About Us
About Us
Governance and Funding
Board of Directors
Staff
Technology Partner Selection
PACeHR Governance and Funding
Purchasing Assistance Collaborative for Electronic Health Records (PACeHR) incorporated as a non-profit in June 2009.
The PACeHR Board of Directors
Roger Hughes, President(Executive Director, St. Luke Health Initiatives)
Tara Plese, Vice President(Director Government & Media Relations, AACHC)
Shahram (Shez) Partovi, MD, Secretary (Medical Director, Medical Informatics, Barrow Neurological Institute)
William Hagan, Treasurer (CEO, AmeriChoice Operations, United Healthcare)
Myra Muramoto, MD, MPH, Board Member (Associate Professor, University of Arizona)
Ted Williams, JD, Board Member (President and CEO, Southwest Behavioral Health)
Representatives from state professional associations and stakeholder organizations will serve on the PACeHR Leadership Council and chair its Workgroups: Contracts; Measures and Reports; Incentives and Services; and Users Ombudsman Workgroups
Kristin Raffaelle, CEO/Executive Director
Kristin joined PACeHR Corporation as the CEO/Executive Director in November 2009. Kristin brings with her over 20 years of experience within high technology and healthcare markets. She has lead efforts resulting in successful launch and adoption of new solutions to new markets which have subsequently resulted in the company and its solutions being recognized as a market leader. Previously, Kristin was employed by iMedica Corporation as Vice President of Marketing and GE Healthcare where she worked in their Centricity Healthcare Information Technology division. Prior to GE Healthcare, she was the Director of Marketing for Lucent Technologies, a network technology leader, where she led a global group of marketing and sales support functions for the Convergence Solutions business unit. Kristin is a graduate of Arizona State University with a Degree in Industrial Technology and Engineering.
On September 30th, the Records (PACeHR) announced the selection of e-MDs and Noteworthy Medical Systems, Inc. as technology partners to provide accessible and affordable electronic health records (EHR) to small and medium-sized group practices in Arizona. E-MDs and Noteworthy were among 16 EHR vendors who responded the PACeHR Request for Information (RFI) by the March 30th, 2009. The partner agreement helps drive EHR adoption and, thereby, enable clinicians to qualify for financial incentives in accordance with the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, as well as strengthen the foundation for statewide health information exchange (HIE).
YH09-0024 - Standardized Inquiry (SI): Purchasing Assistance Collaborative for the Electronic Health Record (PACeHR)
PACeHR Request for Information SI-YH09-0024 (pdf)
YH09-0024 Additional Information-FAQ (Word)
QuestionForm (Word)
YH09-0024QuestionsAnswers (pdf)
YH09-0024_Amendment1 (pdf)
YH09-0024ExhibitF_PricingSchedule_Amend1 (Excel)
Arizona Health-e Connection has applied to be the HIT Regional Extension Center for Arizona, and anticipates working closely with PACeHR to deliver direct technical assistance services to Arizona's providers. Due to this impending collaboration, the PACeHR web pages are temporarily being hosted on the AzHeC website until a new, comprehensive website is developed for the Regional Extension Center. Both AzHeC and PACeHR look forward to working closely with Arizona's providers to ensure successful adoption and utilization of electronic health records.