Tracking Electronic Health Record Adoption and Capturing Related Insights in U.S. Hospitals

Significant federal investments to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) and exchange of clinical data are now in place. It is critical to continue to track the adoption and use of EHRs and related insights to: (1) ascertain the status of adoption and evaluate existing and proposed policy decisions; (2) evaluate the impact of ONC programs and related incentives for meaningful use; and (3) make resources available to ONC and external researchers to assess the effects of health IT adoption and exchange on key aspects of care, such as quality and efficiency. The data generated under this funding opportunity will enable ONC and researchers to carry out these important activities for inpatient settings.

The program was also set up to measure the use of health information technology (IT) among office-based physicians. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to measure the use and impacts of health IT, and level of interoperability among a nationally representative sample of U.S. office-based physicians. The cooperative agreement is intended to produce national-level data on interoperability and use of health IT by office-based physicians. These data shall provide national-level insights on the implementation and effects of federal health IT policies as well as identify disparities or unintended consequences resulting from their implementation.

This listing started as a non-competitive funding opportunity and is restricted to a designated organization. Organizations not designated as such are not eligible to apply for this opportunity, and therefore should not submit an application. Applications submitted by organizations not designated below will not be considered. The designated organization for this opportunity is the American Hospital Association (AHA)
This program then evolved into an award made to the American Board of Family Medicine to measure the use of health information technology (IT) among office-based physicians. The purpose of this cooperative agreement is to measure the use and impacts of health IT, and level of interoperability among a nationally representative sample of U.S. office-based physicians. The cooperative agreement is intended to produce national-level data on interoperability and use of health IT by office-based physicians. These data shall provide national-level insights on the implementation and effects of federal health IT policies as well as identify disparities or unintended consequences resulting from their implementation.

The beneficiaries will include the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, the American Hospital Association, the American Board of Family Medicine, and any researchers or members of the general public interested in survey data on the adoption and use of health IT by U.S. hospitals.

The Notice of Grant Award (NGA) is signed by the ONC Grants Management Officer. The successful applicants’ Authorized Representatives will receive the NGA electronically from ONC. The NGA is considered the official authorizing award document.

The NGA will include amount of funds awarded, the terms and conditions of the cooperative agreement, the effective date of the award, the budget period for which support will be given, the total project period timeframe, and the total approved budget.