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Abstract
Student-run free clinics (SRFC) are a subset of free and charitable clinics, which aim to provide healthcare services and resources to local underserved populations. Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) joined a multi-institutional collaborative effort to establish Oregon's first SRFC. Through online research and field research including observations, meetings, and interviews with OHSU and BCCC stakeholders, the nature of SRFCs are described, as well as BCCC and its history. This information was used to discern the clinic's unique constraints, considerations, and requirements for an EHR. At the time of writing, BCCC is pursuing full autonomy from OHSU, thus limiting the ability to create a full evaluation and selection matrix, but a preliminary exploration of vendor options is discussed. OHSU's Epic and athenahealth are currently being considered as EHR options since they entail charitable resources and meet BCCC's requirements. BCCC will need to decide their long-term route, so a complete needs assessment and vendor analysis can be performed to fully evaluate EHR options.