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Working through the , officials plan to submit a joint applicationn for some of theroughlu $2 billion in health information technology grantzs available through the American Recover y and Reinvestment Act. Potential localk uses for the money include establishing a central computed server to link the various systems or creatingh a resource center to help doctora implement electronic medical record systemz with a minimum of disruption totheir practices, said Doug a health access planned with MARC. • , a collaboratiomn focusing on streamlining reimbursement. The primary partners are , , and . , a system joining 14 safety-negt providers in Missouri and Kansas, including and .
CareEntrust, a nonprofit that uses software to maintaimn health recordsfor 100,000 employees from severao participating area employers. The fact that this is a bistat e collaboration might help win astimulus grant, Smith because it could demonstrate to othed regions how health information exchanges can work through issues such as differingv state privacy laws. Smith said he doesn’t expec federal regulations governing the grants to be issued untio atleast mid-May. Saint Luke’s CIO Debe Gash said the area is well positionede because of the various networksalready established. “There aren’ t that many communities that have accomplished this on that kind of Gash said.