Feds award R.I. $700,000 to update Medicaid IT

U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award Rhode Island $725,253 to update and upgrade its information technology systems for Medicaid patients.
“Too many of the doctors and nurses I’ve met with in Rhode Island feel they spend more time filling out paperwork than caring for patients,” said Whitehouse. “Our state has been a leader in the use of health information technology, and I’m delighted that this grant will help further our efforts.”
The grant will be used to improve the state’s record-keeping and to help improve health care for low-income elderly and disabled Rhode Islanders.

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