About Company

Afia Inc. is a Health IT consulting firm based in Ann Arbor, MI that works with community health centers, behavioral health organizations, physician groups, primary care, public health, and other medical practices to implement IT systems and strategies to create more efficient and effective health care organizations. At Afia, our purpose is to give every person the opportunity to live the healthiest life possible. We believe in this so much that we give 10% of our profits away each year to help fund health care parity. While our primary focus is on the selection and implementation of IT systems and strategies, we know that no technology ever succeeds on its own. That's why we create solutions to effectively support the workflow of the clinicians, support staff, and administrators that make up our client's organizations. Afia was started in 2007 by Jeremy Nelson and Chris Akerley based on work they had done at the Washtenaw Community Health Organization selecting and implementing a multi-county wide Electronic Health Record. Jeremy and Chris studied computer engineering at the University of Michigan and use that technical background combined with clinical knowledge and experience to provide a unique approach to EHR selections and implementations. Afia is able to elicit and understand the clinical and administrative needs of an organization with the technical capabilities and possibilities of the EHR vendors to help match the best system for each organization. We understand that often, deciding on, learning and working with new technologies can be frustrating and intimidating, so we make sure people are taken care of as much as the technology. Because of that, our customers confidently make informed decisions. What does Afia mean?