Physicians Foundation health IT grants support 10,000 physicians

Laura Pedulli | | Health Exec | EMR/EHR

The Physicians Foundation awarded more than 30 health IT grants to medical society foundations and healthcare organizations that directly assisted nearly 10,000 physicians in both the selection and implementation of EHRs and development of leadership skills, according to a release.

Overall, the Boston-based foundation awarded more than $3 million in grant monies. Examples of recipients include:

  • Colorado Medical Society Foundation, which conducted more than 10 physician workshops across the state on Meaningful Use as well as a statewide summit on EHR selection. In collaboration with the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization and Colorado Regional Extension Center, the grant also developed and deployed an online physician portal consisting of learning modules and a robust set of resources.
  • Maine Primary Care Association, which supported the association’s data warehouse to provide EHR hosting for small practices, interface its data warehouse with the state immunization registry and connect small practices to the statewide health information exchanges (HIEs). By grant completion, the project managed to successfully connect 11 community health centers, which account for more than 85 percent of Maine's health center patients, to the state's HIE.  
  • Florida Medical Foundation, which developed a customized 10-month emerging leader program designed to train younger physicians in partnership with the Leadership Development Institute at the University of Florida and the FMA Physician Leadership Academy.

“As current and upcoming federal requirements on EHR usage continue to significantly impact the way physicians practice medicine—and patients begin placing greater emphasis on access to their own medical records— the foundation remains steadfast in its goal to help physicians address the challenges and benefits of health IT and effectively manage healthcare reform,” said Lou Goodman, PhD, president of The Physicians Foundation and CEO of the Texas Medical Association, in a statement.

Read the completed health IT toolkits and physician leadership resources here.

Laura Pedulli

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