About Us

Wide River Technology Extension Center (TEC) was awarded the Regional Extension Center cooperative grant agreement for the state of Nebraska in February 2010. Wide River TEC offers technical assistance, guidance and information on best practices to support and accelerate healthcare providers' efforts to become meaningful users of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), as well as the ability to exchange health information with other providers and agencies.

Regional Extension Centers were established as part of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act. $6.6 million was awarded to CIMRO of Nebraska, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for the state of Nebraska, as a four-year cooperative agreement grant from The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) to establish Wide River TEC to assist Nebraska healthcare providers with implementing and using EHRs.

Wide TEC operates as a separate business unit within Nebraska, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization, located in Lincoln, Nebraska. CIMRO Nebraska manages and oversees functions of Wide River TEC.

To contact a member of our staff, please email info@widerivertec.org or call 402-476-1700.

Board of Directors

Wide River TEC is led by a team of experienced professionals and an 11-member advisory board comprised of physicians; representatives from hospitals, nursing homes, and homecare agencies; and consumers. 
 
To read the full biographies of the Board of Directors, please click here.

Affiliations

Wide River TEC is a founding member of ARCH-IT, the Association of Regional Centers for Health Information Technology. This national association formed to provide a strong voice for the 62 Regional Extension Centers. They provide assistance and guidance for the adoption and use of health information technology. For more information about ARCH-IT, visit www.archealthit.org.