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Patient Web Portals Offer Meaningful Use Benefits for Practices
Marisa Torrieri , February 23, 2011

If making patients happier and physicians’ lives easier isn’t enough reason to pique your interest in patient Web portals and PHRs, consider the fact that using both can help providers achieve meaningful use on several Stage One measures.

HHS Officials Focus on Triumphs of Meaningful Use, Health IT Programs
Marisa Torrieri , February 23, 2011

HHS officials Sebelius and Blumenthal praise CMS’ meaningful use initiative, calling on providers to embrace federal health programs.

Surgeon General: Reform, IT Only First Steps to Reduce Health Disparities
Bob Keaveney , February 23, 2011

Worried about how you'll adapt to the work flow changes of a new EHR system. Try making the switch while rebuilding your practice after a devastating natural disaster.

Video: Synching Patients and PHRs to Improve Health Communication
February 23, 2011

Personal health records, or PHRs, are becoming a key communication tool between physicians and those they treat. But in order to get the most out of this new technological tool, providers must be a key driver in getting their patients on-board to use and keep current their own health information.

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Technology Is Getting Patients Involved in Care at Home
Chuck Parker, executive director, of Continua Health Alliance, explains how existing and emerging medical devices can connect patients and physicians in the home-based care model.  
 

How an HIE Can Enhance the Medical Home Model
The Keystone Beacon Community is one of 17 federally-funded sites blending health IT and patient connectivity to care. Jim Younkin, IT director for Geisinger Health System, explains how the community works and the tools designed to drive the constant flow of information between patients and their care team.  
 

The Impact of PHRs on Office Visits, Patient Satisfaction
Can the use of a personal health record (PHR) increase needed visits to the physician and greater health engagement by a patient? Valerie Sue, a consultant with Kaiser Permanente, offers some answers to this question based on the experience of the health plan. Sue's session, also features Jill Allen, web analytics manager for Kaiser Permanente. 
 

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Electronic Risk Assessment at Check-in Time Offers Financial, Patient Benefits
Marisa Torrieri , May 21, 2012

An increasing number of medical practices are finding that electronic check-ins go beyond entering basic data and verifying insurance.

When Doctor's Get Sick, Patients Should Understand
Melissa Young, MD , May 21, 2012

With my associate out, we've had to do some patient shuffling and not every patient has been accepting about our situation.

Making Public Health Policy and Economics a Priority
Bryan R. Fine, MD, MPH , May 21, 2012

Public health as an important part of an allopathic, clinical program may be intuitive to some, but implementing it is still a challenge.