final answer:
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) was created as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), signed into law by President Obama in 2010.
Step-by-step explanation:
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) was created as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), often referred to as Obamacare. President Obama signed the PPACA into law in March of 2010.
This act represents the largest overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since Medicaid in 1965 and sought to provide all Americans with access to affordable health insurance, mandate that everyone in the United States acquire some form of health insurance, and to lower the overall costs of healthcare.
The PPACA, or Obamacare, was a fulfillment of the efforts started during President Clinton's term when First Lady Hillary Clinton was appointed to head the Task Force on National Health Care Reform.
The PPACA introduced many reforms, including the creation of private insurance company exchanges to market various insurance packages and aimed to bring the United States closer to achieving universal health coverage.