Search results for "Electronic Health Records"
New online community launched to help with EHRs
The College partnered with Cientis Technologies to launch a new, free interactive website last week which will help medical practices compare, select, and implement electronic health records (EHRs).
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/20/12.htm
20 Jul 2010
CMS defines meaningful use, ACP responds
New ethics case study on MedscapeCMENew online community launched to help with EHRs
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/07/20/6.htm
20 Jul 2010
Health care reform's effects on physicians described
Health care reform's effects on physicians describedEarly palliative care improves quality of life in patients with metastatic lung cancer
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/08/24/1.htm
24 Aug 2010
EHRs could solve resource overuse, free up physician time
Electronic health records can help physicians with the administrative burdens of practice, allowing them to focus on the clinical aspects of caring for patients.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/09/presidents.htm
1 Sep 2010
Prominent speakers addressed Board of Governors at fall meeting
The September meeting of the ACP Board of Governors featured Don Berwick, MD, the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service, who spoke about health care and delivery system reform. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius addressed the Governors through a video message and introduced Dr. Berwick. David Blumenthal, FACP, MPP, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, also spoke to the Governors about fostering the meaningful use of electronic health records.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/10/19/13.htm
19 Oct 2010
White House expert advises docs on meaningful use of EHRs
The White House's national coordinator for health information technology offers advice on implementing and using electronic health records, and specifics on the incentive program that promises more reimbursement for adopters.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/ehr.htm
1 Nov 2010
Letters to the Editor
Readers take issue with recent coverage of health care reform, a profile on Cuba's health care system, and the promise that electronic health records may (or may not) have in the practice of medicine.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/letters.htm
1 Nov 2010
Saying yes—or no—to medical marijuana
A first look at issues that aren't cut-and-dried on the surface: when to prescribe medical marijuana, and when to prescribe statins. For both issues, the devil is in the details.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/editors.htm
1 Nov 2010
An international meeting highlights domestic health care
ACP's international membership has much to offer the domestic roster, and vice versa.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2010/11/presidents.htm
1 Nov 2010
MGMA conference: EHR implementation hindered by Medicare cuts
MGMA conference: EHR implementation hindered by Medicare cuts
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/11/02/1.htm
2 Nov 2010