The Arkansas Department of Health has secured $13.3 million in federal funding to expand and modernize Arkansas’s statewide health data infrastructure, with major investments planned in telehealth, provider connectivity, and medical record systems
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State officials say the funding was made possible through work by John Boozman as part of the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2026. The investment will support technology upgrades across hospitals, clinics, and healthcare facilities, with emphasis on central and northwest Arkansas and rural providers.
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said modern systems are essential for modern care and noted the funding will help close gaps between patients and providers, regardless of location.
The funding will support telehealth hardware and software, remote patient monitoring tools, clinical technology, and electronic medical record modernization. It will also enhance the state’s official health information exchange, Arkansas State Health Alliance for Records Exchange, known as SHARE.
Health leaders say better-connected data systems will improve care coordination, reduce duplicate testing, lower costs, and strengthen rural healthcare delivery statewide.
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