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><channel><title>HIT Regional Extension Centers &#187; beacon communities</title> <atom:link href="http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/tag/beacon-communities/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com</link> <description>ARRA, HITECH, HITRECs, HITRCs</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:27:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Funding Opportunity for Two New Beacon Communities</title><link>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/26/funding-opportunity-for-two-new-beacon-communities/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=funding-opportunity-for-two-new-beacon-communities</link> <comments>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/26/funding-opportunity-for-two-new-beacon-communities/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 21:05:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>HITREC</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[beacon communities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HITECH_ARRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[awards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beacon Community Program]]></category> <category><![CDATA[community health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Department of Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HEAL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Information Exchanges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Information Technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health it]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hhs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Meaningful Use]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ONC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REC]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/?p=227</guid> <description><![CDATA[Today, we are pleased to announce (Word document) a new round of two additional Beacon awards totaling $30.3 million. To view the new Beacon funding opportunity, please visit http://healthit.hhs.gov/beacon.
Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/13/beacon-communities-to-lead-the-way/' rel='bookmark' title='Beacon Communities to Lead the Way'>Beacon Communities to Lead the Way</a></li><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2009/12/06/nationwide-beacon-community-program-for-health-information-exchange/' rel='bookmark' title='Nationwide Beacon Community Program for Health Information Exchange'>Nationwide Beacon Community Program for Health Information Exchange</a></li><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2009/09/30/cdc-recovery-act-communities-putting-prevention-to-work-%e2%80%94-state-and-territory-initiative/' rel='bookmark' title='CDC Recovery Act Communities Putting Prevention to Work — State and Territory Initiative'>CDC Recovery Act Communities Putting Prevention to Work — State and Territory Initiative</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/26/funding-opportunity-for-two-new-beacon-communities/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Beacon Communities to Lead the Way</title><link>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/13/beacon-communities-to-lead-the-way/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=beacon-communities-to-lead-the-way</link> <comments>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/13/beacon-communities-to-lead-the-way/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 00:43:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>HITREC</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[HITECH_ARRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[beacon communities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[community health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Community Services Council of Tulsa]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Delta Health Alliance]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Geisinger Clinic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hawaii]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HEAL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health it]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HealthInsight. INHS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hhs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IHIE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Louisiana Public Health Institute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Meaningful Use]]></category> <category><![CDATA[medical home]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New York]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ONC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rhode Island Quality Institute]]></category> <category><![CDATA[RMHHO]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Southern Piedmont Community Care Plan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UCSD]]></category> <category><![CDATA[UH Hilo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Western New York Clinical Information Exchange]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WYNCIE]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/?p=201</guid> <description><![CDATA[<h3>Beacon Communities Demonstrating Meaningful Use  of Health IT</h3><table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tr valign="top"><th width="25%"><a id="awardees" name="awardees"><strong>Beacon Community Awardee</strong></a></th><th width="15%"><strong>Funding Amount</strong></th><th width="60%"><strong>Beacon  Community Goals for Population Health in Service Area</strong></th></tr><tr valign="top"><td><a title="Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa" href="http://www.csctulsa.org/" target="_blank">Community Services Council of Tulsa</a>,  Tulsa, Okla.</td><td>$12,043,948</td><td><ul><li>Leverage  broad community partnerships with hospitals, providers, payers, and</li></ul></td></tr>&#8230;</table> Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/26/funding-opportunity-for-two-new-beacon-communities/' rel='bookmark' title='Funding Opportunity for Two New Beacon Communities'>Funding Opportunity for Two New Beacon Communities</a></li><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2009/12/06/nationwide-beacon-community-program-for-health-information-exchange/' rel='bookmark' title='Nationwide Beacon Community Program for Health Information Exchange'>Nationwide Beacon Community Program for Health Information Exchange</a></li><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2009/09/30/cdc-recovery-act-communities-putting-prevention-to-work-%e2%80%94-state-and-territory-initiative/' rel='bookmark' title='CDC Recovery Act Communities Putting Prevention to Work — State and Territory Initiative'>CDC Recovery Act Communities Putting Prevention to Work — State and Territory Initiative</a></li></ol>]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/13/beacon-communities-to-lead-the-way/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nationwide Beacon Community Program for Health Information Exchange</title><link>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2009/12/06/nationwide-beacon-community-program-for-health-information-exchange/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=nationwide-beacon-community-program-for-health-information-exchange</link> <comments>http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2009/12/06/nationwide-beacon-community-program-for-health-information-exchange/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:40:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Frank</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[beacon communities]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Information Exchanges]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HITECH_ARRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ARRA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Beacon Community Program]]></category> <category><![CDATA[community health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Department of Health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ehrs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Grants]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HEAL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Health Information Technology]]></category> <category><![CDATA[health it]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hhs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Meaningful Use]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ONC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[REC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[regional extension center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Regional Extension Centers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[state health]]></category> <category><![CDATA[states]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/?p=151</guid> <description><![CDATA[<h2>HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces Plans to Establish Health IT “Beacon Communities”</h2><h4><strong><em>$235 million set aside to fund nationwide <a title="Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program" href="http://www.beaconcommunityprogram.com/" target="_blank">Beacon Community Program</a></em></strong></h4><p>HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Dr. David Blumenthal, HHS’ National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, announced today plans to &#8230;</p> Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/02/12/state-health-information-exchange-cooperative-agreement-program/' rel='bookmark' title='State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program'>State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program</a></li><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2010/05/26/funding-opportunity-for-two-new-beacon-communities/' rel='bookmark' title='Funding Opportunity for Two New Beacon Communities'>Funding Opportunity for Two New Beacon Communities</a></li><li><a href='http://www.regionalextensioncenters.com/2009/10/01/meaningful-progress-toward-electronic-health-information-exchange/' rel='bookmark' title='&#8220;Meaningful&#8221; Progress Toward Electronic Health Information Exchange'>&#8220;Meaningful&#8221; Progress Toward Electronic Health Information 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