The ONC has introduced a number of tools and resources on its website designed to help states participating in the State Innovation Models initiative.
The initiative, which currently includes 34 states and three territories as well as the District of Columbia, supports states in planning or implementing a proposal capable of creating statewide health reform. The reforms focus on Medicare, Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program beneficiaries, according to a news release.
The new tools include resources to help states and healthcare providers use health IT tools to manage an individual's care for both primary care and behavioral health, according to the news release. The tools are available to all states, not just those participating in the initiative, on the ONC's website.
The initiative's $665 million in awards is supplied by CMS. There have been two rounds of awards so far, with $300 million being disbursed to 25 states in the first round and $660 million in Round Two to 32 states, according to CMS.