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HHS puts $48M toward rural public health IT, workforce expansion

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it was making almost $48 million available in American Rescue Plan funding for public health capacity in rural and tribal communities, through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

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HHS Announces Funding for Public Health IT Workforce Development Program

Electronic Health Reporter

Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today awarded $73 million in cooperative agreements as part of its Public Health Informatics & Technology […].

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HHS Announces $80 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding to Strengthen U.S. Public Health IT, Improve COVID-19 Data Collection, and Bolster Representation of Underrepresented Communities in Public Health IT Workforce

Electronic Health Reporter

Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is announcing the establishment of an $80 million Public […]. The article HHS Announces $80 Million In American Rescue Plan Funding to Strengthen U.S.

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HL7 Launches Helios FHIR Accelerator For Public Health

Electronic Health Reporter

A new initiative launched by Health Level Seven International (HL7) and jointly supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) seeks to […].

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

This week, announcements from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and Withings further bolster the case for the private sector bolstering public health in this pandemic…and future ones to come beyond the Age of the Coronavirus. On 27th July, CTA announced the Association’s launch of the Public Health Tech Initiative.

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HHS doling out $80M to improve public health IT, COVID-19 data collection

FierceHealthIT

HHS doling out $80M to improve public health IT, COVID-19 data collection. Thu, 06/17/2021 - 11:59.

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Designing Digital Health for Public Health Preparedness and Equity: the Consumer Tech Association Doubles Down

Health Populi

At the same time, CTA has published a paper on Advancing Health Equity Through Technology which complements and reinforces the PHTI announcement and objective. Tribal health departments. Over 160,000 public and private labs. Hospitals and health care providers. Health plans. value-based).