North Dakota HIT Planning Loan Program
This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to
determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.
Shila Blend
701.328.1991
sblend@nd.gov
This program provides low-interest loans for healthcare entities in North Dakota to build their health information technology (HIT) infrastructure.
Eligible projects include:
- Purchase, installation, and/or support of software and hardware required to implement fully functional, standards-based, interoperable electronic health records systems
- Electronic medication history and electronic patient medical history information systems
- Electronic personal health record systems
- Electronic prescribing, including pharmacy systems
- Other electronic systems needed to meet "meaningful use"
Entities located in North Dakota that provide services for North Dakota residents are eligible to participate including:
- Hospitals and hospital-owned clinics
- Individual practitioners, including but not limited
to:
- Doctor of medicine or osteopathy
- Doctor of dental surgery or of dental medicine
- Doctor of podiatric medicine
- Doctor of optometry
- Chiropractor
- Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse-midwives
- Provider owned clinics, Rural Health Clinics, and Community Health Centers
- Long-term care facilities
- Local public health units
- Emergency medical service providers and ambulance services
- Pharmacies
- Behavioral/mental health facilities and providers
Total Funds Available: $4,000,000
Amounts vary by applicant type. Maximum loan amounts are:
- $125,000 for stand alone individual practitioners not affiliated with a multi-professional entity, provider system, or network
- $625,000 for hospital and multi-professional entities
- $1,250,000 for entities with 3 or more commonly owned facilities
Links to additional guidance and application instructions are available on the program website.
Completed applications may be submitted by:
Email:
sblend@nd.gov
Mail:
Shila Blend, ND HIT Director
Information Technology Department
4201 Normandy Street
Bismarck, ND 58503-1324
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