FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, October 10, 2008 |
CONTACT:
HRSA PRESS OFFICE
301-443-3376 |
HRSA Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke today announced almost $18.9 million in grants to health center-controlled networks and large multi-site health centers to adopt and implement Electronic Health Records (EHR) and other health information technology (HIT) innovations.
EHRs are widely considered to be essential in improving the safety and quality of health care delivery and cutting waste and duplication of care.
“These funds continue our efforts to help health center grantees access and use the latest technology to improve the care they deliver,” HRSA Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke said. “Health information technology has the potential to transform care for underserved communities and its expansion is a priority for all Americans.”
Twelve grants totaling more than $14.3 million will support the implementation of EHRs. Grants worth almost $3.8 million will help 10 other grantees implement other HIT innovations, including electronic prescribing, health information exchanges, data warehouses, and interoperability with outside partners such as state immunization registries and hospitals. Another six grants totaling over $700,000 will support planning activities to prepare health centers to adopt an EHR or other HIT innovation.
HRSA’s Office of Health Information Technology, created in 2005, is charged with promoting HIT adoption and the effective use of HIT through grants and technical assistance that benefits safety-net providers and responds to the needs of the uninsured, underserved and special-needs populations. HRSA’s effort supports the broader federal strategic goal of improving the quality and efficiency of health care by expanding the use EHRs among most Americans by 2014.
The list of grant recipients follows:
Electronic Health Record Implementation Initiative Grants, FY 2008 |
Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
Alliance for Rural Community Health |
Ukiah |
Calif. |
$624,475.43 |
Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center, Inc |
San Antonio |
Texas |
$736,897.50 |
Total: |
|
|
$1,361,372.93 |
| High Impact - Electronic Health Record Implementation Initiative Grants, FY 2008 |
Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
Clinica Adelante, Inc |
Surprise |
Ariz. |
$786,628.00 |
Alta Med Health Services Corporation |
Los Angeles |
Calif. |
$1,375,542.00 |
Community Health Centers Alliance |
St. Petersburg |
Fla. |
$1,375,542.00 |
Near North Health Service Corporation |
Chicago |
Ill. |
$1,374,022.03 |
Illinois Primary Care Association |
Springfield |
Ill. |
$1,270,364.00 |
Yellowstone City County Health Department |
Billings |
Mont. |
$1,375,542.00 |
Newark Community Health Centers |
Newark |
N.J. |
$1,375,542.00 |
Presbyterian Medical Services |
Santa Fe |
N.M. |
$1,375,542.00 |
OCHIN |
Portland |
Ore. |
$1,375,542.00 |
West Virginia Primary Care Network, Inc. |
Scott Depot |
W.Va. |
$1,326,415.50 |
Total: |
|
|
$13,010,681.53 |
| Health Information Technology Innovation Initiative Grants, FY 2008 |
Organization |
City |
State |
Award |
Maine Primary Care Association |
Augusta |
Maine |
$294,759.00 |
Michigan Primary Care Association |
Lansing |
Mich. |
$294,202.89 |
St. Louis Integrated Health Network |
St. Louis |
Mo. |
$98,253.00 |
Community Health Access Network, Inc. |
Newmarket |
N.H. |
$284,168.31 |
Total: |
|
|
$971,383.20 |
| High Impact – Innovation Implementation Initiative Grants, FY 2008 |
Organization |
City |
State |
Award |
Council of Community Clinics |
San Diego |
Calif. |
$545,304.15 |
Family Health Centers of San Diego |
San Diego |
Calif. |
$493,452.11 |
Health Choice Network, Inc. |
Miami |
Fla. |
$347,488.44 |
Georgia Association for Primary Health
Care |
Decatur |
Ga. |
$545,304.15 |
Maine Primary Care Association |
Augusta |
Maine |
$324,093.42 |
Boston HealthNet |
Boston |
Mass. |
$543,535.60 |
Total: |
|
|
$2,799,177.87 |
| Health Information Technology Planning Grants, FY 2008 |
| Organization |
City |
State |
Amount |
Clinica Adelante, Inc |
Surprise |
Ariz. |
$122,816.25 |
Chicago Family Health Center, Inc |
Chicago |
Ill. |
$122,816.25 |
Near North Health Service Corporation |
Chicago |
Ill. |
$124,650.00 |
Sacopee Valley Health Center |
Parsonsfield |
Maine |
$122,816.25 |
Community Health Net |
Erie |
Pa. |
$123,850.00 |
Barceloneta Primary Hlth. Care Svcs. Inc |
Barceloneta |
P.R. |
$122,816.25 |
Total: |
|
|
$739,765.00 |
Total of all grants: |
|
|
$18,882,380.53 |
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The Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA), part of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated, or medically vulnerable. Under a 70-year-old congressional mandate, HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau works to safeguard the health of the nation's women, children and families. For more information about HRSA and its programs, visit www.hrsa.gov. |
