Texas Health Services Authority Receives STAR HIE Program Award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
12/21/2020 | 11:16am EDT
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AUSTIN, Texas and BALTIMORE, Dec. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas Health Services Authority (THSA), HASA (a health information exchange in Texas covering multiple regions), a local hospital partner and
Audacious Inquiry announced plans today to leverage the Situational Awareness Network for Emergency Response (SANER) Project for an award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC). THSA is one of five organizations to receive up to $500,000 each from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the Strengthening the Technical Advancement and Readiness of Public Health Agencies via Health Information Exchange (STAR HIE Program) cooperative agreement program. This program seeks to support state and local public health agencies in their efforts to respond to public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic.