Grant Funding

OCHIN replies on non-operational funding from private foundations and government agencies to be able to provide our services. The following information shows the grants we have received in the past as well as ones we are hoping to attain in the future.

Current Funding
Historical Funding

Current Funding

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

OCHIN has been awarded 3 federal grants totaling over $4 million to continue West Coast safety-net clinic electronic health record implementation. These grants represent 47% of OCHIN’s project implementation costs over the next 3 years. The U.S. Department of Human Services, office of Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) has officially notified OCHIN of awards in all three grant award categories.

High Impact – A 1 year grant to implement electronic health records OCHIN will implement EpicCare in 20 health center sites and support quality improvement activities throughout the collaborative.
Three Year Electronic Health Record Implementation Grant – OCHIN will implement EpicCare in 20 health center sites and support quality improvements throughout the collaborative.
Innovations Grant – A three-year grant for innovations in Health IT OCHIN will develop an integrated Primary Care, Mental, and Dental Health Record over three years.

Expanding Capacity and Collaboration on Electronic Health Record systems within the SafetyNET

July 1st 2007, OCHIN technology programs now include enhanced network infrastructure equipment, thanks to a generous donation from Cisco Systems Inc.

Cisco, the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet, has donated equipment and software valued at over $170,000 for use in expanding secure and reliable communications to SafetyNET community.

The equipment consists of enhanced Ethernet and Fiber channel (SAN) switching, including Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) and Virtual Private Network (VPN) gateways which allow secure communications across public networks such as the Internet. The equipment provides OCHIN with enhancements to its network reliability while increasing our capacity to connect additional community clinics to our Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management solution at locations throughout the United States.

National Library of Medicine (NLM) - Integrated Advanced Information Management Systems (IAIMS) Program

This is a collaboration with State of Oregon, Portland State University, Kaiser Center for Health Research.

Purpose: Planning for development of regional safety net data warehouse and end user access tools
Funding level: $135,000/year for 2 years
Project period: 4/1/07 - 3/31/09 (approximate)

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

This is a collaboration with the Brian Hazlehurts from CHR.

Purpose: Enabling quality measurement through HIT
Funding level: $148,000 over 2 years
Project period: 11/1/07 - 10/31/09

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Historical Funding

Bureau of Primary Health Care (BPHC)

Operational Health Center Network Grant (OHCN)

Purpose: to improve and further integrate claims processing and billing
Award: $900,000
Project period: 9/1/03 - 8/31/06
Extension period: 9/1/06 - 8/31/07
Extension funding: $200,000

Shared Integrated Management Information Systems (SIMIS)

Purpose: Growth, help desk and reporting improvements, practice management enhancements (claims scrubber, dental)
Award: $1 million
Project Period: 9/1/03 - 8/31/06
Extension Period: 9/1/06 - 8/31/07
Extension Funding: $180,000

Integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

Purpose: Implementation of EMR
Award: $3 million
Project period: 9/1/03 - 8/31/07

CAP Grant

Purpose: Initial funding for project
Award: $2 million
Project period: 9/1/00 - 8/31/04

California Healthcare Foundation, Tides, Blue Cross Foundation

California Networks for EHR Adoption (CNEA)

Purpose: Planning for implementation of EMR in California
Award: $50,000 (shared with HIP)
Project Period: 11/1/06 - 7/1/07

This is a collaboration with Health Improvement Project (HIP) of Santa Cruz.

HRSA Federal Appropriations

EMR Planning Grant

Purpose: EMR development hardware purchase
Award: $49,208
Project period: 9/1/04 - 8/31/05

Kaiser Community Benefit Fund at Northwest Health Foundation

Purpose: Tri-county EMR implementation
Award: $975,000
Project Period: 6/1/2005 - 12/31/2005

Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT)

EMR Planning Grant

Purpose: EMR planning
Award $50,000
Project period: 2004

EMR Planning Grant

Purpose: EMR planning
Award $72,000
Project period: 2003

EMR Planning Grant from the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth

Purpose: EMR planning
Award: $40,000
Project period: 2002

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