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News&Notes / BY: Dan Small, PhD, MPhil Cantab, January/February 2011
... ethnography published on the equally exotic Nacirema people.[ 1 ] While there is some debate among scholars as to ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2011
... he was lucky to have worked with such supportive and fine people. He also acknowledged the contribution of the BCMA ... their unique perspective.   “I will work hard to bring people together, and to keep this organization strong. I can ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, January/February 2011
... specific disease goals (e.g., A1Cs for diabetics, TSH for people on thyroid meds), and ensuring lab results are ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2011
... describes herself and her MOA as “not computer advanced people at all,” but despite this they implemented an EMR in ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2011
... to become a doctor? You mentioned an interest in helping people. Early in my life I felt that I would like to be a ... Can you tell me about them? Yes. They are wonderful young people and I’m very close to them. A lot of people ask why none have gone into medicine, and it’s ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, November 2011
... the baby boomer generation, now turning 60, is a cohort of people who are used to being proactive about politics, about ... Centre in a town that contains a large proportion of people over 65. Over the 2 years since implementation he has ... patient data to ensure that he is proactively working with people with diabetes, hypertension, renal failure, and other ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper November 2011
... in 1994, and while president I worked with some tremendous people, both medical folks who were on the Board as well as ... of Professional Relations, being involved with really good people, that’s a tremendous learning experience. I learned ... dynamic organism. It isn’t the building, it’s the people who are in the building. The best asset that the BCMA ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, March 2010
... change. “To effect large-scale change, you need to rally people behind a common goal,” he explains.  When he ... to get their agreement to select a common vendor. Some people already had an EMR, some were close to retirement, and ... practice and couldn’t afford it. The more I spoke to people, the more I got confirmation that it was a good idea. ...
News&Notes / BY: Eugene Leduc, MD April 2010
... provided by coffee exports and tourism. The Melanesian people who settled in Vanuatu a few thousand years ago were ... to heal itself and at the remarkable ability of the ni-Van people to cope with severe illness, pain, and even death.  ... but one constant was the friendliness of the ni-Van people and their appreciation for our small contribution.  ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2010
... leadership positions. Were there concerns that the pool of people being attracted to the Board was too small? Partly. ... medical staff meetings. That breeds apathy, so valuing people for their contributions is essential. During ...