HRSA announces $3M to bolster IT in health centers
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded six health center networks about $3 million in Affordable Care Act funds to facilitate adoption of health IT.
The grants will support the implementation of certified EHR technology and technology-enabled quality-improvement strategies in health centers, according to an announcement. The networks each consist of at least 10 collaborating health center organizations and will promote enhanced sharing of information and expertise while addressing key operational and clinical needs.
Recipients include:
- Community Health Centers Alliance, Inc. in St. Petersburg, Fla. ($400,000)
- Georgia Association for Primary Health Care, Decatur, Ga. ($625,000)
- Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, Boston ($700,000)
- North Carolina Community Health Center Association, Raleigh, N.C. ($550,000)
- Health Center Network of New York, Inc., New York, N.Y. ($400,000)
- Public Health Management Corp., Philadelphia ($399,021)
The grants follow an additional $18 million awarded to 37 health center networks in December 2012.
“Today’s investments help advance critical health information technology adoption in more than 100 health centers throughout the U.S., and provide patients access to higher quality healthcare,” said HRSA Administrator Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN.