The states of New York and Washington were awarded grants worth $52.9 million and $1 million, respectively, to help increase the usage of electronic health records, Government Health IT reports.New York handed down grants worth a total of $52.9 million to 26 regional health networks that span the state under its Health Technology Initiative, and Washington will give hospitals and clinics awards of as much as $20,000 each, totaling $1 million, according to Government Health IT.Kenneth Raske, the Greater New York Hospital Association’s president, told Government Health IT the funding will be used to build and roll out a number of IT systems. One of the state’s main goals is to increase the level of access patients have to their health records to assist them in making informed medical decisions, Government Health IT reports.The majority of Washington state grants, which are to be managed by the Washington Health Information Collaborative, will be distributed to small-scale doctors’ offices and facilities in the state’s rural communities, according to Government Health IT. Among the locales to receive New York funding are North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health Care, the Bronx regional health data group and the Rochester Health Commission, Government Health IT reports.The New York awards are a product of its Healthcare Efficiency and Affordability Law for New Yorkers, meant to enhance the state’s health IT infrastructure and initiatives, and the Washington funding is to come from a public-private pact between First Choice Health, the Washington Health Care Authority, Qualis Health and Puget Sound Health Alliance, Government Health IT reports. First Choice Health and the state Health Care Authority will each give $500,000; Qualis Health will serve as a project consultant; and the Puget Sound Health Alliance will offer up additional administrative services, according to Government Health IT. Check out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content opinion Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs In this article, we take a look at how CIOs can tackle website spoofing attacks and the best ways to prevent them. By Yash Mehta Dec 01, 2023 5 mins CIO Cyberattacks Security brandpost Sponsored by Catchpoint Systems Inc. Gain full visibility across the Internet Stack with IPM (Internet Performance Monitoring) Today’s IT systems have more points of failure than ever before. Internet Performance Monitoring provides visibility over external networks and services to mitigate outages. By Neal Weinberg Dec 01, 2023 3 mins IT Operations brandpost Sponsored by Zscaler How customers can save money during periods of economic uncertainty Now is the time to overcome the challenges of perimeter-based architectures and reduce costs with zero trust. By Zscaler Dec 01, 2023 4 mins Security feature LexisNexis rises to the generative AI challenge With generative AI, the legal information services giant faces its most formidable disruptor yet. That’s why CTO Jeff Reihl is embracing and enhancing the technology swiftly to keep in front of the competition. By Paula Rooney Dec 01, 2023 6 mins Generative AI Digital Transformation Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe