HHS Announces $267 Million in Recovery Act Fund for New Health IT Regional Extension Centers
Tuesday, April 6. 2010
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that more than $267 million has been awarded to 28 additional non-profit organizations to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs). This investment, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, will help grow the emerging health information technology (health IT) industry which is expected to support tens of thousands of jobs ranging from nurses and pharmacy techs to IT technicians and trainers.
RECs enable health care practitioners to reach out to a local resource for technical assistance, guidance, and information on best practices. RECs are designed to address unique community requirements and to support and accelerate provider efforts to become meaningful users of electronic health records.
“Health care in our country is community-based. Today’s awards represent our ongoing commitment to make sure that health providers have the necessary support within their communities to maximize the use of health IT to improve the care they provide to their patients,” said Secretary Sebelius.
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Awardees | Area of Responsibility | Federal Share |
Alaska eHealth Network, Anchorage, Alaska | AK | $3,632,357 |
University of South Alabama, Mobile, Ala. | AL | $7,519,969 |
Arizona Health-e Connection, Phoenix, Ariz. | AZ | $10,791,644 |
Local Initiative Health Authority for Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Calif. | CA | $15,625,910 |
eHealthConnecticut, Inc., Rocky Hill, Conn. | CT | $5,749,309 |
National Indian Health Board, District of Columbia | US | $15,625,910 |
Quality Insights of Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, Del. | DE | $5,859,716 |
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Fla. | FL | $7,669,328 |
Community Health Centers Alliance, Inc, St. Petersburg, Fla. | FL | $10,982,866 |
University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla. | FL | $5,884,132 |
Hawaii Health Information Exchange, Honolulu, Hawaii | HI, Pacific Territories | $5,859,716 |
University of Kentucky Research Foundation, Lexington, Ky. | KY | $6,005,467 |
Louisiana Health Care Quality Forum, Baton Rouge, La. | LA | $6,207,802 |
HealthInfoNet, Manchester, Maine | ME | $4,777,483 |
Chesapeake Regional Information System for our Patients, Baltimore, Md. | MD | $5,535,423 |
eQHealth Solutions, Inc , Baton Rouge, La. | MS | $4,289,613 |
The Curators of the University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. | MO | $6,836,335 |
Mountain-Pacific Quality Health Foundation, Helena, Mont. | MT,WY | $5,020,754 |
New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J. | NJ | $23,048,351 |
Quality Insights of Pennsylvania Inc. (Eastern), King of Prussia, Pa. | PA | $28,810,271 |
Quality Insights of Pennsylvania Inc. (Western), King of Prussia, Pa. | PA | $15,625,910 |
Ponce School of Medicine, Puerto Rico | PR,VI | $19,280,796 |
South Carolina Research Foundation, Columbia, S.C. | SC | $5,581,407 |
Dakota State University, Madison, S.D. | SD | $5,687,168 |
The TAMUS Health Science Center Research Foundation. College Station, Texas | TX | $5,279,970 |
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas | TX | $15,274,327 |
Dallas- Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation, Irving, Texas | TX | $8,488,513 |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Lubbock, Texas | TX | $6,666,296 |
Total |
| $267,616,743 |
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