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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, 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, 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, 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 ...
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 2009
Until recently adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) by specialist ... cases, but certainly not uptake on a broad scale. Why has EMR adoption not been higher? Over the last year PITO has ... are in place, the environment becomes favorable for specialists to adopt EMRs: • Simplicity of remote access to ...
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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alan Brookstone, MD June 2004
... data. When fully implemented, electronic medical record (EMR) systems allow health care providers to easily share ... restrict access to certain providers. The successful adoption of EMR systems overall is limited by the lack of ... with a representative group of medical  colleagues—specialists and family physicians. The session allowed this ...