Electronic health records (EHRs) are an effective tool for improving patient safety, capturing and tracking performance measures, and improving efficiency. The MMA is working to help members meet the legislative requirement that all health care providers have interoperable electronic health records in place by January 2015.  

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MMA Member Discounts
Minnesota e-Health public and private organizations aiming to accelerate the use of health information technology in Minnesota
AHRQ Grants
HIT Strategic Plan of SW Minnesota Health Providers
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (ARHQ)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Center for Health Information Technology
American College of Physicians EHR Adoption Road Map and Tools
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) DOC-IT
Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology
Minnesota e-Health Initiative
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Physician's EHR Coalition
VistA-Office EHR (CMS, HHS, and VA Demo project for use in small physician offices

Publications

Electronic Medical Record Implementation Guide, Texas Medical Association Personal Health Records: Definitions, Benefits, and Strategies for Overcoming Barriers to Adoption, Tang, PC; Ash, JS; Bates, DW; Overhage, JM; Sands, DZ. J. Am. Med. Inform. Assoc., Mar 2006; 13: 121.
Physicians, Patients, and the Electronic Health Record: An Ethnographic Analysis, Ventres, W; Kooienga, S; Vuckovic, N; Marlin, R; Nygren, P; Stewart V. Ann. Fam. Med, Mar 2006; 4: 124.
Health information technology donations: A guide for Physicains, a guide from the AMA about accepting HIT donations from other health care organizations under a Stark law exemption (March 2008).