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NewsONC pilots to seek HIE breakthroughs
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is offering 10 grants worth a total of $16.3 million for state-designated health information exchanges to develop replicable Read more...
States, providers still sorting out myriad HIE issues
Anyone involved in health information exchange--and that should be just about everyone working with an EMR, if Uncle Sam has anything to say about it--would do well to heed the advice of Jason Hess, Read more...
ONC to give two more Beacon Communities grants
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology on Wednesday announced that it will give two additional awards, worth nearly $30.4 million combined, in its Beacon Communities Read more...
HHS names 28 more extension centers; first group to open within weeks
HHS has awarded $267.6 million in grants to establish 28 regional extension centers with the purpose of helping physician practices and smaller hospitals adopt EMRs and work toward achieving Read more...
HHS completes state HIE grant awards
HHS has completed the awarding of state grants for health information exchange under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act by designating a final group 16 states and state-designated entities to Read more...
HHS awards $100M in CHIP grants for EMRs, quality programs
HHS has announced more than $100 million in grants to 10 states for health IT in order to improve care and efficiency for children who receive insurance through Medicaid and the Children's Health Read more...
ONC reorganizes, announces $235M for EMR 'beacon' communities
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is reorganizing in preparation for the federal EMR stimulus program and to be more of a watchdog on privacy issues. Notably, Read more...
HRSA grants will support EMRs at safety-net clinics
The Health Resources and Services Administration is allocating some of its $2 billion in federal stimulus funding to help safety-net healthcare providers purchase EMRs and other health IT. This week, Read more...
34 providers in Pacific Northwest receive EMR grants
A public-private partnership in the Pacific Northwest has chosen 34 mostly small and rural healthcare providers to receive up to $20,000 each to help purchase EMRs and other health IT. Many of the Read more...
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