Projects receiving the grants from the Physicians Foundation include:
• “Meaningful Use Achievement Toolkit,” a program created to develop tools that support physicians in achieving meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems.
• “HIT in Practice,” a program aimed to develop support and resources for electronic health records implementation in small practices.
This round of grants is part of a larger effort by the Physicians Foundation to distribute grants that assist in expanding healthcare information technology. So far, the Foundation has distributed more than $4.2 million this year.
Read the Healthcare IT News report about the Physicians Foundation grants.
Read other coverage about grants for healthcare IT expansion:
– Blumenthal: Federal Health IT Funding to Create 50,000 Jobs in Next 5 Years
– HHS Pays Health Centers $27.8 Million to Implement EHR and Other IT
– U.S. Government Announces $1.2B in Grants for Electronic Health Records
