The Health Resources and Services Administration of the Department of Health and Human Services is requesting comments on the future direction and strategy regarding investments in health IT for section 330 grantees and other HRSA safety net providers through its Office of Health Information Technology. The long-term vision of HRSA and OHIT is to transform systems of care for safety net populations through the effective use of health IT by restructuring the health center-controlled network grant program to focus solely on projects that promote health IT adoption. These health IT-focused projects could be funded in two phases--planning and implementation, and innovation and sustainability--and would help advance President Bush’s goals related to health IT and the adoption of electronic health records.
