Drs. Dennis Saver and Anthony Amofah Named Leaders in the Adoption of Electronic Health Records
South Florida Regional Extension Center physicians Dennis Saver, M.D., and Anthony Amofah, M.D., were both honored to participate in two national Health IT events in Washington, D.C. on June 18 and 19 focusing on how health information technology can improve care quality and patient health.
Dr. Saver is a Vero Beach physician and the SFREC Steering Subcommittee Chair for Meaningful Use. Dr. Amofah is Chief Medical Officer of Health Choice Network and Community Health of South Florida. They were two of several dozen health care providers invited to the Vanguard Conference for the implementation of electronic health records in primary care settings and a Health IT Town Hall hosted at the White House by senior Obama Administration and HHS officials. The events recognized the 
contributions of MUVers (Meaningful Use Vanguard) in the adoption and implementation of Meaningful Use. Drs. Saver and Amofah shared their insights on the important role that Health IT programs, such as the Regional Extension Centers (RECs), have played in helping them implement EHRs.
contributions of MUVers (Meaningful Use Vanguard) in the adoption and implementation of Meaningful Use. Drs. Saver and Amofah shared their insights on the important role that Health IT programs, such as the Regional Extension Centers (RECs), have played in helping them implement EHRs.Dennis Saver, M.D., a family physician and advocate for the use of health information technology and the use of leveraging health IT to promote better health in communities. Dr. Saver serves as the Chair of the Meaning Use Subcommittee for the South Florida Regional Extension Center (SFREC) and is the past president of the Florida Association of Family Physicians.
“The South Florida REC has helped hundreds of physicians implement their certified electronic health records and enhance the quality of patient care,” said Dr. Saver. “Once the system is in place, the SFREC continues to assist with meaningful use and keeps us informed on the 
changing healthcare landscape – such as this event at the White House.”
changing healthcare landscape – such as this event at the White House.”Dr. Anthony Amofah has been nationally recognized for his leadership in local efforts that will eventually move the nation toward an electronically-enabled health care system and the use of health IT to lessen health disparities in minority populations.
To date SFREC members collectively have received more than $3 million. Dr. Saver is committed to using
The South Florida Regional Extension Center provides assistance and guidance to physicians as they acquire, implement and meaningfully use certified electronic health record systems. It also assists physicians in improving the level of their practice with other technologies, such as health information exchange and direct secure messaging.
The SFREC is governed by a steering committee composed of South Florida physicians and health care leaders, including Dr. Robert Schwartz, Chair; and subcommittee chairs Dennis Saver, M.D., Meaningful Use; Bernd Wollschlaeger, M.D., Education and Outreach and Jennie Lou, M.D., Workforce Development. The SFREC is working with more than 2,500 health care providers throughout an eight-county region that stretches from Key West to Vero Beach.
