The Institute for Nursing Centers (INC) has teamed up with Alliance of Chicago to make a top-tier, integrated Practice Management (PM)/ Electronic Health Record (EHR) available to Nurse Managed Health Centers (NMHCs). INC welcomes the participation of NMHCs interested in this partnership approach to EHR. This summary sheet reviews the objectives, implementation model, and current partners for the INC Practice Management/Electronic Health Record Initiative.    

Objectives for the INC EHR Initiative

1.     To support NMHCs by providing a quality, cost-effective PM/EHR software that will facilitate the long-term sustainability of the NMHCs

2.     To create strength in numbers that enhances NMHC-vendor relationships, and to use resources more efficiently through central hosting and warehousing of EHR data

3.     To populate a NMHC Data Warehouse with electronic submission of standardized, de-identified, individual level data from the EHR

4.     To offer mutual support across NMHCs for the complex processes that accompany EHR implementation, including: workflow redesign, training, ongoing use, and optimization of the software to meet quality and business objectives