HHS gives $87 million to boost health center IT

Healthcare IT News: More than 1,300 health centers across the U.S. and its territories will be given $87 million for information technology enhancements, Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced Sept. 15.

The funding is earmarked as part of the Affordable Care Act's Community Health Center Fund, which was recently extended with bipartisan support as part of MACRA. It's the first significant investment since 2009 directly awarded to health centers to support the purchase of information technology.

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