Background
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) established funding for
Health IT Regional Extension Centers to provide technical assistance and disseminate best practices to support and accelerate
efforts to adopt, implement, and effectively utilize health information technology. (ARRA Sec. 3012(c))
For more information please see the
Office of the National Coordinator's (ONC) Health IT Extension Center guidance (May 2009)
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M-CEITA Mission
To provide education, outreach and technical assistance to improve the quality and value of health care delivery in our state.
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M-CEITA Guiding Principles
Transparent -
Proactively engage a diverse set of stakeholders through publically available information and standard practices
End Use Service Oriented -
Employee a "high touch" approach tailored to assist diverse provider needs
Objective -
Act solely in the best interests of providers served through unbiased advise on systems and services enabling meaningful use
Innovative -
Serve as Michigan's central entity for evidence-based HIT knowledge transfer
Collaborative -
Coordinate activities with federal, state and local HIT initiatives and other opportunities as appropriate
Accountable -
Meet the intent of present and future federal guidelines and legislation through enabling
providers to realize the benefits of becoming meaningful users of HIT
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