Highmark to Contribute $29 Million to Fund Grant Applications to eHealth Collaborative for Health IT
OPEN MINDS On-Line News Strategic Health Care News On June 6, 2008, Highmark announced that it will distribute $29 million in grants to physicians to implement electronic health record (EHR) and e-prescribing systems. Those who applied for a grant from the Highmark eHealth Collaborative (HEHC) will be contacted regarding their status. The Highmark grants will pay for up to 75% of the cost for a physicianÂ’s office to acquire, install, and implement an electronic technology system, up to a maximum of $7,000 per physician, with the physicianÂ’s practice to pay the remaining balance of the . . .
