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Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD November 2013
... Columbia is now at 80% of target full-service family practice and specialist physicians, one of the highest rates ... records and patient care. EMR innovation is improving practice for many physicians by enabling proactive care, ... a GP in Kel-owna who has adopted EMR technology in his practice, says that having an EMR makes him a better doctor. ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD December 2013
... efficiently. Physicians all over the province, in varying practice types are using different EMR systems and are ... satisfaction. At the same time, physicians in similar practice types, using the same EMRs, are finding challenges ... and tested by a group of 500 users over the past year. Practice automation coaches, physician MOA mentors, and EMR ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD December 2012
... efficiently. Physicians all over the province, in varying practice types are using different EMR systems and are ... satisfaction. At the same time, physicians in similar practice types, using the same EMRs, are finding challenges ... and tested by a group of 500 users over the past year. Practice automation coaches, physician MOA mentors, and EMR ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, January/February 2011
... half of the 5500 eligible BC physicians in community-based practice have now adopted an EMR through the support of PITO ... Notably, the adoption rate among large full-service family practice clinics (six or more physicians in group practice) has reached 90%, and almost 75% among all clinics ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, April 2011
... than 14 BC communities have developed EMR communities of practice (CoPs). CoPs bring together GPs and specialists in a ... completed the application to form an EMR community of practice in September 2008.  By March 2010, 80% of the CoP ... through joint activities with their new Division of Family Practice and the Practice Support Program (PSP). Salmon Arm ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2011
... closer to that state. Today, in large full-service family practice clinics across the province we see an adoption rate ... solo or small practices.  For those in solo or small GP practice considering the change to EMR and wondering how it ... that the benefits of EMR can be achieved in any size of practice when the physicians and staff are strongly committed ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, November 2011
... in British Columbia around 60% of physicians in private practice offices are using an electronic medical record ... for doctors who incorporate this technology into their practice.” Ms Esther Brown, from the town of Oliver in the ... physician’s experience Dr Calder is a member of a group practice at Osoyoos Medical Centre in a town that contains a ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, December 2011
... 65% of eligible physicians having adopted an EMR in their practice in British Columbia, several trends are becoming ... are heavily weighted toward non-urban physicians in group practice, and particularly physicians in communities that have established divisions of family practice and EMR communities of practice. Urban solo and ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, July/August 2010
... GPs practise in larger group practices rather than solo practice. Breaking down the EMR adoption statistics in ... in which GPs commonly practise:  • Full-service family practice (FSFP) clinics (which may include an out-of-hours ... clinics, aesthetics clinics, etc.). Full-service family practice Dividing the FSFP practice category further provides ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, March 2010
... Technology Office (PITO) has developed communities of practice (COPs), leading groups of their colleagues who have ... support achieve a higher utilization of the EMR in their practice and are better able to achieve their clinical goals ... close to retirement, and some were just starting their practice and couldn’t afford it. The more I spoke to ...