Introduction
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding Overview - Healthcare
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 provides billions of dollars in funding related to health information technology, with the primary goal of making electronic health records available to every person in the United States by 2014.The following are the key programs that will provide funding for technology-related projects:
- Financial Incentives for Health Information Technology
- Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology Programs
- Community Health Center Capital Projects
- Health Care Information Enterprise Integration Research Centers
- Health Information Technology Education and Training
- Comparative Effectiveness Research
Additional Resources:
- Recovery.gov is designed to help the general public understand where the money from the ARRA is going.
- A complete economic stimulus package summary is available from the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations.
- The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) recovery resource Web site assists state CIOs in finding opportunities to invest, modernize or secure their state’s digital infrastructure.
- The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONCHIT) guides the nationwide implementation of interoperable health information technology in both the public and private health care sectors and provides comments and advice at the request of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regarding specific federal health information technology programs.
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