Block Grant D1BIT10971

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) was awarded a $999,768 Cooperative Agreement under the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology program (CFDA 93.345). The two-year project aims to advance the adoption of Individual Access Services (IAS) under the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) by addressing...

This Project Grant award of $9,500,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) was provided to Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, Mississippi. The funding will support the purchase of medical equipment and upgrades to healthcare infrastructure at multiple hospital locations, including: Acquisition of a Cerner electronic health record system, Stryker endoscopy units, and a GE 3D Pristina mammography unit. Upgrade of the...

This $8,000,000 Congressionally Directed Spending for Construction Projects grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) to Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) on September 30, 2023. The grant will support the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities, as well as the purchase of necessary equipment. As a state-controlled institution of higher learning, TTUHSC will leverage its expertise in biomedical...

The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC) in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) received a $2,500,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Insular Affairs under the Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories (CFDA 15.875) program. The grant funding will enable CHCC to acquire a new integrated electronic health record (EHR) system from MEDITECH. This system will connect CHCC's remote health centers on Tinian and Rota,...

This federal Project Grant award of $313,819 from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, under the Medical Library Assistance program (CFDA 93.879), supports the development of a real-time medication safety software platform called GUIDEDOR for the operating room (OR). The software integrates with the electronic health record (EHR) and uses real-time patient data to display dosing information and alerts on the OR computer monitor to prevent medication errors. An initial...

The Greater Houston Healthconnect Inc. was awarded a $123,809 cooperative agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology under the Strengthening the Technical Advancement & Readiness of Public Health via Health Information Exchange Program (CFDA 93.462). The award will support the development of the Healthconnect Electronic Link to Public Health (HELP) application, a public health...

This federal Project Grant award of $2,115,000 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Technical and Non-Financial Assistance to Health Centers program (CFDA 93.129). The grant was awarded to the California Primary Care Association (CPCA), a non-profit organization serving as the designated Primary Care Association for California. The funding will enable CPCA to establish a Health Center Controlled Network...

The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago, in partnership with Elimu Informatics, Inc. and Emory Healthcare, has been awarded a $999,227 Cooperative Agreement by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) under the Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology program (CFDA 93.345). The project, titled "Powering Proactive Care: FHIR Subscriptions as the...

This $2,034,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports Umpqua Community College in Oregon to construct or renovate healthcare facilities, purchase medical equipment, and implement behavioral health initiatives. The grant aims to address critical healthcare needs in the college's rural, underserved region by funding targeted community projects identified by Congress. The 3-year project period runs from...

This $2,400,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will allow Lander University's School of Nursing to comprehensively upgrade its nursing simulation facilities, equipment, and technology. The funding will be used to purchase essential instructional audio/visual technology, computers, hospital beds, laboratories, classroom furniture, and other industry-specific equipment and...