The Maryland/DC Physician EHR Demonstration Collaborative (Collaborative) was formed to assist the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in implementing a five-year demonstration project that will encourage small to medium sized primary care physician practices to use electronic health records (EHRs) to improve the quality of patient care. The partners expect to promote EHR adoption through outreach, education, and recruitment of small to medium sized primary care physician practices in the Maryland/DC region in an effort to revolutionize the way health care information is managed, producing better health outcomes and greater patient satisfaction. The Collaborative brings together MedChi the Maryland State Medical Society, the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC), and the DC Medical Society. Additional supporters include primary care provider organizations, health plans, employers, and other health care organizations to assure that we have a broad reach to the primary care physician practices for this project. For more information, please contact Kathy Francis by phone at (410)764-5590.
The period for accepting applications to the CMS Electronic Health Records Demonstration Project has expired.
CMS EHR Demonstration Overview 
EHR Demonstration Frequently Asked Questions
Medicare Patient Management Article
EHR Demonstration Office Systems Survey (November 7, 2008)
For information about EHR Products, click here
For questions regarding the demonstration project, please email questions to the CMS email box at EHR_Demo@cms.hhs.gov