Search results for "EHRs"
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about retail clinic guidelines and EMRs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/letters.htm
1 Jan 2008
Staffing can make or break a small practice
In a quest to unveil common problems for small practices and offer solutions, the College's Center for Practice Innovation visited 34 practices across the U.S. over a two-year period. Part one of the six-part series looks at the unique staffing issues faced by small offices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/01/cpi.htm
1 Jan 2008
Investing in EHRs pays off in paperless perks
Second in a six-part series on small practice issues.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/ehrs.htm
1 Feb 2008
Workflow analysis a critical but hidden step to EHRs
Despite the information-sharing benefits of an EHR, many physicians are reluctant to invest in this technology.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/pmctips.htm
1 Feb 2008
Interacting with the computer screen instead of the patient
Computer screen can be barrier between doctor and patient.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/computer.htm
1 Feb 2008
Practice management experts urge docs to use the Web
Susan R. Miller, RN, suspected that business was being lost during the office's peak calling periods. So she did a study.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/web.htm
1 Feb 2008
It's a numbers game: How should physicians inform patients about risk?
A recent Annals of Internal Medicine article on risk communication highlighted the critical role of the physician in influencing patients' treatment decisions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/02/editor.htm
1 Feb 2008
Presidential candidates tackle problem of health care costs
Money, money, money.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/seventeen.htm
1 Mar 2008
Dispensing drugs on site may help with patient compliance
Morris Kliger, D.O., a physician in Lansdale, Pa., has patients tell him that they are overwhelmed by the price of prescription drugs.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/03/fifteen.htm
1 Mar 2008
Telemedicine connects remote areas with care
Modern medicine is dramatically cutting the distance that patients must travel, even for severe injuries. Consulting by telemedicine reduces delays, improves patient outcomes and brings health care to areas that otherwise wouldn't have it.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2008/04/one.htm
1 Apr 2008