As New York State continues to transition to Medicaid
Managed Care, additional documentation and reporting requirements will require
more capacity in IT systems of disability service providers. The Arc of Delaware County was recently awarded
a New York State grant in the amount of $50,000 to upgrade their Health/Service
Electronic records system.
Being one of
four local service providers receiving grants Teresa Skinner, CFO from The Arc
of Delaware County was pleased to share, “This Health Information Technology
Investment Program grant will provide new servers and switches which will allow
us to add a medication module and increase the speed and response of all our
health/services electronic records.” Other local agencies receiving grant funds
included Springbrook, Catholic Charities of Chenango County and Pathfinder
Village.
According to Kerry Delaney,
Acting Commissioner of Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
“The Health Information Technology funds provide much needed assistance for the
awarded providers as they prepare to deliver person-centered services in a
specialized managed care system.” A full
listing of grant recipients can be seen:
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