WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Iowa Senator Tom Harkin:
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) today announced that INConcertCare, Inc. of Urbandale has been awarded $1,371,125 to implement electronic health records and other health information innovations. The funding was awarded through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009, the Economic Recovery Act, and distributed by the Department of Health and Human Service's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
'As America moves towards health reform, converting medical records into electronic format will help to improve efficiency and rein in costs,' said Harkin. 'It will allow doctors to make faster, smarter decisions about their patients' care and eliminate waste. This is a wise investment of recovery dollars that will help us make health care work for every American.'
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) received $2 billion through the Recovery Act to expand health care services to low-income and uninsured individuals through its health center program. To date, more than $1.3 billion of these funds have been awarded to community-based organizations across the country. HRSA-supported health centers treated 17 million patients in 2008, 40 percent of which have no health insurance.
