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Wednesday, October 17

Medical Economics eConsult Special Report - AAFP

Mostashari: Demand interoperability among EHR systems

There's one sure way to get the attention of an EHR vendor that says it doesn't have time to make its system able to communicate with other EHRs, says Farzad Mostashari, MD, of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Learn the secret. » MORE

Scope of practice, PCMHs
town hall topics

The role of primary care physicians in care delivery, highlighted in scope-of-practice issues and Patient-Centered Medical Homes, was discussed at an American Academy of Family Physicians town hall meeting. See what you may have missed. » MORE

EHRs increasingly enable PCPs
to be proactive in patient health

The practice of medicine is changing for the better. Find out why and how you can increase revenue and improve the quality of care you deliver. » MORE

AAFP hosts 9,093 at its Philadelphia annual meeting

Attendance figures released today indicate that 4,532 physicians will be among those converging on the Philadelphia Convention Center. Read on to learn what’s in store for attendees. » MORE

Make sure you get your
meaningful use money

Time is running out to receive your share of meaningful use (MU) incentives under Medicare, and Medicare has penalties for not achieving MU by the end of 2014. Here's what you need to know to get started. » MORE

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@Farzad_ONC:

Honored to speak to family docs today about how they are making #meaningfuluse meaningful. Following #FMRevolution and #AAFPsa hashtags

@MrsBrull

Best idea I've heard for #MUStage2 from @AAFP Jason Mitchell: send portal message to pts w/ iPad giveaway if they securely message. #AAFPsa

@MedEconomics

#AAFPsa attendee: Most patients think HIPAA is a vitamin or a disease they don't want to get.

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It's impossible for you to attend all of the sessions you'd like to attend at the AAFP meeting. And maybe your schedule didn't allow you to attend the AAFP meeting at all this year. So we're bringing you the latest business-related news from Philadelphia in special editions of eConsult.

See all of our coverage at: www.MedicalEconomics.com/AAFP12eConsult

• EHR use may reduce malpractice claims

• Meaningful use 2: Outdated communications structure threatens patient care

• Unraveling MU stage 2

• How to build up your practice by
improving the patient experience

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