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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...