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KHPA Home - Health Information and Technology Exchange
Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health
On Feb. 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed into law the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” (ARRA), commonly known as the Federal Stimulus Package. That legislation, passed in the wake of a historic economic downturn, calls for approximately $790 billion in federal spending and tax cuts over 27 months that are meant to stimulate the American economy.
Included in that package is approximately $19 billion for the “HITECH” initiative – Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health. The purpose of the initiative is to develop a national framework of Health Information Technology and Exchange (HIT and HIE) and to assist states in adapting to the new framework. Approximately $2 billion of the HITECH funds will be distributed to states in the form of competitive grants.
HIT and HIE have been a consistent focus of KHPA’s health reform efforts. They are also central components of the “medical home” model of health care delivery that KHPA is working to implement throughout the Kansas Medicaid program and State Employee Benefits Plan.
KHPA will be the lead agency in charge of coordinating state efforts to secure HITECH funding for Kansas. To facilitate that process, KHPA will be working with stakeholder groups and other interested parties to help set priorities and develop specific proposals for the implementation of HITECH.
Please continue to check this page for the most current information on the Kansas HITECH Initiative.
Related Documents:
HITECH All-Stakeholder Meeting Materials:
Kansas HITECH Meeting (Minutes March 19, 2009)
Kansas HI TECH Plan: Coordinating the Coordinators! - March 19, 2009 - Marcia Nielsen, PhD, MPH
Executive Director
Kansas Health Policy Authority
E-Health Advisory Council Update - March 19, 2009 - David J. Cook, PhD, Associate Vice Chancellor for Outreach
The University of Kansas Medical Center
The Patient Centered Medical Home, Health Reform Has Begun in the Kansas! - Michael Kennedy, MD, FAAFPChair
HISPC I, II, III Overview - Helen R. Connors, RN. PhD, FAAN
URLs for March 19th Meeting
Comparing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funding Opportunities with National Committee for Quality Assurance
Health Information Security and Privacy Collaboration (HISPC) Kansas State of the State Report
Development of the Kansas Medical Home Model
What is Telemedicine?
Kansas Fact Sheet on Health-Related Provisions of ARRA
Letter to ARRA Stakeholders, Feb. 25, 2009
KHPA Testimony to House Vision 2020 Committee, Feb. 4, 2009
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