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2008 Health Information Technology Grants

Drawing from a pool of $1,000,000 for 2008, WHIC has awarded grants up to $20,000 each to medical groups, clinics and hospitals for the acquisition, implementation and expansion of health information technology to improve patient care. This year's grant recipients were announced October 7, 2008.

2008 WHIC Award Recipients

First Choice Health, the Washington State Health Care Authority, Qualis Health and the Puget Sound Health Alliance once more joined forces to offer financial incentives and consulting support to eligible applicants who are adopting and expanding health information technology (IT) in their practices.

Funding is intended to reduce costs associated with health IT adoption for primary care and speciality practices, plus critical access hospitals. Funding will be disbursed in awards of up to $20,000.  Qualis Health offers technical assistance and advice to the grantees, related to:

• practice redesign to accommodate effective use of health IT,
• using health IT to support the medical home model of primary care, and
• using health IT to improve performance and reporting results.

The grant funding comes from First Choice Health and the Washington State Health Care Authority. Other WHIC partners are Qualis Health and the Puget Sound Health Alliance, which provide inkind services. We encourage other organizations to help fund the awards and support WHIC. More about WHIC.

Application Materials Used for the 2008 Grants

2008 WHIC Grant Application (Word document)

2008 WHIC Funding Announcement (PDF)

Planning and Implementation Checklist (PDF)

Increased Functionality Checklist (PDF)

Determining Whether Your Practice is Ready to Adopt Health IT (PDF)

2008 Questions and Answers (PDF) (updated 7/10/08)

2008 applications were due July 31, 2008. Awards were announced in October.

NOTE: For additional useful resources developed by DOQIT expert consultant Pat Lohman, see Implementing Your Health Information System and Preparing to Select A Health Information System.

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