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ByNet and the non-profit and public safety-net health care providers comprising the network share a common mission to improve the effectiveness of health care delivery for underinsured and uninsured residents. The clinical and organizational objectives to address these needs were: 1) Organizational:Build upon existing assets by developing a system that allows for significantly enhanced clinical and administrative information sharing among ByNet partners. 2) Clinical:Improve quality and consistency of medical practice and reduce medical errors among ByNet partners. The AHRQ Implementation Project was structured in three basic phases: 1) Establish the IT Foundation; 2) Build the Bridge; and 3) Connecting Systems. This was realized through a strong organization foundation with local, state, and national partners committing time and resources monthly to improvement of care. Specific activities included addition of hardware and software to bring organizations to a level state of readiness needed for sharing, beginning with the highest need identified to bring Electronic Health Records (EHR) to the Critical Access Hospital, the lead applicant. In addition, an IT team, legal, and evaluation consultants were responsible for building a system that allowed existing systems to communicate, compliant with HIPAA standards, and that increased patient safety and quality.