[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 174 (Friday, September 7, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 55217]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22009]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Health Information Technology Implementation

AGENCY: Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department 
of Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice of Noncompetitive Replacement of the Award to Southwest 
Virginia Community Health Systems, Virginia.

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SUMMARY: HRSA will be transferring the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act (ARRA) (section 330 of the Public Health Service Act) 
Health Information Technology Implementation for Health Center 
Controlled Networks (HCCN) funds originally awarded to Southwest 
Virginia Community Health Systems (SVCHS), to support the 
implementation of a HCCN in the state of Virginia to enhance the 
quality and efficiency of primary and preventive care as a safety net 
through the effective use of Health Information Technology (HIT).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Former Grantee of Record: Southwest Virginia 
Community Health Systems (SVCHS).
    Original Period of Grant Support: June 1, 2010, to May 31, 2012.
    Replacement Awardee: Harrisonburg Community Health Center (HCHC).
    Amount of Replacement Award: $951,240.
    Period of Replacement Award: The period of support for the 
replacement award is July 1, 2012, to March 31, 2013.

    Authority:  Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act, 42 
U.S.C. 245b.

    CFDA Number: 93.703.

Justification for the Exception to Competition

    The former grantee, SVCHS, relinquished the grant due to financial 
and organizational challenges. In the effort to preserve the 
opportunity to advance information technology resources of Virginia's 
medically underserved communities, HCHC has demonstrated capacity to 
fulfill the expectations of the original grant award and plans to work 
closely with the Community Care Network of Virginia (CCNV), to complete 
the grant project and to plan for a smooth transition of the grant. 
HCHC has been a HRSA funded health center since 2008 and is a well-
established organization with sound fiscal and grants management 
operations. The transfer of these funds will ensure full implementation 
of the grant, which will enhance the state of Virginia's ability to 
improve the quality and efficiency of primary and preventive care as a 
safety net through the effective use of health information technology.
    In order to ensure a timely implementation of an HCCN in the state 
of Virginia as originally awarded, this replacement award will not be 
competed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Suma Nair via phone at (301) 443-
7587, or via email at [email protected].

    Dated: August 30, 2012.
Mary K. Wakefield,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2012-22009 Filed 9-6-12; 8:45 am]
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