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California |
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State Demographics
RUPRI Demographics & Economic Profile: CaliforniaRural Assistance Center (RAC) State Profile U.S. Census Bureau State & County Quick Facts USDA State Fact Sheets: California |
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Legislation
Bill authorizing major medical facility projects and major medic4/2/2008--Introduced. Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out major medical facility projects (projects) in FY2009 in: (1) Palo Alto, California; (2) Lee County, Florida; (3) San Juan, Puerto Rico; and (4) San Antonio, Texas. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out projects in FY2009, as originally authorized under the Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006, for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers in Denver, Colorado, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases (leases) in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio, Oregon, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Authorizes appropriations for projects and leases authorized under this Act. California Telemedicine Legislation State telemedicine legislation addresses various providers, including physicians, dentists, chiropractors, nurses, and other health professionals. This site includes telemedicine-related laws; however, it does not include all appropriations bills that fund telemedicine initiatives. |
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Telemedicine
California Telemedicine and eHealth CenterCTEC’s current focus is to address the continuing crisis in rural health services delivery through the development, expansion, and support of Regional Rural eHealth Networks, thereby linking providers and clients to extensive and easily accessed health resources. Home Telehealth Programs Telehealth programs listed by state. Telemedicine Information Exchange A list of telemedicine and telehealth programs for all states. |
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Health Information Exchange (HIE) and Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO)
Alliance for Rural Community Health HIEARCH HIE expands upon the workbench capabilities demonstrated in Washington DC in the NHIN protoptype as an actual implementation in the safety net environment here in Mendocino County. CalRHIO The California Regional Health Information Organization, CalRHIO, is a collaborative effort to incrementally build the structure and capabilities necessary for a secure statewide health information exchange system that enables California’s health care providers and patients to access vital medical information at the time and place it is needed. CalRHIO Safety Net Health Information Exchange Toolkit Supported by a grant from the Blue Shield of California Foundation, CalRHIO has developed a Health Information Exchange Toolkit (HIE) for safety net providers. The purpose of the toolkit is provide templates, processes and documents that can be used in a variety of ways to support HIE initiatives. These tools can be leveraged across the safety net community including providers, consortia staff, organizational IT staff, etc. The templates can easily be modified based on the specific needs of each organization or initiative. In addition, the toolkit is dynamic and will continue to grow as more tools are developed by CalRHIO, as well as other organizations. Four Safety Net Organizations Receive HIE Support from CalRHIO Through a grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation, CalRHIO is funding four safety net organizations up to $85,000 each to strengthen, advance, or expand existing health information exchange (HIE) initiatives aimed at improving clinical efficiency, quality of care, and patient safety. HIMSS HIT Dashboard Click on your state to see a list of Health Information Exchanges (HIE) and Regional Health Information Organizations (RHIO) and other Health Information Technology related projects going on throughout the states. http://ccbh.ehealthinitiative.org/communities/states.aspx?Locati The Connecting Communities Directory is a compilation of state, regional and local initiatives focused on health information exchange. Data in this directory was self-reported by organizations who participated in the eHealth Initiative’s 2006 Survey of State, Regional and Community-Based Health Information Exchange Initiatives. |
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Grant Funded HIT Projects
2007 USDA Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grant Recipients
October 1, 2007 . Acting Agriculture Secretary Conner announced the selection of 78 grant recipients for Distance Learning and Telemedicine grants totaling $22.3 million in 31 states. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) grant program was created to improve access to education and medical services through the use of technology. Of the grants announced today, 38 will provide access to medical services and 40 will be used to improve educational opportunities. The grant funds will be awarded to the selected recipients contingent upon meeting the conditions of the grant agreement. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) HIT Grants In September 2004, the Agency for Health care Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded $139 million in contracts and grants to promote the use of health information technology (health IT) through the development of networks for sharing clinical data as well as projects for planning, implementing, and demonstrating the value of health IT. Click on the link above to see what grants have been awarded in this state. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) HIT Implementa HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) today announced the award of more than $22.3 million to 16 grantees to implement health information technology (health IT) systems to improve the safety and quality of health care. These projects will contribute to AHRQ's capacity to learn from health IT implementation in clinical settings and to use the results from these real-world laboratories that are crucial to moving forward with broader implementation of health IT in American health care. CalRHIO Receives $1 Million Grant From Sutter Health Funding from Sutter Health network of physicians, hospitals, and other health care service providers will support development of a statewide health information exchange network that will benefit rural and small hospitals. Community Clinics Initiative The Community Clinics Initiative (CCI), a unique collaboration between Tides and The California Endowment, began in 1999 to provide resources, evidence-based programming and evaluation, education and training to support community health centers and clinics. Through information sharing and major grants, CCI acts as a catalyst to strengthen California's community clinics and health centers to improve health outcomes in underserved communities. The state's community clinics offer high quality, low- and no-cost care, often in rural and inner city areas, providing a lifeline for millions of uninsured and underinsured Californians. NLM Knowledge Management & Applied Information Grants Grants to health-related and scientific organizations that wish to optimize the utility of clinical and research information.NLM anticipates making 8-10 new awards each year, spending approximately $4 million per year to support new awards in this program. Rural Assistance Center's (RAC) List of Funding Opportunities fo Up-to-date summaries of funding programs are provided by RAC for your convenience. Please contact the funder directly for the most complete and current information. |
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HIT Survey Information
California's Responses for the 2006 TASC HIT SurveyThe Technical Assistance and Services Center (TASC) surveyed 13 Critical Access Hospitals in California to identify their use of HIT. A summary of the survey is as follows:
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Other HIT Activities
Alliance for Rural Community Health
California HealthCare Foundation California State Office of Rural Health |
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