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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 ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD January/February 2011
... was to propose that it be a shared care initiative or a practice guidelines template. However, both the Specialist ... do­main, including Heads Up: Brain In­jury in Your Practice ( ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD May 2011
... was served with a class action lawsuit alleging that this practice is unfair. The representative plaintiff in this ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD June 2011
... not be used routinely in emergency departments, primary practice, and psychiatry.[ 1 ] The screening tool involves ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, September 2011
... the kind of lifestyles they are leading. In my pediatric practice I am surprised by the number of adolescents who do ... very in-depth guideline called “ 2006 Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, November 2011
... and make it flourish. These programs in­clude the General Practice Services Committee, the Specialist Services ... which are designed to benefit physicians and advance the practice of medicine. Under his leadership, the Council on ...