California clinics get $4.5M in health care technology grants - East Bay Business Times:

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million technology program to improve chronic disease the Oakland-based announced Wednesday. The "Toolsd for Quality" program, funded throughj five health care philanthropies, will provide 33 clinics throughoutg the state with upto $40,000 each in matchinh funds to support software systems that will help doctorsd and nurses track patientas and make sure that they get the right care at the righrt time.
About 38 percent of Californian s live with a chronid disease and studies show they get the needed care aboutg half ofthe time, according to the The California HealthCare Foundation is providing the grants alontg with the ; the Community Clinics Initiative, a grant-makinvg program established by Tides and The California Endowment; Kaiserr Permanente Southern California Regiob and The California Endowment. Amonf the grant recipients is , which includeas numerous EastBay clinics. They are , , , Life-Lont Medical Care, Tiburcio Vasquez Health Centerdand .
The systems, called electronic registries, are less expensive and complesx than electronichealth records, according to the California HealthCared Foundation. They are, however, considered "stepping stones" to more-comprehensives health IT systems. In many the clinics will collaborate on their electronic registries and the granf will pay for training of staff onthe