Kansas clinics get federal money for health information technology

Sixteen Kansas health clinics were awarded nearly $1 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday to improve the clinics’ health information technology.

Three Wichita health centers were among the award winners: GraceMed Health received $114,599, Hunter Health Clinic received $68,854, and HealthCore Clinic received $48,052.

The funding was part of a national effort to improve electronic record keeping. Clinics across the country received $87 million in total for the enhancements.

For more information and a list of award recipients, visit: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/programopportunities/fundingopportunities/dshii/fy2016awards/index.html.

This story was originally published September 15, 2016 at 4:48 PM with the headline "Kansas clinics get federal money for health information technology."