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| About Us |
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| MEMRI is a Michigan-registered non-profit corporation dedicated
to improving healthcare quality and lowering healthcare costs in Michigan
through the implementation of a statewide, standardized electronic
medical record.
It is led by a 5-member Board of Directors (see sidebar), assisted
by a newly-formed Board of Advisors, and supported by a variety
of for- and not-for-profit organizations.
MEMRI's genesis and evolution can be seen here.
MEMRI headquarters is in Lansing, just one block from the State
Capitol building. Click here for contact information, directions,
and maps.
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| Origin and Evolution of MEMRI |
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4.22.2004
MEMRI submits AHRQ Grant proposal for disease management/EMR in partnershp with Sun Microsystems, AccessPoint and i33 all providing technical services. Provider partners include Beaumont, DMC, Crittenton Hosptisls and Grunberger Diabetes Clinic.
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4.1.2004
DMC joins MEMRI pilot program.
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2.1.2004
AccessPoint joins MEMRI as technology partner providing systems integration for pilot program.
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1.1.2004
i33 selected as Agency of Record (AOR) and technical advisor for MEMRI.
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7.3.2003
MEMRI receives formal letters of endorsement from the following: Congressman Levin, Congressman Knollenberg, Governor Granholm, Michigan State Medical Society, Cyber-state.org, Michigan State University, Michigan Association of Health Plans, Sun Microsystems, Michigan Health and Hospital Association.
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7.3.2003
MEMRI conceives the Michigan Health Information Infrastructure as a MI public policy initiative.
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6.3.2003
NHII conference in Washington. Meetings with offices of MI executive, and congressional leaders. (Levin, Levin and Knollenberg. Followed by letters of endorsements on the MEMRI initiative.
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5.3.2003
MEMRI partners with Beaumont to collaborate on NIH-AHRQ grant proposal for disaster preparedness.
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5.3.2003
John Hobstetter, President and Founder of The Carnahan Group, joins Board of Directors.
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4.3.2003
HIMSS/HHS meeting in Washington DC to expose MEMRI to other national initiatives.
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10.15-16.2002
High-level requirements gathering meeting in Detroit, with Sun, Rootlevel,
and representatives of provider and consumer communities
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10.02.2002
MEMRI presentation to a plenary session of the Michigan High-Speed
Internet Applications Forum
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09.2002
Bryn Fortune (family advocate and board member, Michigan's Children)
joins MEMRI advisory board
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09.2002
MEMRI collaborates with CityConnect Detroit on fund-raising
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08.2002
The Michigan High-Speed Internet Applications Forum convenes a Working
Group to investigate options for supporting MEMRI
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08.2002
MEMRI invited to present at a Healthcare Interchange of Michigan (HCIM)
meeting
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06.2002
The Michigan High-Speed Internet Applications Forum names MEMRI as
the top priority healthcare application, and offers assistance in
exploring funding and other support.
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05.2002
The Michigan High-Speed Internet Applications Forum, sponsored by
Cyber-state.org, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, and
others identifies the EMR as a top priority for investigation as a
key application to help drive the deployment of broadband infrastructure
in the state.
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05.2002
Sun Microsystems agrees to support MEMRI with donations of hardware,
software, and technical support for up to 5 pilot projects. This is
a very substantial level of support, valued at potentially millions
of dollars.
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05.2002
MEMRI is incorporated as a Michigan non-profit corporation.
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02.2002
The group meets with the Chair of Surgery at a major southeast Michigan
hospital, and agree to form MEMRI.
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01.2002
A Michigan public affairs advocate brings together the surgeon, technologist,
and writer.
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2001
The same writer conducts a major study of e-health threats and opportunities
facing Michigan hospitals, on behalf of the Michigan Health &
Hospital Association, and points inter-alia to the need for an EMR.
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2000
A Michigan writer publishes an award-winning book on Technology and
the Future of Health Care, in which the benefits and spread of EMRs
in Europe and Asia are discussed.
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1999
A Michigan surgeon discusses with a Michigan technologist the need
for an EMR.
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Board of Directors
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Charles Shanley, MD
 (Chair), Associate Chair, Department of Surgery, and Director
of Surgical Education and Research, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak,MI. Dr. Shanley is a vascular surgeon and critical care specialist.
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James Curran
Associate, Karoub Associates, Lansing |
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joined Karoub Associates in 2000. He is the former manager of Government
Relations for Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
(SMART). A certified professional of the Academy for Health Care Management,
Jim has a solid background in transportation, health care, government
and grass roots political organizing. Education: B.S., Michigan State
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David Ellis
(interim Executive Director), technology writer and consultant,
Lansing |
He is a former British intelligence officer and a technology trends
spotter. He founded regional Internet service provider Voyager.net,
which grew to become the Midwest's biggest ISP. His book Technology
and the Future of Health Care: Preparing for the Next 30 Years (Jossey-Bass)
won the HIMSS 2000 Book of the Year award. David was educated in England,
Hong Kong, and the United States. He has been fluent in various languages,
including Cantonese, and received his MS in the Information and Communication
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James Shanley
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Ex. Dir. Business Development - Grace & Wild Inc.
Prior to joining Grace & Wild, Jim founded Innoware Consulting an
Internet technology practice after serving as President and Chief
Operating Officer of Rootlevel Inc., one of the Midwest's leading web
application development companies. Jim graduated from Wayne State
University with a B.S. in Psychology, and did additional Master's work
at the University of Detroit
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