Dr. Karen B. DeSalvo | February 3, 2015
ONC has released a funding opportunity announcement designed to strengthen the health IT workforce and build on work done by the 17 Beacon Communities to innovate health care delivery with the goal of building a learning health system, as outlined in the recently posted Shared Nationwide Interoperability Roadmap. These initiatives are part of the Department of Health and Human Services’ efforts to achieve better care, smarter savings and healthier people.
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Dr. Karen B. DeSalvo | February 3, 2015
Dr. David Blumenthal | December 24, 2009
Dr. David Blumenthal | December 18, 2009
As Americans, we realize the importance of relentless innovation. A key component of securing a healthy future for all Americans relies on harnessing innovation in health IT.
The new Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP) Program announced today and funded at a level of $60 million through the HITECH Act, is designed with this purpose in mind. This program will fund projects in areas of research where breakthrough advances are needed to address barriers in health IT adoption.
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Dr. David Blumenthal | December 7, 2009
At ONC, we’re making tremendous progress to achieve our goals and today, I wanted to provide a quick update and an important new announcement.
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