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U.S. HHS Announces Plans to Make $80 Million Available to Support Health IT Workforce
Colleagues,
Dr. David Blumenthal, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC HIT), today announced plans to make available $80 million in grants to help develop and strengthen the health information technology workforce. The grants that will be made available include $70 million for community college training programs and $10 million to develop educational materials to support these programs. Both programs will support the immediate need for skilled health information technology (health IT) professionals who will enable the broad adoption and use of health IT throughout the United States.
Authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), (Stimulus Program), the grants are the first in a series of programs to help strengthen and support the health IT workforce. Additional details regarding the grant programs for these and other key resource and training areas will be announced over the next several weeks...
The Community College program will establish intensive, non-degree training that can be completed in six months or less by individuals with some background in either health care or IT fields. Participating colleges will coordinate their efforts through five regional consortia that span the nation...
... The curriculum development program will make high quality educational materials available to the community colleges so these training programs can be established quickly to meet these workforce needs...
... Any U.S. non-profit institution of higher learning currently engaged in providing training in health IT that is interested in drafting curriculum or establishing a consortium that includes community colleges may apply for the grants.
Information about grant applications will be available shortly at http://healthIT.HHS.gov/HITECHgrants.
To learn more about the workforce plans and other HITECH grants programs visit http://HealthIT.HHS.gov/HITECHgrants.
ENJOY!
CC
Dr. David Blumenthal, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC HIT), today announced plans to make available $80 million in grants to help develop and strengthen the health information technology workforce. The grants that will be made available include $70 million for community college training programs and $10 million to develop educational materials to support these programs. Both programs will support the immediate need for skilled health information technology (health IT) professionals who will enable the broad adoption and use of health IT throughout the United States.
Authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), (Stimulus Program), the grants are the first in a series of programs to help strengthen and support the health IT workforce. Additional details regarding the grant programs for these and other key resource and training areas will be announced over the next several weeks...
The Community College program will establish intensive, non-degree training that can be completed in six months or less by individuals with some background in either health care or IT fields. Participating colleges will coordinate their efforts through five regional consortia that span the nation...
... The curriculum development program will make high quality educational materials available to the community colleges so these training programs can be established quickly to meet these workforce needs...
... Any U.S. non-profit institution of higher learning currently engaged in providing training in health IT that is interested in drafting curriculum or establishing a consortium that includes community colleges may apply for the grants.
Information about grant applications will be available shortly at http://healthIT.HHS.gov/HITECHgrants.
To learn more about the workforce plans and other HITECH grants programs visit http://HealthIT.HHS.gov/HITECHgrants.
ENJOY!
CC
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