Submitted by reader James
Administration officials today announced that Minnesota will get at least $47 million of the nearly $1 billion in stimulus funding meant to boost the use of health information technology and train workers for jobs in health care, information technology, and other high-growth sectors.
“Health information technology can make our health care system more efficient and improve the quality of care we all receive,” Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said in a statement announcing the funds. “These grant awards, the first of their kind, will help develop our electronic infrastructure and give doctors and other health care providers the support they need as they adopt this powerful technology.”
