‘Beacon’ communities must show HIT bona fides
Mary Mosquera reported in Government Health IT on Dec 14, 2009, “To become a ‘beacon’ community, applicants must have an established track record of using health IT to improve health care in at least one category — cost efficiency, quality of care or population health, said Dr. Farzad Mostashari, senior advisor to the Office of the National Coordinator for health IT during a Dec. 14 teleconference.”

Beacon Communities Technical Call Documents from ONC site
Slides
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–For overview of program and links to Announcment and FAQs, see this post on e-Healthcare Marketing.
–Dr. Blumenthal’s Update #5 “Beacon Communities: Shining a Light on the Real Impacts of Health IT” is also posted on e-Healthcare Marketing.