American Health Information Community Successor

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Federal Grant Title:	American Health Information Community Successor
CFDA Number:	93.879
CFDA Description:	Medical Library Assistance
Federal Agency Name:	Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Category of Funding Activity:	Other
Category Explanation:	Health Information Technology
Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	HHS-ONC-07-001
Document Type:	Grants Notice
Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
Posted Date:	Aug 13, 2007
Creation Date:	Aug 13, 2007
Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 05, 2007
Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
Archive Date:	Nov 04, 2007
Expected Number of Awards:	1
Estimated Total Program Funding:	$13,000,000
Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$13,000,000
Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The American Health Information Community (AHIC) is a federal advisory body chartered in 2005 to make recommendations to the Secre�tary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on how to accelerate the development and adoption of health information technology. The advisory nature of AHIC and its Workgroups has been invaluable in creating a forum to seek input and guidance to understand key issues and policy implica�tions necessary to achieve President Bush's goal for most Americans to have access to secure electronic health records by 2014. The AHIC charter provides that the AHIC will develop and advance recommendations to the Secretary on a private-sector health information community initiative that will succeed the AHIC. The AHIC successor will be an independent and sustainable public-private partnership that brings together the best attributes and resources of public and private entities. This new public-private partnership will develop a unified approach to realize an effective, interoperable nationwide health information system that improves the quality, safety, and efficiency of health care in the U.S. This is a complex undertaking, requiring exceptional leadership and a broad support base.HHS plans to award a Cooperative Agreement in Fall 2007 between HHS and an entity that will collaboratively design and establish the AHIC successor. The primary function of the cooperative agreement is twofold: 1) to facilitate collaboration among public and private representatives to design and establish a new entity focused on nationwide health IT interoperability; and 2) to operate the AHIC successor consistent with the design and bylaws for an initial period of operation that will result in a stable, self-sustaining organization.The grantee will have the primary responsibility to convene a planning board, design, and establish the AHIC successor governance, business and operating models, and elicit members such that the resulting organization is a balanced, effective, public-private collaboration of organizations and individuals in all sectors of the health community. The successor will be designed and ready for initial operation by Spring 2008, with full transition from the AHIC to the successor to be completed by Fall 2008. This transition period will ensure that the work of the AHIC can be sustained and enhanced, without loss of momentum.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Marc Weisman
Executive Director ONC
Phone 202-7151 AHICsuccessor@hhs.gov ONC
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