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Jeremy Smith,
A group of innovative BC physicians supported through the Physician Information Technology Office (PITO) has developed communities of practice (COPs), leading groups of their colleagues who have joined together in... Read More
Ending the 2009 calendar year, the second full year of implementation, it seems an appropriate time to provide an update on progress and status. There are now over 2000 physicians enrolled in the PITO program—... Read More
I would like to thank Dr Courtemanche for his reply. The patient’s medical record should certainly be considered as such, as it is by law. Achieving more coordinated and patient-centred care requires this way of looking... Read More
In the May issue (BCMJ 2009; 51:154) we explored the broad electronic medical record (EMR) requirements of specialists, noting that it is typical that 95% of the functionality is the same between EMRs for all... Read More
I will respond to Dr Blair’s original letter from the June issue (“EMRs and specialists” BCMJ 2009;51[5]: 190) and Dr Hwang’s response concurrently. Through an extensive requirements definition and evaluation process... Read More
Both Dr McMahen (“Ready or not” BCMJ 2009;51[5]:190) and Mr Littlejohn raise the importance of highly functional EMRs and lab interfaces, as well as physician leadership and input. I have had the privilege of... Read More
The paperless physician’s office sounds great on paper (and it can be), but when the real world intrudes, extraordinary efforts can save the day. When it came time to open their own practice in Langley in 2003, Drs... Read More
Until recently adoption of electronic medical records (EMRs) by specialist physicians has been highly variable—avid interest in a few cases, but certainly not uptake on a broad scale. Why has EMR adoption not been... Read More
If you are thinking about choosing an electronic medical record (EMR) vendor for your office or clinic, it’s never too early to start thinking about what you will be looking for and how you will make this important... Read More
The Physician Information Technology Office (PITO) is an outcome of the 2006 Agreement, Appendix C (www.bcma.org), where the provincial government and the BCMA agreed to work collaboratively to “co-ordinate, facilitate... Read More