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August 20, 2009
White House Announces $1.2 Billion for EMR Grants
Today Vice President Joe Biden and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will announce the application process for $1.2 billion in grants to help hospitals transition to electronic medical records. The funding will come from the $787 billion economic stimulus plan, approved by the White House in February 2009. The $1.2 billion in grants;
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Include $598 million to establish 70 Health Information Technology Regional Extension Centers to aid hospitals and clinicians
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Include $564 million to help hospitals share patients' information with each other
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Will become available on October 1, 2009 at the start of the new federal fiscal year
For more information on stimulus funding for electronic medical records, see the HHS Web site for HITECH grants or visit www.HIDA.org.
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