“We want doctors and hospitals serving our poorest rural communities across Tennessee to be able to afford the technology upgrades they need to improve care for patients and rural veterans in their communities,” said Jennifer Ride of the Tennessee Health IT Regional Extension Center, in an ONC blog post.
Similar efforts are underway in Iowa and Mississippi.
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