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Heads-up on EMR usability discussion

e-Patient Dave | April 14, 2011

On April 21 I’ve been invited to testify again on behalf of patients at a meeting organized by the Office of the National Coordinator for health IT.  As we did here twice last year, let’s discuss what the meeting should here. Here’s the document they sent.  Comments, please! Certification/Adoption Workgroup April 21, 2011 9:00 a.m. [...]

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What my mom takes to the doctor

e-Patient Dave | April 10, 2010

I was talking to Mom (age 80) the other night, and she mentioned a document she updates regularly. She prints a fresh copy to take to every doctor visit, so they’ll always have it up to date and won’t have to go digging. We’ve never discussed topics like “the importance of med reconciliation,” but when [...]

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