In California the San Francisco Business Times reported that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Kim Belshé said the state is naming a new nonprofit entity called Cal eConnect to oversee the development of Health Information Exchange services in the Golden State. Some of the organizations in Northern California include the California Regional Health Information Organization (CalRHIO), San Francisco and Northern California Regional Extension Center. Some of the organizations in Southern California include the Southern California Regional Extension Center and L.A. Care Health Plan, Los Angeles.
In February, Governor Schwarzenegger announced more than $100 million in Recovery Act funds for health information technology, regional extension centers and job training for health care. On April 2, $5.4 million was awarded to the Los Rios Community College District, for a total investment of $122 million for health information technology across California.
California Health Information Exchange: | Award Amount: |
$38,752,536 | |
Northern California Regional Extension Center | $17,286,081 |
Southern California Regional Extension Center | $13,961,339 |
$15,625,910 | |
Job Training Awards for Healthcare: | |
$2,768,572 | |
$10,424,148 | |
$2,239,714 | |
$4,953,575 | |
$5,000,000 | |
$4,260,863 | |
$3,623,473 | |
$3,559,139 | |
TOTAL: | $122,455,350 |
