EMR Articles and Whitepapers
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Electronic Medical Records: 10 Questions I Didn’t Know to Ask
By Jaymi S. Meyers, MD
Buying an EMR system? No matter how great it seems to be, get good answers to these questions before you buy.
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Smaller practices hit roadblock to electronic health record adoption
by Merlina Trevino
Fewer than 15 percent of medical group practices in the U.S. use an electronic health record. High costs and system complexity are making adoption most difficult for smaller offices, according to a study conducted by the Medical Group Management Association Center for Research and the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
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Is voice recognition a high-tech con game?
By Ernest Camponovo, M.D., MBA
Costs go one way and benefits another as more work is dumped on radiologists and more of the bottom line is shifted to them.
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Why are High Tech Gizmos so Hard to Figure Out?
By Edward C. Baig, USA Today
USA Today article on why it's important to be simple with technology.
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EMR: Putting Flexibility Up Front
By Jeanne-Marie Phillips
Orthopedists implement innovative electronic medical records system that adapts to their business needs.
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Electronic Medical Records (EMR) on a Mobile Device
MedicalTabletPC.com
There was a time when every patient encounter, every chart, every prescription, every bill, every aspect of managing a practice, was accomplished manually. The choice isn't whether to convert your practice to EMR, it's simply when. And which EMR to buy...
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President's Address to the Nation
whitehouse.gov
George W. Bush's proposal to spend $100 million on projects that use promising health information technology that moves American medicine into the information age.
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Nashua practice ahead of President's call for implementing electronic medical records
By Benjamin Kepple
A few years ago, when doctors at The Orthopedic Center's Nashua office needed to treat patients from elsewhere, paper medical records and film X-rays could prove a chore to handle.
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2004 Opus Report
AAOS report on orthopaedic practice and medical income in 2004-2005
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Are EMRs a good fit for your practice?
By Robert F. Jones, MD
Imagine instantaneous access to a patient’s medical history from any internet portal.
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Moving to an EMR: A Checklist
By Steve Regbagliati, MD, MBA
Diving into an EMR is scary. Eliminate risk with a checklist.
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EMRs & Dictation: The Best Dictation Solution May Be Right Under Your Nose
By Kishore Tipirneni, MD
Why your current dictation methods may be the best solution.
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The Problem with EMRs
By Kishore Tipirneni, MD
Many physicians feel that the right type of EMR is not available yet.
- AAOS Course Notes on EMR
Helpful Links
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emrupdate.com
The most frequently visited web site for unbiased, non-funded, independent EMR information.
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aaos.org
Various AAOS articles regarding EMR.