The Healthcare Information and Mana...

The Healthcare Information and Management theorys Society (HIMSS) and the AAFP will management a six-month demonstration project to inquiry the implementation of electronic health records in family practice settings. The concoct expected to begin no later than Nov. 1 will criterion an open-source electronic health record work and an application service provider standard in six to 10 small family physician practices across the United States. The aim of the intend is to discover and eliminate potential obstacles to implementing electronic health records and to clarify the direct and indirect take away froms of such a transition in a medical practice setting. In its affiliation with the AAFP, HIMSS will labor for as electronic health records appease experts and as a liaison with the corporate community for AAFP members. To read the joint pres release forward this collaboration, go online to www.aafp.org/x22058.xml.

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