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Beacon Communities to Lead the Way

May 13th, 2010

Beacon Communities Demonstrating Meaningful Use of Health IT

Beacon Community AwardeeFunding AmountBeacon Community Goals for Population Health in Service Area
Community Services Council of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla.$12,043,948
  • Leverage broad community partnerships with hospitals, providers, payers, and government agencies  to expand a community-wide care coordination system, which will increase appropriate referrals for cancer screenings, decrease unnecessary specialist visits and (with telemedicine) increase access to care for patients with diabetes
Delta Health Alliance, Inc., Stoneville, Miss.$14,666,156
  • Focus on achieving improvements for diabetic patients by electronically linking isolated systems and practices for care management, medication therapy management and patient education
Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems, Brewer Maine$12,749,740
  • Expand community connectivity, including long-term care, primary care and specialist providers, to existing Health Information Exchange and promote the use of telemedicine and patient self-management in order to improve care for elderly patients and individuals needing long-term or home care
Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA$16,069,110
  • Enhance care for patients with pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure by creating a community-wide medical home, promoting Health Information Exchange and extending Geisinger’s proven model for practice redesign  to independent healthcare organizations throughout region
HealthInsight, Salt Lake City, Utah$15,790,181
  • Improve Diabetes management performance measures by increasing availability, accuracy and transparency of quality reporting, leverage Intermountain Healthcare’s strategies to reduce health systems costs throughout the region, and improve public health reporting
Indiana Health Information Exchange, INC., Indianapolis, Ind.$16,008,431
  • Expand the country’s largest Health Information Exchange to new community providers in order to improve cholesterol and blood sugar control for diabetic patients and reduce preventable re-admissions through telemonitoring of high risk chronic disease patients after hospital discharge
Inland Northwest Health Services, Spokane, Wash.$15,702,479
  • Focus on increasing preventive services for diabetic patients in rural areas by extending Health Information Exchange and establishing anchor institutions in close proximity to remote clinics that will promulgate successes in health IT supported care coordination
Louisiana Public Health Institute, New Orleans, La.$13,525,434
  • Reduce racial health disparities and improve control of diabetes and smoking cessation rates by linking technically isolated health systems, providers, and hospitals; and empower patients by increasing their access to Personal Health Records
Mayo Clinic Rochester, d/b/a Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minn.$12,284,770
  • Enhance patient management and, reduce costs costs associated with hospitalization and emergency services for patients with diabetes and childhood asthma and address reduce health disparities for underserved populations and rural communities
Rhode Island Quality Institute, Providence, R.I.$15,914,787
  • Improve the management of patients with diabetes through several health IT initiatives to support Rhode Island’s transition to the Patient Centered Medical Home model and adapt infrastructure proven to improve childhood immunizations in order to achieve improvements in adult immunization rates
Rocky Mountain Health Maintenance Organization, Grand Junction, Colo.$11,878,279
  • Enable robust collection of clinical data from health systems, providers, and hospitals in order to inform practice redesign to improve blood pressure control in patients with diabetes and hypertension, increase smoking cessation counseling, and reduce unnecessary emergency department utilization and hospital re-admissions
Southern Piedmont Community Care Plan, Inc., Concord, N.C.$15,907,622
  • Improve care coordination for patients with diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, and asthma by engaging patients and providers in bidirectional data sharing through a Health Record Bank, empowering patients and family members to participate in self-management through patient portals, and expanding access to care managers to facilitate post-discharge planning
The Regents of the University of California, San Diego, San Diego, Calif.$15,275,115
  • Expand pre-hospital emergency field care and electronic information transmission to improve outcomes for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, empower patients to engage in their own health management through web portal and cellular telephone technology, and improve continuity of care for veterans and military personnel through the Veterans Affairs/Department of Defense Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record initiative
University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii$16,091,390
  • Implement a region-wide Health Information Exchange and Patient Health Record solution and utilize secure, internet-based care coordination and tele-monitoring tools to increase access to specialty care for patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity in this rural, health-professional shortage area
Western New York Clinical Information Exchange, Inc., Buffalo, N.Y.$16,092,485
  • Utilize clinical decision support tools such as registries and point-of-care alerts and reminders and innovative telemedicine solutions to improve primary and specialty care for diabetic patients, decrease preventable emergency room visits, hospitalizations and re-admissions for patients with diabetes and congestive heart failure or pneumonia, and improve immunization rates among diabetic patients

More information about Beacon Communities can be found at: http://Healthit.hhs.gov/Programs/Beacon.

For information about other HHS Recovery Act programs, see http://www.hhs.gov/recovery

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Ohio Regional Extension Centers (REC) Partners

April 15th, 2010

Regional Partners for Ohio State Health Information Technology Initiatives

Governor Ted Strickland announced that seven regional sites across Ohio will receive a total of $26.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) resources to assist in the implementation of the state’s health information technology initiative. The resources are a portion of Ohio’s total $43 million ARRA award for the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the non-profit entity designated by Strickland to lead the implementation of health information technology in Ohio.

Regional Partners Announced :

Akron Regional Hospital Association will receive $3,928,500 to assist 873 primary care physicians.

Case Western Reserve University will receive $7,942,500 to assist 1,765 primary care physicians.

Central Ohio Health Information Exchange (COHIE) will receive $6,084,000 to assist 1,352 primary care physicians.

Greater Dayton Area Health Information Network (GDAHA) will receive $2,898,000 to assist 644 primary care physicians.

Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio will receive $2,875,500 to assist 639 primary care physicians.

Northeast Ohio (NEO) HealthForce will receive $1,453,500 to assist 323 primary care physicians.

Ohio University will receive $1,818,000 to assist 404 primary care physicians.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has received $7,942,500 in federal stimulus funds from the Ohio Health Information Partnership (OHIP), the state designated entity for health information exchange development. The funding positions the School of Medicine as a regional extension center (REC). The designation will allow the school to help 1,765 health care providers in Lorain, Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties advance the use of health information technology (HIT) in their practices.

“This is great news for Case Western Reserve School of Medicine’s facilities and patients in northeast Ohio,” said U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown. “Health information technology helps reduce medical errors and improves patient care. By helping doctors and nurses consult with one another through technology, we will improve the quality of medical care offered across our state – particularly in rural areas. And by helping medical facilities adopt new information technologies, we will reduce medical errors and lower health costs.”

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$267 Million for New Health IT Regional Extension Centers

April 11th, 2010

$267 Million Awarded to Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced on April 6th, that more than $267 million has been awarded to 28 additional non-profit organizations to establish Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers (RECs).

Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center Awardees

AwardeesArea of ResponsibilityFederal Share
Alaska eHealth Network, Anchorage, AlaskaAK$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
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, HawaiiHI, 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, MaineME$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 RicoPR,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, TexasTX$5,279,970
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TexasTX$15,274,327
Dallas- Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation, Irving, TexasTX$8,488,513
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. Lubbock, TexasTX$6,666,296
National Indian Health Board, District of ColumbiaUS$15,625,910
Total $267,616,743

“Regional extension centers will provide the needed hands-on, field support for all health care providers to advance the rapid adoption and use of health IT. RECs are a vital part of our overall efforts to improve the quality and efficiency of health care through the effective use of health IT,” said Dr. David Blumenthal, national coordinator for health information technology.

Complete listing of REC grant recipients and additional information about the Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers, see http://HealthIT.hhs.gov/programs/REC/.

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HHS Awards $144 Million for Higher Education and Research

April 11th, 2010

Academia and the Research Community Will Support Health Providers

Awards totaling $84 million to 16 universities and junior colleges will support training and development of more than 50,000 new health IT professionals.

Additionally Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) awards totaling $60 million were provided to four advanced research institutions ($15 million each) to focus on solving current and future challenges that represent barriers to adoption and meaningful use of health IT.

Community College Consortia Program ($36 million):

The Community College Consortia Program provides assistance to five regional recipients to establish a multi-institutional consortium within each designated region. The five regional consortia will include 70 community colleges in total. Each college will create non-degree training programs that can be completed in six months or less by individuals with appropriate prior education and/or experience. First year grant awards are estimated at $36 million. An additional $34 million is available for year two funding of these programs after successful completion of a mid-project evaluation.

InstitutionAmount of Award
Bellevue College
Bellevue, Washington		$ 3,364,798
Cuyahoga Community College District
Cleveland, Ohio		$ 7,531,403
Los Rios Community College District
Sacramento, California		$ 5,435,587
Pitt Community College
Winterville, North Carolina		$10,901,009
Tidewater Community College
Norfolk, Virginia		$ 8,492,793

Curriculum Development Center ($10 million):

The Curriculum Development Centers will develop educational materials for key health IT topics to be used by the members of the Community College Consortia program. The materials will also be made available to institutions of higher education across the country. One of the centers will receive additional assistance to act as the National Training and Dissemination Center (NTDC) for the curriculum materials.

InstitutionAmount of Award
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama		$1,820,000
The Trustees of Columbia University
New York City, New York		$1,820,000
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina		$1,820,000
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland		$1,820,000
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon		$2,720,000*

*(Will also receive the NTDC awards)

University-Based Training Programs ($32 million):

The University-based training programs will produce trained professionals for vital, highly specialized health IT roles. Most trainees in these programs will complete intensive courses of study in 12-months or less and receive a university-issued certificate of advanced training.  Other trainees supported by these grants will study toward masters’ degrees.

InstitutionAmount of Award
The Trustees of Columbia University
New York City, New York		$3,786,677
University of Colorado Denver College of Nursing
Denver, Colorado		$2,622,186
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina		$2,167,121
George Washington University
District of Columbia		$4,612,313
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana		$1,406,469
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland		$3,752,512
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota		$5,145,705
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon		$3,085,812
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas		$5,421,205

Competency Examination Program ($6 million):

This program will support the development and initial administration of a set of health IT competency examinations. The program will create an objective measure to assess basic competency for individuals trained in short-term, non degree health IT programs and for members of the workforce seeking to demonstrate their competency in certain health IT workforce roles.

InstitutionAmount of Award
Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, Virginia		$6,000,000

Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) Program ($60 million):

The SHARP program recognizes the critical importance of research to support improvements in the quality, safety, and efficiency of healthcare by creating “breakthrough” advances in information technology. The SHARP program targets four areas where improvements in technology are needed. The four SHARP award recipients, their areas of research focus and funding are:

  • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ill. – Security of Health Information Technology – Developing security and risk mitigation policies and the technologies necessary to build and preserve the public trust as Health IT systems gain widespread use. $15 million.
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas – Patient-Centered Cognitive Support – Harnessing the power of Health IT so that it integrates with, enhances and supports clinicians’ reasoning and decision-making. $15 million.
  • President and Fellows of Harvard College, Boston, Mass. – Healthcare Application and Network Platform Architectures – Developing new and improved architectures that will leverage benefits of today’s architecture and focus on the flexibility and scalability needs for the future to address significant increases in capture, storage and analysis of data. $15 million.
  • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. – Secondary Use of EHR Data– Strategies to make use of data that will be stored in EHRs for improving the overall quality of health care, while maintaining data privacy and security. $15 million.

Information about the HITECH awards available through the workforce development program is available at http://HealthIT.HHS.gov/ and www.grants.gov.

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Regional Extension Center (REC) Awards for Support Contracts

April 11th, 2010

Support, Training, Marketing and Outreach in Region Extension Centers (RECs)

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has awarded competitive task orders for Support, Training, Marketing and Outreach in Region Extension Centers (RECs) for the Health Information Technology Research Center (HITRC) on behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to support the Regional Extension Centers (RECs) funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Support for Marketing and Outreach in Region Extension Centers (RECs)

Award Date – 3/31/2010

Award Amount – $3,288,743.00

Description – This task order is for Support for Marketing and Outreach in Region Extension Centers (RECs) for the Health Information Technology Research Center (HITRC)

Awardee – The Lewin Group, Inc., 3130 Fairview Park Drive, Suite 800, Falls Church, Virginia 22042, United States

Practice Transformation Model System in Various Primary Care Settings

Award Date – 3/31/2010

Awardee-  RTI International, 3040 Cornwallis Road, PO Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709-2194

Award Amount – $3,606,822

Description – This task order is for planning, implementation and maintenance of a Practice Transformation model system in various primary care settings for the Health Information Technology Research Center (HITRC) on behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to support the Regional Exchange Centers (RECs) funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Planning, Implementation and Maintenance of a Training Program

Award Date – 3/31/2010

Awardee – Booz Allen Hamilton, 1101 Wooton Parkway, 8th Floor, Rockville, Maryland 20852

Award Amount – $9,198,119

Description- This task order is for planning, implementation and maintenance of a training program for the Health Information Technology Research Center (HITRC) on behalf of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to support the Regional Exchange Centers (RECs) funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

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