REC to Provide Free Membership and Services Until End of 2012 or Goal Met

Approximately 700 free memberships still available

The Arizona Regional Extension Center (REC) has federal funding to offer 1,958 primary health care providers subsidized electronic health record (EHR) assistance to become meaningful users of EHRs and receive federal incentives, if eligible. To date, the REC has provided these services to qualified providers for free.

Over 1,250 Arizona health care providers have joined the REC and are leading the way to recognizing the benefits of EHRs and health IT for their practice and patients. The REC recognizes and acknowledges their leadership.

Originally, the REC planned to have a fee structure associated with subsidized membership and services to help support a 10 percent match the program must meet. However, due to the positive response to REC membership and services and the acknowledgement that EHR implementation is costly, the REC will continue to offer membership and services until the end of 2012 or until the program reaches its 1,958 recruitment goal.

This means that approximately 700 more Arizona primary care providers can join the REC to receive "hands-on" technical assistance services with EHRs and Meaningful Use (services estimated at $25,000) at no cost.

The REC hopes by extending the free membership option, it will enable as many providers as possible to become EHR leaders, achieve Meaningful Use and receive federal incentives, if eligible, resulting in a healthier Arizona through health IT.

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If you are a health care provider interested in REC membership, please complete this brief Provider Interest Form and a REC team member will contact you.