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Research data everywhere and not a drop to drink
Physicians like numbers. Data, double-blind studies, peer-reviewed journal articles, evidence. And they clamor for scientific proof whether the issue is prescribing statins to patients at risk for heart disease or whether the debate at hand is the value of electronic health records systems, the pros and cons of email communication between docs and patients, the benefits of e-prescribing, or the impact of m-health technologies on patient outcomes.
Show me any IT initiative that will affect a physician's workflow, schedule, paycheck, or liability risk and I'll show you a doctor who's calling for evidence that the rewards outweigh the risks. Read more...
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Advantages of online patient note sharing outweigh drawbacks
Physicians' fears about sharing visit notes electronically with their patients seem overblown. While much more research needs to be done about the benefits of note-sharing, patients like the idea, and the evidence so far indicates that the practice does not add to doctors' work.
A recent Harvard study in the Annals of Internal Medicine presented baseline data for a yearlong trial of note sharing by primary care physicians in three locations across the country. The participating organizations included Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania, and Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Read more...
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