BACKGROUND The Beaufort County Health Department (BCHD), located in eastern North Carolina, is responsible for serving its community by promoting and protecting the public's health. In any given year, nearly 7,500 patients will come through the doors of the clinic, but the department itself is responsible for the well- being of the roughly 48,600 citizens who call Beaufort County home. BCHD was eager to transition to and use a new Electronic Health Record (EHR) system because it found that its existing software was somewhat redundant and at times difcult to use. Patagonia Health's name surfaced at a number of meetings that the BCHD employees regularly attend, including meetings of the North Carolina Association of Local Health Directors (NCALHD). P art of the reason Patagonia Hea

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