ARRA - HITECH & Healthcare Reform News
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General Information
ARRA Stimulus Center, Frequently Asked Questions, Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions
www.allscripts.com/
Announcing the Health IT Buzz Blog
http://healthit.hhs.gov/blog/onc/
Blumenthal: Need to Lift Data Obstacles, Health Data Management
www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/Blumenthal-39358-1.html?zkPrintable=true
Certification Commission for Health Information Technology
www.cchit.org/
eHealth Initiative
www.ehealthinitiative.org
"Economic Stimulus Package and Health Care: Best Practices to Manage EHR and Minimize Security, Privacy, and Compliance Risks," White Paper by Symantec and MessageLabs
www.messagelabs.com
EHR Stimulus Tour
www.ehrstimulustour.com/
HHS Secretary Appoints Members to AHRQ National Advisory Council
www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2009/nac1113pr.htm
HHS Secretary Calls on States and Communities to Get Health Coverage to Uninsured Children
www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/11/20091104a.html
National Coordinator's Office Reorganizes, Stimulus Exchange, Health Data Management
www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/ONC_stimulus_ARRA_Blumenthal-39450-1.html?zkPrintable=true
Sebelius Statement on Benefits of Health Insurance Reform for Businesses
www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/12/20091203a.html
Secretary Sebelius Announces New HHS Regional Directors
www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/11/20091117a.html
Weekly ARRA Updates, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
www.hhs.gov/recovery, http://www.recovery.gov/
"Will ‘Beacon Communities' Shine the Best Light?," by Jeff Rowe, Priming the Pump, Healthcare IT News
http://ehr.healthcareitnews.com/blog/will-"beacon-communities"-shine-best-light
Funding Initiatives
$10 Million in Grants Aimed at Enrolling American Indian, Alaska Native Kids in Health Care to be Awarded
http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2009pres/11/20091119a.html
Grant Funding Opportunities Supported by ARRA, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, National Institutes of Health
www.grants.nih.gov/recovery
HITECH Priority Grants Fund Regional Extension Centers, Research Center, and Technical Assistance for States
http://healthit.hhs.gov/extensionprogram
Non-Profit Capacity-Building Program, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs
ONC Announces New ARRA-HITECH Funding Opportunities
1. Beacon Community Cooperative Agreement Program ($235 million)
2. Community College Consortia to Educate Health Information Technology Professionals ($70 million)
3. Curriculum Development Centers ($10 million)
4. Health Information Technology Extension Program
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1310&mode=2&cached=true
ONC Readies Medicaid Incentives, Health Data Management
www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/Medicaid_ARRA_stimulus_meaningful_use-39425-1.html?zkPrintable=true
ONC Readies NHIN Contracts, Health Data Management
www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/NHIN-39343-1.html?zkPrintable=true
Partnerships in Implementing Patient Safety II, Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, DHHS
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-022.html
State, Local & Tribal Government Capacity-Building Program, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs
Strengthening Communities Fund, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs
Policy Developments
Chilmark Research
www.chilmarkresearch.com ("ONC Provides Roadmap for HITECH Act Execution")
Federal Advisory Committees to Meet, Health Data Management
http://www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/ARRA_stimulus_meaningful_use-39424-1.html?zkPrintable=true
"HITECH Rules on Schedule," Health Data Management
www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/HITECH_rules_meaningful_use-39471-1.html?zkPrintable=true
HL7 Publishes New Standard for Research [with an EHR], Healthcare Informatics
www.healthcare-informatics.com/ME2/Segments/NewsHeadlines/Print.asp?Module=News&id=C04103FFC6DB4FDD844F91E7D9E24C77
HR.BLR.com [In Your State]
http://hr.blr.com/whitepapers ("Watch Out for HIPAA Changes in ARRA")
ONC Reorganizes Office Around HITECH Implementation Goals, iHealthBeat
www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2009/12/2/onc-reorganizes-office-around-hitech-implementation-goals.aspx#
Senate Retains Tighter HIPAA Transactions Rules, Health Data Management
www.healthdatamanagement.com/news/reform-39391-1.html?zkPrintable=true
State Health Information Exchange Cooperative Agreement Program
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1336&mode=2&cached=true