Erin Grace, MHA, is Senior Manager, Health IT and Senior Advisor for Rural and Community Health at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), an agency of the federal Department of Health and Human Services that works collaboratively with the public and private sector to improve the quality and safety of healthcare.  In this role she manages grants, contracts and other initiatives related to health information technology including the AHRQ-funded State and Regional Demonstration projects for Health Information Exchange and the contract to provide technical assistance for Medicaid and SCHIP agencies related to health information technology and health information exchange.

Ms. Grace most recently served as Senior Vice President of the Primary Care Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland, and Director for the Coalition's Center for Community-Based Health Informatics (CCBHI).  In this role, she directed and managed the Center which seeks to improve healthcare quality and productivity for the low-income uninsured through innovative uses of HIT, including implementation and ongoing development of a shared electronic medical record (CHLCare) for primary care safety net providers in the metropolitan District of Columbia region.  Previously, Ms. Grace managed a Community Access Program grant from HRSA to build the infrastructure to establish a system of care for low-income uninsured residents of Montgomery County, Maryland.

Prior to joining the Primary Care Coalition, Ms. Grace was Assistant Vice President, Accreditation, at NCQA in Washington, DC.  She has worked at a large teaching hospital as Administrative Director of Medical Affairs, managing the Medical Affairs, Graduate Medical Education, Credentialing, Medical Library and Bioethics departments.  Additional experience includes working in health maintenance organization and community health center settings.  Ms. Grace received her Master's Degree in Health Administration from The Ohio State University.