Project Grant D1BIT16739

This $19,600,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the implementation of an advanced Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system by Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine. The award, with a performance period from September 2024 to September 2027, will enable the rural hospital to enhance patient information exchange, improve care coordination, and support rural...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) awarded a $1,998,660.00 Cooperative Agreement to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) on September 13, 2024. The award is part of the ONC's Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology program (CFDA 93.345), which focuses on developing innovative solutions to challenges in health IT interoperability. Through this Cooperative...

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Secretary Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded a $123,809 cooperative agreement to Healthie Nevada under the Strengthening the Technical Advancement & Readiness of Public Health via Health Information Exchange Program (CFDA 93.462). The award will support improving data quality to assist public health agencies with contact tracing from January 14, 2021 through July 13, 2022. Specifically,...

This $4,000,000 federal Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will support the State of Alaska Department of Health in implementing a new electronic health record (EHR) system. The award, made on August 1, 2024, with a completion date of July 31, 2025, will enable the department to replace its 35-year-old legacy EHR system, which has become increasingly difficult to maintain and staff. The new EHR...

This $292,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will fund an IT infrastructure modernization project for the Apicha Community Health Center (Apicha CHC) in New York City. The project aims to upgrade and add redundancy to Apicha CHC's technology infrastructure at its Manhattan clinic, including ensuring continuous power, establishing a secondary IT closet, acquiring redundant...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. 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) provides $1,997,806 to develop innovative solutions that address critical challenges in health information technology (IT) interoperability. The project, titled "Scalable, Shareable, and Computable Clinical Knowledge for...

This $14,800,000 Project Grant, awarded by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), supports the establishment of a virtual care epicenter by West Side Community Health Services, Inc. (dba Minnesota Community Care) in Farmington, Minnesota. The epicenter is designed to provide 24-hour access to medical and mental health services for a broad range of patients through various digital and mobile...

This $9,500,000 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) supports the purchase of medical equipment and technology upgrades for the Oktibbeha County Hospital in Starkville, Mississippi. The award funds the acquisition of a Cerner electronic health record system, Stryker endoscopy units, a GE 3D mammography unit, an MRI technology upgrade, a new CT scanner, and the replacement...

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $6,000,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Nwti Education Foundation in Springdale, AR. This 3-year grant, with a start date of September 30, 2023 and a completion date of September 29, 2026, will fund the construction and renovation of healthcare facilities, equipment purchases, and other community-based health and social service programs directed by Congress. The Congressional Directives...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau awarded a $600,000 Project Grant to Barnes-Kasson County Hospital, a non-profit critical access hospital in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493). The funding will support the replacement of the hospital's outdated 20+ year old MRI technology to enhance diagnostic capabilities and ensure access to high-quality imaging services for the rural population served by the hospital....