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NewsPhysicians offer "e-care"Of late, doctors are increasingly offering e-mail based care, seeing it as a logical extension of the patient phone calls they're already making. What's interesting is that insurance companies agree, and have begun to pay for "e-care," as such services are often called. In Minnesota, some insurers will pay for e-care if it offers a new diagnosis, prescription or treatment. Meanwhile, three Minnesota health systems--Fairview, Allina and HealthPartners--have begun offering the "MyCharts" … Read more...Editor's Corner
MinuteClinic, MDs create health data exchangeCVS 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, … Read more... | Press ReleasesMedInformatix' Practice Management and Electronic Medical Records Solution Streamlines The Family Doctors of Belleview's High DaTwin-Location Florida Practice Leverages Full Suite of Modules While Preparing to Employ Software to Achieve Meaningful Use and Newly Available Certified Medicare VersionBELLEVIEW, Fla., Aug. 30, Read more >> VA Announces Blue Button℠ Prize CompetitionOffers Incentive for Private Sector PHR Adoption WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it is offering a $50,000 prize to the first team that builds a Read more >> Physician Survey Reveals 'Unhealthy' State of Small Medical Practices NationwidePractice Fusion's 2011 State of the Small Practice survey and infographic reveals 41 percent of private practices are doing worse than last year; optimism around job satisfaction and new Read more >> |
