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$60M Going Towards Health IT Research

By Samantha on January 5th, 2010

Healthcare IT News reported on Friday that the government announced that $60 million is going toward the support of Health IT research projects aimed at “breakthrough” advances. David Blumenthal, MD, national coordinator for health information technology, said the money would support the development of Strategic Health IT Advanced Research Projects (SHARP).
SHARP projects will conduct focused research in critical areas where breakthrough advances are needed to address existing barriers to the adoption and meaningful use of health information technology. Applications are due on Jan. 25, 2010, with awards anticipated in March 2010. Read more about the SHARP program here.