Georgia Receives HIT ARRA Funding - State First in Region to be Awarded Funds
ATLANTA – U.S. Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) awarded the Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH) $3,171,328 to create a State Medicaid Health Information Technology Plan (SMHP) and complete initial planning activities related to promoting the adoption and utilization of electronic health records (EHR) among Medicaid providers. The funding is made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Medicaid incentive program.