Feds help fund high-tech hospital network

Feds help fund high-tech hospital network: "Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., announced Monday that the Central and Eastern Oregon Hospital Network has been awarded a one-time sum of $199,897 by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

This investment will be used to identify the health information technology (HIT) infrastructure including computer hardware, software and systems integration � required to establish a regional approach to enhancing patient safety and quality care through the increased use of technology. "