The North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) was established as a program by the Dallas Fort Worth Hospital Council Education and Research Foundation (DFWHC-ERF) in April 2010. The cooperative agreement with the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT in the US Department of Health and Human Services was part of the second round of Regional Extension Centers (REC) awards. Sixty RECs were established around the country, including four in the State of Texas. The $8.5 million dollar award opportunity represents federal funding of 90% of the anticipated costs of the first two years of operation through April 2012. The primary purpose of the NTREC is to promote the adoption and meaningful use of Electronic Health Records (EHR) in the practices of priority primary care providers. NTREC has a target of assisting 1,498 providers to meaningful use in two years.

• Texas Medicaid EHR Incentive Program: Nov. 30 Deadline for 2011 Participation
• NTREC featured in the HIMSS October Digital Office
• NTREC Press Release - August 8, 2011
• Click Here to view CSC's online resource for help achieving Meaningful Use
• Medicaid endorses the RECs!
• The North Texas Regional Extension Center (NTREC) Presents Health Information Technology (HIT) Workshop with CME 
• Click Here for the CMS Incentive Program
• NTREC endorsed by Southwest Physician Associates
• Click Here to hear a message from the executive director of NTREC
• Please contact information@ntrec.org or wwacasey@ntrec.org at (469) 648-5140 for additional information or for questions related to eligibility and services