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Do you know what today is?
February 17, 2010One year ago today, the American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) was signed into act. The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, which is part of ARRA, authorized the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of the National ...
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HHS Announces Additional $38 Million in Grant Funding to Support Health IT Workforce Development
December 28, 2009As the adoption of EHRs and other health IT surges, the need for a strong health IT workforce also grows. In response to this need, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) in the Department of Health and Human Services ...
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Even More Federal Dollars Allocated for Health IT
December 3, 2009Just this week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Dr. David Blumenthal announced plans to establish nationwide Health IT “Beacon Communities.” $235 million dollars have been allocated to fund the program through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The program’s mission is to accelerate the adoption ...
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