Purdue U receives $12M for regional extension center
Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., will receive $12 million to help healthcare providers in Indiana adopt and use health IT with the establishment of the Indiana Healthcare IT Extension Center (I-HITEC).
Funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Purdue said it is one of 32 nonprofit organizations receiving funding to support the development of regional extension centers.
I-HITEC will help physicians and nurse practitioners at small practices across Indiana (10 or fewer doctors) and those aiding underserved populations, said Mary Ann Sloan, director of Purdue's Healthcare Technical Assistance Program.
"We can leverage the networks of providers and other clinical relationships established by Purdue's Healthcare Technical Assistance Program to reach practices that don't have access to the resources of the larger healthcare systems and haven't yet adopted the electronic technology,” said Sloan.
According to the university, Purdue's I-HITEC is a four-year program and the Healthcare Technical Assistance Program is a partnership that includes the Indiana Hospital Association Program, the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering and the Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers.
I-HITEC is expected to begin providing service in April, Purdue said.
Funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, Purdue said it is one of 32 nonprofit organizations receiving funding to support the development of regional extension centers.
I-HITEC will help physicians and nurse practitioners at small practices across Indiana (10 or fewer doctors) and those aiding underserved populations, said Mary Ann Sloan, director of Purdue's Healthcare Technical Assistance Program.
"We can leverage the networks of providers and other clinical relationships established by Purdue's Healthcare Technical Assistance Program to reach practices that don't have access to the resources of the larger healthcare systems and haven't yet adopted the electronic technology,” said Sloan.
According to the university, Purdue's I-HITEC is a four-year program and the Healthcare Technical Assistance Program is a partnership that includes the Indiana Hospital Association Program, the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering and the Indiana Council of Community Mental Health Centers.
I-HITEC is expected to begin providing service in April, Purdue said.