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AAFP Joins With Payers And Employers To Improve Technology's Impact On Medication Safety -- (Aug. 2007) -- SureScripts, founded by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), today announced that it is collaborating with the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), Humana Inc., Intel Corporation and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) to launch The Center for Improving Medication Management.

AAFP Works With MinuteClinic, Inc., on Electronic Health Record Project -- (Oct. 2006) - “We at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) have agreed to participate in a pilot project in which patient-authorized, secure and appropriate patient health information will be exchanged between MinuteClinic, Inc., sites and family physicians’ practices.”

AAFP Invites Health Information Technology Industry to Join National HIT Campaign in Response to Need for Standard, Portable, Electronic Health Records Before, During and After Disasters -- (Sep. 12, 2005) -- In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is calling on the health information technology (HIT) industry to support the need for all Americans and health care providers to have access to summary health information during times of crisis...

AAFP Backs Reps. Kennedy & Murphy's 21st Century Health Information Act to Transform Health Care -- (May 12, 2005) -- David Kibbe, MD, director of the AAFP's Center for Health Information Technology announces support for a bill that would "dramatically increase the use of information technology (IT) to improve the quality, safety and efficiency of health care."

EHR Pilot Project Shows ASP Model Has Benefits for Small Physician Practices -- (Mar. 8, 2005) -- Key learnings from the conclusion of the AAFP's EHR Pilot Project.

Electronic Health Record Systems Becoming More Affordable for Small Group Practices, Finds AAFP Survey -- (Mar. 1, 2005) -- The AAFP's Center for Health Information Technology releases the results of its first vendor survey.