Based on the conference calls that I listened to on the Beacon Community Program from ONC, many communities around the nation submitted great proposals. While those communities are anxiously awaiting the award announcement in March, I am hopeful that we all are taking advantage of the platform that was created to submit the proposal. For […]
ONCHIT Establishing “Beacon Communities”
HHS and ONCHIT are making available $235 million to support a Beacon Community Program which will include $220 million “to build and strengthen health IT infrastructure and HIE capabilities,” including privacy and security measures for data exchange, within 15 communities. An additional $15 million will be provided for technical assistance to the communities and to […]