Hello curiousbob-ga,
No problem about the response time. Healthcare information technology
related to patient safety/clinical quality is a strong interest of
mine in which I have done prior research. I hope that the following
information will suit your needs just right, but you may request a
clarification of the answer if you feel it is lacking in any way.
The federal government portion of this information is fairly
straightforward out of the proposed budget, while the non-profit
foundation portion may be slightly less precise since the figures are
based on historical data. They are nevertheless, fairly recent, and
these spending trends do not generally change dramatically from
year-to-year, so they should be a reasonable approximation.
The Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2004,
proposes $84 million dollars to be provided by the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) for patient safety initiatives "to
test and develop new interventions that may be applicable across
health systems." The patient safety total includes $50 million to
demonstrate hospital-based information technology solutions.
This information is available on page 133 (See "Improving Health Care
Quality and Safety") of the DHHS portion of the Budget, which is
available at:
http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2004/pdf/budget/hhs.pdf
According to the Foundation Center Statistical Services report,
Foundation Giving Trends (2003). The Foundation Center, which lists
the distribution of foundation grants by subject categories,
$58,498,000 were given in 2001 by foundations for the purpose of
health policy, management, and information. This report is available
at
http://fdncenter.org/fc_stats/pdf/04_fund_sub/2001/10_01.pdf.
The proportion of this spending that focuses on health care cost,
quality, and accessibility is about 50% (that is, about $29,250,000
according to Health Policy Grantmaking: A Report on Foundation
Trends, written by Loren Renz and Steven Lawrence. This report is
available from The Foundation Center at
http://fdncenter.org/research/trends_analysis/pdf/health_hi.pdf
Another reference that may provide further information regarding the
foundations' spending is:
Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University (2003). Giving USA 2003:
The Annual Report on Philanthropy in the Year 2002. Indianapolis,
AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy.
This book can be viewed at purchased at: http://www.aafrc.org.
Search strategies:
"federal budget" and "2004" and "health information technology"
"foundation spending" and "patient safety"
It has been my pleasure to help you with this information, and I hope
to be service to you again in the future. Please let me know if it is
what you are looking for.
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