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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 ...
News March 2011
... University of British Columbia’s Department of Family Practice commissioned a half-hour documentary called Safe and ...
News April 2011
... tools to help integrate these guidelines into clinical practice. These include an “app” (smart phone ...
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 ...
News June 2011
... ALS, 24 hours is a long time, and he therefore altered his practice to meet the unique needs of his patients. The Marcel ...
News / BY: Shelley Ross, MD July/August 2011
... time and services.  The on­going evolution of the practice of medicine and the changing demographics of the ... that physicians make about what, how, and where they practice. Doing so will align physician resource planning ...
News / BY: Sam Bugis, MD July/August 2011
... we can start your last case.” After 20 years in surgical practice as a general surgeon, it was easy to provide these ...
News / BY: Sinden Luciuk, September 2011
... (e.g., rent, utilities, payroll, etc.) of running your practice. When combined, the disability income programs and ... recover. At age 33, Dr M. had only recently joined a group practice when she suffered a stroke after an episode of ... and speech deficit that made it impossible to resume her practice right away.  Dr M. had a mortgage on a new condo, ...
News September 2011
... resulted in longer wait times for appointments and more practice restrictions. These data were presented as part of a ...
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 ...