Get Smart: Accessing patients’ benefit information

A bill passed in the Texas Legislature may help get you off the phone and back to treating patients.

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FPs could benefit from health IT final rules

In early September 2006, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced final regulations that will support physician adoption of e-prescribing and electronic health records technology.

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Waiting to upgrade

Health information technology is supposed to ensure higher quality care for patients, increase efficiency for physicians and save billions in national health spending. So what’s taking so long?

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Center for Health Information Technology

Stay informed on the latest news, tools and tutorials of cutting-edge technology through AAFP’s Center for Health Information Technology. Just for you, the center can help you improve the quality and safety of your medical care and increase the efficiency of your medical practice.

Behold the amazing continuity of care record

This technology could put patients’ health records in their pockets. Will it prove to be the first step to EHR interoperability?

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Steps to EHR Success: A best-practices approach

Congratulations. You’ve finally decided to go for it!

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Should you shred your paper? Utilizing the electronic medical record

A panacea to some, a sign of the apocalypse to others, welcome to the age of the electronic medical record.

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