Wednesday, April 6, 2016

The Arc of Delaware County Recieves Grant for Electronic Records System





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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