Altarum earns $19M grant, plans 25 Ann Arbor hires

The Altarum Institute is feeling the stimulus these days after receiving a $19.6 million grant from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.The grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will go toward creating Michigan’s health information technology regional extension center, the Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption. The grant will create 100 jobs across Michigan, including 25 in Ann Arbor where the Altarum Institute is headquartered.”This project is just a small piece of our growth,” says Dan Armijo, director of information and technology strategies with the Altarum Institute.Altarum employs about 100 people in Ann Arbor and has close ties to the University of Michigan. It employs 350 across the U.S. and has other offices in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Portland, and San Antonio. It provides consulting services on how to best maximize healthcare services and their delivery. The Michigan Center for Effective IT Adoption’s collective mission is to provide education, outreach, and technical assistance to improve the quality and value of health care delivery in our state. It will service approximately 17,000 primary care providers in Michigan. Source: Dan Armijo, director of information and technology strategies with the Altarum InstituteWriter: Jon Zemke