Arkansas Innovative Performance Program

HITArkansas enrolls 1,280 health care providers

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:39:00 GMT

Arkansas Regional Extension Center achieves enrollment goal

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — HITArkansas, a division of the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care (AFMC), has met its initial enrollment goal of 1,280 health care providers in Arkansas as part of the national effort to accelerate the adoption of electronic health records (EHRs).

“Arkansas has made great strides toward an electronically enabled health care system, and HITArkansas has played an important role by supporting clinicians as they transition from paper-based systems,” said Ray Hanley, president and CEO of AFMC. “Today’s announcement is a testament to the dedication of our clinicians to improve the quality and delivery of health care through EHRs.”

AFMC CEO among those honored at Arkansas Children's Hospital's Ruth Olive Beall & Betty A. Lowe, MD, Awards

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:48:00 GMT

LITTLE ROCK, ARK. (April 19, 2012) – Community leaders who have advanced pediatric health care, including AFMC President and CEO Ray Hanley, shined Thursday evening at Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s (ACH) signature recognition ceremony, the Ruth Olive Beall and Betty A. Lowe, MD, Awards.

To view a video about Ray's contributions to health care for children, click on the image below.

“I am not a speaker………….”

Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:28:14 +0000

“I am not a speaker.” The woman spoke these words in a quiet, shaky voice. I just laughed; she had said the same words many times throughout the past year. No — maybe not a speaker, but a “mentor who … Continue reading →