High Impact Electronic Health Record Implementation Initiative

The summary for the High Impact Electronic Health Record Implementation Initiative grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Health Resources and Services Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

High Impact Electronic Health Record Implementation Initiative: This guidance will support two types of projects: the implementation of an EHR system or implementation of an innovative HIT system such as electronic prescribing, physician order entry, personal health records. community health records, health information exchanges, smart cards, telehealth, etc. At the end of the project period grantees must demonstrate that they have implemented the HIT solution selected in the sites they initially proposed. All grantees must demonstrate steps taken to achieve sustainability of the initiative after federal funds end.