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Tennessee Receives $11.6 Million Federal eHealth Grant

Released on Tue, Sep 21, 2010 - 1:02 pm under
Funds Will Help Support State's Health Information Exchange Network
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced Tennessee has received approval for an $11.6 million grant from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology that will help connect existing health information exchanges in the state and lower the cost of sharing electronic health information between these entities.
The funds, made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will help Tennessee further its efforts to establish a statewide health information exchange to facilitate the exchange of electronic information. Under the Recovery Act, each state is required to submit detailed plans that explain how they will govern, design and launch the exchanges in their state. The plans must be approved by the Office of the National Coordinator before states can move forward or receive Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) funding.

Will Rice Becomes Office of e-Health Executive Director

Released on Thu, Mar 25, 2010 - 8:13 am under

NASHVILLE – Commissioner Dave Goetz of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration announced today that Will Rice is the new executive director of the Office of e-Health Initiatives.

Federal Funds Coming to Tennessee to Improve Electronic Health Information Exchange

Released on Fri, Feb 12, 2010 - 3:30 pm under
$24 Million in Recovery Act Grants Available for Adoption, Education & Training
 
NASHVILLE – Gov. Phil Bredesen announced today the state of Tennessee will receive $11.7 million in Recovery Act awards to help health care providers increase the adoption and meaningful use of electronic health information technology in the state.

Tennessee to Receive Federal Matching Funds for Electronic Health Record Incentives Program

Released on Mon, Jan 04, 2010 - 4:16 pm under
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced that Tennessee will receive federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Tennessee will receive approximately $2.7 million in federal matching funds.
 
Read the full CMS press release.

Office of e-Health Joins New Statewide Electronic Health Information Partnership

Released on Mon, Aug 24, 2009 - 7:04 am under

Not-for-profit will Contribute to Development of Statewide
Strategic Health Information Exchange Plan

NASHVILLE – Tennesseans can expect the broader accessibility and secure exchange of electronic health information with the creation of a new not-for-profit organization of Tennessee health care leaders and organizations.

Tennessee Receives National Recognition for Efforts to Make Prescriptions Paperless

Released on Mon, Jun 22, 2009 - 10:06 am under

#2 in Top 5 Most Improved Electronic Prescribing States, Moves Up in Activity Rankings

NASHVILLE – Surescripts, the nation’s largest electronic prescribing network, will present Governor Phil Bredesen with a Safe-Rx Award today as Tennessee joins Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Vermont as one of the top five most improved electronic prescribing states for 2008.

Knoxville Health Care Providers Prepare for Second Round of Electronic Prescribing Training

Released on Mon, May 04, 2009 - 8:27 am under

NASHVILLE –Tennessee’s Office of e-Health Initiatives comes back to Knoxville this week, in its statewide electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) training campaign, to host three e-prescribing training sessions for area health care providers.

Clarksville, Jackson Health Care Providers Get Ready for Electronic Prescribing Training

Released on Mon, Apr 13, 2009 - 7:08 am under

NASHVILLE –Tennessee’s Office of e-Health Initiatives will be in Clarksville and Jackson this week hosting training sessions to help health care providers get ready to electronically prescribe (e-prescribe) to patients.

Electronic Prescribing Training Comes Back to Middle Tennessee

Released on Mon, Mar 16, 2009 - 7:28 am under

NASHVILLE – A statewide campaign to get health care providers ready to issue patient prescriptions electronically comes back to Middle Tennessee this week as Tennessee’s Office of e-Health Initiatives hosts two electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) training sessions for health care providers in Gallatin and Murfreesboro.

Lawrence County Health Providers Get Ready for Electronic Prescribing

Released on Wed, Mar 11, 2009 - 1:17 pm under

NASHVILLE – Tennessee’s Office of e-Health Initiatives continues its statewide electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) training campaign next week with a session for Lawrence County health care providers, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, at the American Red Cross, 181 Prosser Road, in Lawrenceburg. 

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