ONC Awards $80M More in Funding to RECs, HIEs and Workforce Programs

The Office of the National Coordinator has awarded $80 million in funding to boost meaningful use initiatives, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

Regional extension centers, which were launched to offer healthcare providers assistance in achieving meaningful use, will receive $32 million to boost outreach to physicians, promote registration to the electronic health record incentive program and provide direct staff assistance to physicians.

Another $16 million in funding will go toward 10 state health information exchanges to encourage breakthroughs in technology that would support the HIEs. The grants, which could individually be between $1 million and $2 million, will focus on several areas, including specific health goals, improved care transitions and queries for patient care.

The ONC has also awarded $32 million to community colleges with training programs for health IT specialists.

Read the news report about ONC funding.

Read other coverage about the ONC:

- ONC Will Foot Most of the Bill for RECs

- Health Information Exchange huge Challenge for ONC

- ONC Will Clarify Guidelines on Exchanging Patient Summaries

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