- HRSA Doled Out $243M in Health IT Grants to Health Centers
- VA Needs Healthcare IT Infrastructure to Utilize Health Data
HHS explained that HCCNs are groups of health centers working together to better operational and clinical practices by making information technology simpler for providers and patients to use, boosting the cybersecurity of patient data, and employing data to improve patient outcomes.
"Improvements in information technology will enhance the patient and provider experience as health centers continue to deliver high quality primary care in underserved communities across the nation,” said HRSA Administrator George Sigounas.
Below is a list of HCCN grant money by state:
Alabama: $650,000
Alaska: $650,000
Arizona: $910,00
Arkansas: $520,00
California: $3.21 million
Colorado: $650,000
Connecticut: $650,000
Delaware: $650,000
Florida: $1.69 million
Georgia: $1.04 million
Hawaii: $520,000
Idaho: $650,000
Illinois: $1.43 million
Indiana: $910,000
Iowa: $520,000
Kansas: $650,000
Kentucky: $780,000
Louisiana: $1.04 million
Maine: $650,000
Massachusetts: $1.17 million
Michigan: $1.17 million
Minnesota: $520,000
Mississippi: $650,000
Missouri: $910,000
Montana: $520,000
New Hampshire: $1.04 million
New Mexico: $650,000
New York: $2.73 million
North Carolina: $1.17 million
Ohio: $1.69 million
Oklahoma: $780,000
Oregon: $2.73 million
Pennsylvania: $1.43 million
Puerto Rico: $780,000
South Carolina: $650,000
South Dakota: $520,000
Tennessee: $780,000
Texas: $1.43 million
Utah: $520,000
Virginia: $910,000
West Virginia: $910,000
Wisconsin: $650,000
$243M in Health IT Grants to Health Centers in FY11-FY17
According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), HRSA awarded $243 million to health centers in order to improve their health IT infrastructure between fiscal years 2011 and 2017.
HRSA awarded the funding from the Community Health Center Fund (CHCF) under three grant programs: HCCNs, Beacon Communities, and delivery system health information investment.
The Beacon Communities program is administered by the Office of the National Coordinator for Heath Information Technology and provides funding to 17 selected U.S. communities with strong health IT infrastructure.
The delivery system health information investment supports strategic investments in health IT infrastructure to support improvements in patient care quality.
The HRSA awarded $15.8 billion in CHCF grants to health centers between fiscal years 2011 and 2017. Close to 80 percent of this funding went to ongoing operations at existing health centers, 7.6 percent was doled out to boost services provided at existing centers, 7 percent went to increase the number of health centers and sites, and 5.7 percent was allocated to special initiatives, such as the health IT infrastructure programs.
