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Federal research & development agencies will receive funding through the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to
support a variety of research, construction
and improvement projects. The federal
agencies include:
Health
Information Technology
ARRA includes $19
billion to promote the development and
implementation of interoperable Health
Information Technology to reduce health care
costs, improve quality and create jobs. The
program will be overseen by the Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS). The
National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) will help establish
standards for Health Information Technology
and award competitive grants to universities
to establish Centers for Health Care
Enterprise Integration that create
interoperable Electronic Health Records.
In addition, several
new grant, loan and incentive programs will
be made available through DHHS to build
Health Information Technology architecture,
promote Electronic Health Records usage
among non-Medicare/Medicaid providers,
support training and education, provide
telemedicine, and many other areas. DHHS
will also spend $300 million to support
regional health information exchanges.
To learn more about
Health Information Technology funding from
NIST, visit
www.nist.gov/recovery.
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