Health Information Technology: A Rural Provider's Roadmap to Quality
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Rural Health Policy | Link to ruralhealth.hrsa.gov
Health Information Technology: A Rural Provider's Roadmap to Quality | Kansas City, MO | September 21-23, 2006
Additional Information

The following websites are resources for additional information about health information technology in rural areas.

HRSA Health Resources and Services Administration
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for improving access to health care services for people who are uninsured, isolated or medically vulnerable. HRSA contains a newly created Office of Health Information Technology, the goal of which is to promote the adoption and implementation of HIT in the safety net community.
 
Promoting Rural Health Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Office of Rural Health Policy (ORHP) works to promote better health care in rural America. The Office performs a number of activities including advising HHS on matters affecting rural hospitals and health care, coordinate rural HHS activities, and maintain a national information clearinghouse. ORHP works within the government at Federal, State and local levels, as well as with Tribal Nations and the private sector including associations, foundations, providers and community leaders, to increase access to and improve the quality of rural health care. ORHP is the sponsor of HIT: A Rural Provider's Roadmap to Quality.
 
AHRQ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is the lead Federal agency charged with improving the quality, safety, efficiency, and effectiveness of health care for all Americans. AHRQ's initiative on health information technology (health IT) is a key element to the nation's 10-year strategy to bring health care into the 21st century by advancing the use of information technology.
 
Rural Assistance Center Rural Assistance Center
A product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Rural Initiative, the Rural Assistance Center (RAC) was established in December 2002 as a rural health and human services "information portal." RAC helps rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents.