Federal Funds Will Help Arkansas Modernize Health Data Collection

Federal funds will help Arkansas modernize health data collection

The state’s health department will use $13.3 million in federal funding to help doctors connect remotely and better share data by upgrading medical technology, Arkansas officials announced Friday. Arkansas received the funds as a result of U.S. Sen. John Boozman’s work on the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026, according to a news release. The funding will support the acquisition of clinic…

Arkansas Health Department says $13.3 million in federal funds will boost data sharing, modernize records | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

An earmark secured by U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., will provide $13.3 million to expand Arkansas' "health data infrastructure," the state Department of Health announced Friday.

Federal funds will help Arkansas modernize health data collection

A man who currently doesn't have dental insurance has his blood pressure checked at a mobile dental and medical clinic in August in Terre Haute, Ind. States have submitted grant applications to the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, showing a variety of priorities from rural workforce development to technological advancements. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)The state’s health department will use $13.3 million in federal funding t…

Arkansas Health Department says $13.3 million in federal funds will boost data sharing, modernize records

An earmark secured by U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., will provide $13.3 million to expand Arkansas' "health data infrastructure," the state Department of Health announced Friday.