[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 19, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 23407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11672]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information 
Technology

ACTION: Announcement of grant award.

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    Recipient: American Hospital Association.
    Purpose of Award: ONC announces the award of a grant to the 
American Hospital Association to fund a supplement to the Association's 
national survey of hospitals that will measure the adoption and use of 
electronic health records by these providers.
    Amount of Award: $101,973.
    Project Period: 12 months with option for four additional years of 
funding at the same level.
    Justification for Exception to Competition: The American Hospital 
Association, has many years of experience conducting surveys with a 
high response rate across all United States hospitals.
    Name and Address of Awarding Office Official: Marc Weisman, 
Executive Director, Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology, Department of Health and Human Services, 200 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington DC 20201.

    Dated: May 13, 2009.
Marc Weisman,
Executive Director, Office of the National Coordinator for Health 
Information Technology.
[FR Doc. E9-11672 Filed 5-18-09; 8:45 am]
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