New Mexico Health Information Collaborative

LCF Research was established in 1990 as a non-profit organization to foster health services research among physicians, hospitals, and government agencies and to provide continuing professional education for health professionals. LCF Research expanded its core mission in 2004 to include health information technology. LCF Research was a key collaborator in drafting the legislation that established the 2009 Electronic Medical Records Act. LCF Research staffs and operates the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), the state’s health information exchange (HIE) network. The HIE allows health care providers to access patient information from health care organizations that participate in NMHIC. LCF Research continues to develop NMHIC in collaboration with stakeholders in the New Mexico health care delivery system. LCF Research lead a collaborative of three organizations that managed the New Mexico Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center (NM HITREC), a program that supports provide