Healthcare IT News June 18, 2021
Mike Miliard

The initiative, funded from the American Rescue Plan, is aimed at public health informatics and data reporting and seeks to boost minority-serving institutions such as HBCUs.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will spearhead development of a new Public Health Informatics & Technology Workforce Development Program.

WHY IT MATTERS
Funded to the tune of $80 million drawn from the American Rescue Plan, the PHIT Workforce Program is meant to boost public health through new training and in medical informatics and data science, according to HHS.

The agency is inviting colleges and universities – especially Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions,...

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