Want $235 Million Dollars?
Sometimes providers that already have established HIT systems complain that all the ARRA money is headed towards just getting started with HIT and EMR. But HHS has announced a new grants program aimed at helping “Beacon Communities” build on HIT excellence and take ‘leadership’ roles in health care communities.
“In a press teleconference [last] Tuesday, U.S. health secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the new Beacon Community Program grants will help communities of healthcare providers “get a handle” on improving care through the meaningful use of IT,” reports Information Week. These grants will total $235 million.
“The grants will not be awarded to healthcare providers to start up health IT initiatives, but rather to communities that are already national leaders in their use of IT to advance healthcare quality, safety, efficiency, and population health…” More from Information Week …
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