OpportunityTitle: Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Workforce Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: For the purposes of this grant, a rural health network consists of at least three health care providers that are separately owned entities involved in a formal organizational arrangement, which is supported by signed and dated by-laws, and have collaborat
Description: This announcement solicits applications for the Rural Health Information Technology (HIT) Workforce Program. The purpose of this program is to support formal rural health networks that focus on activities relating to the recruitment, education, training, and retention of HIT specialists. This program will also provide support to rural health networks that can leverage and enhance existing HIT training materials to develop formal training programs, which will provide instructional opportunities to current health care staff, local displaced workers, rural residents, veterans, and other potential students. These formal training programs will result in the development of a cadre of HIT workers who can help rural hospitals and clinics implement and maintain systems, such as electronic health records (EHR), telehealth, home monitoring and mobile health technology, and meet EHR meaningful use standards.
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