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March 14, 2013

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Primary care needs to be overhauled: Here's how to do it

Three prominent thought leaders share ideas on how to change primary care from the "beleaguered," "underappreciated stepchild" of the U.S. healthcare system. » Full article

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Excessive EHR alerts can lead to patient safety issues

You may feel bombarded with so many alerts from your electronic health record systems that you're in danger of overlooking important test results, creating potential patient-safety issues, according to a new study. » Full article

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Practice changes needed to recoup cost of technology adoption, study finds

Physician offices that move to electronic health record systems but don't make additional changes to enhance practice revenue and cut costs stand to lose money, new research shows. Here's what the experts recommend. » Full article

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