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  Avera Health and South Dakota e-Health Collaborative to Participate in National EHR Demonstration Project

To further advance health care I.T., the federal government is awarding financial incentives to physicians who efficiently use electronic health records (EHRs) to improve patient care. During a June 13th press conference in Sioux Falls, SD, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt discussed the state's selection as one of 12 communities to take part in a national EHR demonstration project to determine whether incentives can encourage small and medium-sized physician practices to increase their use of EHRs.

"We believe EHRs can help physicians deliver better, more efficient care for their patients, in part by reducing medical errors," Leavitt said. "This project is designed to demonstrate these benefits and help increase the use of this technology in practices where adoption has been the slowest - at the individual and small practice level."

South Dakota was chosen in part due to its rural profile and concentration of physicians in small to mid-size practices. Practices selected must have fewer than 20 providers. In addition, the state's proposal includes providers in adjacent areas of North Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa, making the application even more attractive because it involves a larger geographic area, Leavitt said.

Agencies and health systems throughout the region, known collectively as the South Dakota e-Health Collaborative, cooperated to apply for the program. MEDITECH and LSS customer Avera Health (Sioux Falls, SD) was involved in the creation of this group and its proposal, which secured the state's selection in the demonstration project. As the region's largest health system - with more than 230 locations in eastern South Dakota and surrounding states - their participation will be vital to the project's success.

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