The Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology Office (ASET) launched a NEW grant funding opportunity to accelerate health information exchange (HIE) for large health care organizations that are creating, developing, or maturing enterprise-wide health information exchange capabilities in Arizona. The new HIE Enterprise grant targets organizational HIE's to support acceleration of connecting providers within their own networks.

Highlights of HIE Enterprise Grant Program

• Total amount of funding available for distribution is up to $1 million dollars.
• Award amounts are expected to be up to $200,000 per award.
• Period of performance of the grant is six (6) months – July 2013 to December 2013.
• Matching requirements of cash or in-kind of at least 50% of the grant award are required.
• The target for this grant program are healthcare organizations that are creating, developing or maturing enterprise wide health information exchange capabilities in Arizona.
• Grant applications are due to ASET by Friday, June 7, 2013.


• Click Here: HIE Enterprise Awardees Summary
• Click Here: Link to Program Guidance
• Click Here: Attachment 1 - Matching and Cost Sharing - GMA 2011-01
• Click Here: Attachment 2 - Matching and Cost Sharing - GMA 2011-01 - Supplement
• Click Here: Attachment 3 - Budget Narrative and Justification Form
• Click Here: Attachment 4 - Budget Narrative and Justification Form Instructions
• Click Here: Attachment 5 - Budget Narrative and Justification Form Sample
• Click Here: May 6, 2013 - HIE Enterprise Grant Q&A; Session Slides
• Click Here: Link to Program FAQs - Updated 5/28/2013

The Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology office (ASET) administers the Arizona Health Information Exchange (HIE) Cooperative Agreement Program that supports the advancement and adoption of HIE through several grant-funded initiatives in the state. Through this program and other outreach, ASET has engaged in a range of strategic initiatives to support health care providers in adopting health information exchange tools to improve health care quality and delivery. To better understand how organizations are adopting information technology and assess their readiness to implement HIE, the ASET office conducted interviews with 32 thought leaders representing 19 different and unique organizations this past fall. ASET did a broad scan of HIE across the state and summarized the common barriers to exchange, the drivers of HIE participation, and the types of assistance needed to increase providers’ exchange capabilities.

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The Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology Office (ASET) is launching an Unconnected Providers’ grant program for the purpose of supporting Health Information Exchange (HIE) planning and implementation for health care organizations. The grant program is aimed at stimulating the adoption of HIE for healthcare providers who currently have not planned or implemented an information exchange solution.

Highlights of ASET Grant Program

• Total amount of funding available for distribution is up to $1.1 million.
• Estimated award amount for a single organization application is up to $25,000 for implementation planning, and up to $50,000 if implementing an HIE solution, with joint applications being eligible for up to $50,000 for implementation planning and up to $100,000 for implementing an HIE solution.
• Period of performance of the grant is six (6) months – January 2013 to June 2013.
• Matching requirements – cash or in-kind of at least 50% of the grant award.
• Individual providers are not eligible for this grant award.
• The target for this grant program is healthcare organizations and facilities.
• Grant applications are due to ASET by Friday, November 16, 2012.


• Click Here: Link to Program Guidance
• Click Here: Link to Program FAQs
• Click Here: Link to Slides for Q&A; Meeting (October 19, 2012)
• Click Here: Link to Unconnected Providers Sub-Grant Proposals

Health Information Exchange (HIE) provides the capability to electronically move clinical information among disparate health care information systems while maintaining the meaning of the information being exchanged. HIE systems facilitate physicians and clinicians meeting high standards of patient care through electronic participation in a patient's continuity of care with multiple providers.

Secondary health care provider benefits include reduced expenses associated with: duplicate tests, time involved in recovering missing patient information, paper, ink and associated office machinery, manual printing, scanning and faxing of documents, the physical mailing of entire patient charts, and manual phone communication to verify delivery of traditional communications, referrals and test results.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) is pleased to announce the launch of its new website, HealthIT.gov. This website is designed to become the leading national resource on health information technology (health IT) for both consumers and health care professionals.

Watch the video: "Health IT for You - Giving You Access to Your Medical Records"

Health is personal. It's personal for the parent who has a child with asthma.It's personal for the patient with a new cancer diagnosis. And it's personal for the doctor who is responsible for caring for them.

At its core, HealthIT.gov is about patients, and it's about helping them get the information they need, connecting them to resources that empower them to make changes, and ultimately, improving the nation's health one person at a time.

Whether you are a parent who is wondering how an electronic health record (EHR) will affect her family's privacy or a provider who is overwhelmed by the idea of transitioning to EHRs, HealthIT.gov has the resources to help answer your questions.

The Arizona Health Information Exchange (HIE) Marketplace is a program established to assist any willing Arizona health care provider in identifying viable options to participate in the secure exchange of health information.

The HIE Marketplace is administered by Arizona Health-e Connection (AzHeC) under the direction the State of Arizona and the Arizona Strategic Enterprise Technology office (ASET).

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