Governor's Weekly Column - Get to Know the Office of the Chief Information Officer
Health information exchange efforts in Nebraska expand
On March 15, 2010, The Nebraska Information Technology Commission received $6.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT through the HITECH ACT enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The Jan. 2012 progress report details the progress to date. Additional metrics are available from the Nebraska Chartpack produced by ONC. The implementation of the grant is guided by Nebraska's strategic and operational eHealth plans.
Webinars highlight broadband issues
Monthly webinars on a variety of topics related to broadband are presented by the Broadband Planning project as part of the Nebraska Public Service Commission's Broadband Mapping Grant. On Feb. 15, Deb Bass will give a presentation on how NeHII is transforming health care. More information is available at broadband.nebraska.gov .
Map shows broadband availability
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