Health organizations receive $38M in grants for interoperability improvements

By Greg Slabodkin
Health Data Management

WASHINGTON — The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is making available more than $38 million in grants to 20 organizations in 19 states to increase the adoption and use of interoperable health IT tools and services that support the electronic exchange of health information.

The bulk of the funding — $29.6 million — is going to a two-year cooperative agreement program supporting the efforts of 12 states or state-designated entities. Awardees will work with ONC to increase the integration of health information to support care processes and decision making, among other objectives.

“The safe and secure exchange of electronic health information to improve health and transform care remains a top priority for ONC,” said Thomas Mason, ONC chief medical officer. “As such, we are entering into cooperative agreements with 12 states or state-designated entities representing all ten HHS regions to assist in moving this vision forward.”

Full story: $38M in ONC Grants to Promote Interoperable Health IT