The U.S. Department of Agriculture gave out grants Oct. 12 to four health systems and three other organizations to make EHR improvements as part of a $110 million spending package to boost rural healthcare.
1. Potsdam, N.Y.-based St. Lawrence Health System got $10 million to implement a countywide EHR.
2. The Spirit Lake Tribe in North Dakota received $1 million that will be used in part to digitize health records for the 1,243 residents of the Spirit Lake reservation.
3. Shreveport, La.-based Willis-Knighton Health System landed $855,354 in part to integrate its EHR and population health analytics into its remote care offerings in rural communities.
4. Washington (Iowa) County Hospital secured $753,100 to install an Epic EHR.
5. Rushville, Ill.-based Schuyler County Hospital District received $600,000 to purchase and install a replacement EHR.
6. Hoopa (Calif.) Valley Public Utilities District got $311,900 that will be used in part to train staff on how to use and deploy an EHR for a clinic that serves the rural community of the Hoopa Valley Tribe.
7. West Central Services, a behavioral health center based in Lebanon, N.H., secured $142,200 in part to upgrade its EHR system.