State Office of Rural Health (SORH)

HIT Provisions of the Federal Stimulus Package

On February 17th, President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). A portion of the law creates the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act or the HITECH Act. The ND HIT Steering Committee members are in the process of evaluating opportunities to access as much funding as possible to promote the adoption, implementation and effective use of health information technology in in our state.

Documents:

• HITECH Act - Brief Summary
• Financial Impact on ND Critical Access Hosptials (CAH)

National Resources:

• HRSA, Office of Health Information Technology
  HIT office, within HRSA that promotes digital networks to
  improve access to health care services.
• Office of the National Coordinator (ONC)
  Federal office responsible for administering the HIT provisions of the ARRA.
• National eHealth Initiative (eHI)
  This site contains ARRA summary information, please note some materials are for members only.
• State Level Health Information Exchange (SLHIE)
  A project funded by the ONC which targets the emerging characteristics and key roles for emerging state-level HIE entities in advancing interoperability.
• The Health Information Mangaement Systems Society (HIMSS)
  This site contains ARRA summary information, please note some materials are for members only.
• The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA)
  This site contains ARRA summary information.