Stimulus Package Resources

As federal rules are written to implement specific provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act – such as the Health Information Technology investment – the Texas Hospital Association will provide updated information. THA also is working to ensure that the federal dollars for health care are used appropriately.

The ARRA invests not only in efforts to restore short-term economic vitality, but also in projects to create long-term economic well being, such as health information technology and sustainable energy. General information about the ARRA is online at www.recovery.gov. This site also provides links to various grant opportunities funded by the ARRA.

Check out the following resources for more information:

	HIT Proposed Rules Summary  THA DataGen's Summary of the Proposed Rule on Meaningful Use.
	Texas Hospitals and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  Presentation on which March 2 THA Member Connection audioconference focused.
	Texas Hospitals and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act  Recording of the March 2 THA Member Connection audioconference.
	Texas Allocation of ARRA A summary of the federal recovery package’s specific allocations by category for Texas.
	The Texas Comptroller's office has compiled a spreadsheet with details on the provisions of the federal stimulus bill, estimates of federal spending and the estimated amounts Texas might expect to see (numbers are subject to change)
	DataGen Report on ARRA  A user-friendly explanation/analysis of fiscal and operational HIT provisions in ARRA.
	Medicaid HIT ARRA language describing Health Information Technology Medicaid incentives.
	Medicare HIT ARRA language describing Health Information Technology Medicare incentives.
	Health Information Technology related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Other Links

Report from HIMSS Analytics: The State of U.S. Hospitals Relative to Achieving Meaningful Use Measurements (added Oct. 8, 2009)

Texas Broadband Task Force

Texas government resources

AHA Medicaid HIT calculator (AHA members only) 

AHA Medicare HIT calculator (AHA members only) 

ARRA and associated federal documents

Texas budget information