HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced nearly $20 million in new technical support assistance to help critical access and rural hospital facilities convert from paper-based medical records to certified electronic health record (EHR) technology.

 

The following were awards made to Texas area facilities:

North Texas REC – $108,000

West Texas Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (WT-HITREC) – $912,000

CentrEast Regional Extension Center – $384,000

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – $612,000

 

More information: http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2010pres/09/20100910a.html