Medicity Announces Webinar on Maximizing New ARRA-Funded Federal Grants for Health Information Exchanges (HIEs)
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Medicity, Inc., today announced a free webinar that will address how states, hospitals and healthcare providers can best leverage the recently announced $1.2 billion in federal grant funds designed to promote electronic health records (EHRs) and health information exchanges (HIEs). The webinar will be held on Friday, September 4, 2009 at 1:00PM Eastern Time (US and Canada).
WHAT: Webinar, “Capitalizing on Federal Grant Opportunities for HIEs: Understanding the Requirements, Processes and Approaches for Maximization” (https://medicity.webex.com/medicity/onstage/g.php?t=a&d=355713301).
Announced on August 20, 2009, the $1.2 billion in federal grants will be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The grants include $598 million to establish approximately 70 health information technology centers to assist healthcare institutions in purchasing electronic health record systems and $564 million to support the development of a nationwide system of HIEs.
Hosted by Medicity’s senior vice president, Rebecca Little, the webinar provides an overview of the grants, including:
- Who can receive the grants
- How the funds will be divided
- Impact on existing HIE initiatives
- Next steps for states, hospitals and healthcare providers
WHEN: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 1:00PM Eastern Time (US and Canada).
WHO: Rebecca Little, Senior Vice President, Medicity – With more than 20 years of healthcare IT experience, Little leads Medicity’s efforts in the RHIO/HIE market segment. Little participates on the Northern Virginia RHIO Infrastructure Advisory Board, the NHIN Trial Implementation Leadership and Communication Workgroup, is a HIMSS member, and participated on the eHealth Initiative’s Katrina states advisory panel. Combining her expertise in health information exchange solutions, data warehousing, ancillary healthcare systems, and enterprise-wide integrated clinical and financial systems, she directs Medicity’s corporate strategies, business alliances and partnerships.
About Medicity Inc.
Medicity leads the market in enabling clinicians to access, exchange and share patient-centric clinical information locked in disparate computer systems across multiple care locations. Medicity’s adaptable, scalable and secure Care Collaboration Platform connects physicians to physicians, physicians to hospitals, and hospitals and physicians with communities nationwide. For more information, please visit http://www.medicity.com or follow Medicity on Twitter: http://twitter.com/medicity.
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