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Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD December 2014
... 5000 in total) are using an electronic medical record (EMR) in their practice. With one of the highest rates of EMR adoption in Canada,[ 1 ] BC joins progressive health care ... fall, a program was also announced for the more than 1800 specialists who are on EMR. MU3 is considered a foundational ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, November 2011
... practice offices are using an electronic medical record (EMR), and that number is moving steadily up­ward every year. This upward trend of EMR adoption offers a new opportunity to address the growing ... schedules for each. Because she also sees a number of specialists, those reports are added to her EMR, creating a ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2011
... family practice clinics across the province we see an adoption rate of over 90%, but the rate remains much lower ... in solo or small GP practice considering the change to EMR and wondering how it might benefit them, we introduce ... record and hit the send button. I hear quite often from specialists how much they value this more timely and complete ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, April 2011
Physicians in more than 14 BC communities have developed EMR communities of practice (CoPs). CoPs bring together GPs and specialists in a geographical community via a common ... CoP is a leading example, with among the highest level of adoption and a physician membership strongly focus­ed on ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, July/August 2010
... for specialist physician electronic medical record (EMR) and technology requirements. This month’s article focuses on adoption and trends among general practitioners. EMR adoption ... compared with Canada.  In many of those countries, specialists practise only or primarily in hospitals and do ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, May 2010
Consistently cited as one of the greatest benefits of EMR adoption, electronically receiving lab results, imaging ... are sending secure electronic referrals between GPs and specialists, and visit summaries from walk-in visits to the ...
Letters / BY: N.P. Blair, MD, June 2009
... specialist, I wish to express my frustration with the EMR programs as made available through PITO. Months ago I had ... is clear that this program was not designed for surgical specialists. Billing and scheduling are much more difficult ... useful to BC specialists. Please see " Specialists and EMR adoption ” published in the May issue of the BCMJ. ...
Letters / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2009
... Blair’s original letter from the June issue (“EMRs and specialists” BCMJ 2009;51[5]: 190) and Dr Hwang’s ... these EMRs. I would encourage physicians considering an EMR to fully evaluate all options, PITO-qualified or not. The ... outlined in the May BCMJ  article “Specialists and EMR Adoption” ( 2009;51[4]:154 ).  While more than 95% of the ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, December 2009
... in November. Physician Peer Leadership Until recently, adoption of an electronic medical record (EMR) in BC was largely an isolated, individual experience. ... improved flow of patient information between GPs and specialists or peer support from colleagues during ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP, April 2009
... was formed to administer this funding and to assist with EMR implementation.[ 12 ] PITO program offerings have been ... an EMR system? • How ready are physicians for EMR adoption? • How are EMRs in current outpatient offices ... at the point of care. However, only a minority of GPs and specialists use an EMR to record and view information during ...