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Study: Small, rural practices can adopt health IT
A new report from the American Academy of Family Physicians offers encouraging results for those who fear health IT overhead and technical issues could stall its implementation indefinitely. The... Read more...
PHRs face serious growing pains
In theory, PHRs seem like a nifty idea, allowing patients to make their clinical and administrative information available to any provider that can access a web browser. Doctors and hospitals save the... Read more...
Study: CPOE can cut prescribing errors 57 percent
A new study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has concluded that the use of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems could prevent up to 57 percent of prescribing errors.... Read more...
Medical groups advocate e-prescribing
In the past, much of the push toward e-prescribing has come from government officials or technology vendors. Now, that seems to be changing. This week, a group of five medical organizations have... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Groups say HIT plans should include primary care
While it's fine to put greater emphasis on the adoption of EMRs, planners aren't paying enough attention to primary care issues, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. For one thing,... Read more...
Group researching electronic med management
SureScripts this week announced it would be working with the State Alliance for eHealth to research methods for improving medication management. The new program will look at ways to improve "safety,... Read more...
PHRs create physician fears
These days, the health insurance industry, large employers and even legislators have gotten excited about PHRs. Ask a physician about them, however, and you might see a little less …
... Read more...SPOTLIGHT: Online visits the "house call" of the future?
Rising healthcare costs, less contact with physicians, longer wait times--all of these are the frustrating realities for patients dealing with our healthcare system. But the American Academy of Family Physicians' TransforMED project is hoping the cure these problems using a program that allows patients to have virtual checkups online. Billed as the "house call of the future," the TransforMED program will offer a variety of physician services, including "same-day scheduling even for …
... Read more...MinuteClinic, MDs create health data exchange
CVS subsidiary MinuteClinic, which claims to be the nation's largest retail clinic operator, has joined with the American Academy of Family Physicians to set up a health data exchange between clinic sites and family doctors. The groups are basing the exchange on ASTM International's Continuity of Care Record standard, which is designed to provide "the most relevant administrative, …
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