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April 15, 2011
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New Web site explains Affordable Care Act
Find healthcare reform information relevant to your practice and patients at a new nonpartisan Web site launched by a coalition that includes the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, and five other organizations. Read full article.
Study: Leadership, 'buy-in' vital to HIT success
If you want your practice to reap benefits from electronic health records, it'll take strong leadership and staff "buy-in," according to a review of 154 recent studies on the topic. Read full article.

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Analysis: EHR implementation averages $32,409 per physician

An analysis of 26 primary care practices—each ranging from two to 12 physicians—in the Dallas, Texas, area may provide some insights into the financial and nonfinancial costs you'll incur. Read full article.
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Joseph Scherger, MD, MPH
Rancho Mirage, California

"Online communication with patients is ready for primetime." Read blog entry.

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Patients want to be connected to you

A survey shows patients are eager to use secure online communication to obtain lab results, request appointments, pay medical bills, and communicate with your offices, if it's available. Read full article.

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PCPs most likely doctors to qualify
for 'meaningful use' incentives

Find out why, as a practicing family, or internal medicine physician, you are more likely than your colleagues in pediatrics, obstetrics/gynecology, psychiatry, or other medical specialties to quality for Medicare- or Medicaid-related incentives for achieving "meaningful use" of electronic health records. Read full article.

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