U.S. Announces Grant Effort for Models of Health IT Usage
On Wednesday, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal announced that they would award $220 million in grants to about 15 not-for-profit organizations or government bodies that have demonstrated success in adopting health IT. The grants are intended to establish the recipients as models for health IT adoption as more organizations tap into funds from the federal economic stimulus package.
- "HITECH Grants Will Push 'Meaningful Use' Through Beacon Communities" (Mosquera, Government Health IT, 12/2).