On April 28, 2009, EHR Association members, Justin Barnes (Greenway Medical) and Mark Segal (GE), provided testimony to the NCVHS Executive Subcommittee on the definitions of “meaningful use” for both hospital and ambulatory providers. These positions reflect the Association’s objective to balance practical, achievable requirements with EHR usage that results in improved quality and efficiency across the healthcare system.
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As technology continues to shape and advance nearly every aspect of American life, it is imperative that health information technology (HIT) such as EHR solutions, play a key role in how we receive our healthcare.

-Justin Barnes, Greenway Medical and EHR Association Chairman

HIMSS Electronic Health Record Association


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The HIMSS Electronic Health Record (EHR) Association is a trade association of Electronic Health Record (EHR) companies, addressing national efforts to create interoperable EHRs in hospital and ambulatory care settings. The EHR Association operates on the premise that the rapid, widespread adoption of EHRs will help improve the quality of patient care as well as the productivity and sustainability of the healthcare system.

The EHR Association is comprised of industry experts in the field of healthcare information technology with a broad scope of expertise such as medical and clinical informaticists, physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and technology experts who not only represent the EHR software industry but also interact and represent the entire healthcare community. The EHR Association offers unmatched experience and expertise, and provides a forum and structure for EHR leaders to work toward standards development, interoperability, the EHR certification process, performance and quality measures, HIT legislation, and other EHR issues.

The association is a partner of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and operates as an independent organizational unit within HIMSS for companies who are EHR software solution providers. The EHR Association helps HIMSS establish its strategic direction and official positions on issues related to the electronic health record.

Press Releases

05/20/2009
EHR Association Reaches Out to Key Stakeholders on “Meaningful Use”

4/28/09
EHR Association Executives Testify at NCVHS Hearings on "Meaningful Use"

2/17/09
EHR Association Supports Economic Stimulus Package as Key to Healthcare Transformation

9/2/2008
Recognize the Reality of EHR Interoperability

The Value of Electronic Health Records

Learn about achievements of provider organizations that use EHR Association members' products to improve the quality and efficiency of care delivery in this first-of-its-kind compendium of case studies proving that EHRs are delivering real ROI.

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Case Studies