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White Papers:

Implementing a Behavioral Health Electronic Medical Record - White Paper (11/2/2007)

Case Studies and Insights about Community Health Center Information Systems - White Paper (10/31/2007)

HIMSS-COMCARE Emergency Responder & Health IT Partnership - Fact Sheet (10/11/2007)

EHR Implementation in Ambulatory Care (8/15/2007)

Stand-Alone E-Prescribing: Ready or Not? - White Paper (8/15/2007)

Assessing Performance and Providing Feedback to Primary Care Physicians in Outpatient Diabetes Management - White Paper (8/6/2007)

1st Responder Health Information Technology Work Group - White Paper (5/30/2007)

Using Information Technology to Improve Health Quality and Safety in Community Health Centers - White Paper (3/28/2007)

Paying Physicians for High-Quality Care - Other Pubs (1/13/2005)

Making It Easy to Do It Right (1/13/2005)

New Approaches for the New Millenium: I.T. Use in Ambulatory Clinics - White Paper (1/11/2005)

Central Valley Health Network's EMR Journal - Other Pubs (1/10/2005)

Using BCMA Software to Improve Patient Safety in Veterans Administration Medical Centers - Other Pubs (12/6/2004)

A Data Mart For Operations Analysis - Other Pubs (12/6/2004)

E Pluribus E-Unum - White Paper (12/6/2004)

Surveys:

Healthcare e-commerce: connecting with patients - White Paper (1/10/2005)

HIMSS/AstraZeneca Ambulatory Technology Survey - 2004 - Survey Result (2/9/2004)

EMR Tools and Documents:

What is Open Source Technology? A Fact Sheet - Other Pubs (2/20/2007)

Four EMR Brochures from HIMSS for Medical Professionals - HIPAA News (2/8/2007)

EMRs Help to Boost Productivity (1/13/2005)

The Economic Effect of Implementing an EMR in an Outpatient Clinical Setting - Other Pubs (12/6/2004)

Reports:

CRS Report for Congress - Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs - Report (5/16/2007)

Value of CPOE in Ambulatory Settings - Report (12/6/2004)

Links:

Iowa Senator Calls for Overhaul of QIO Program (7/16/2007)

2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative Toolkit Available (7/16/2007)

Researchers: Funding Can Make Pay for PerformanceWork (7/16/2007)

CMS Delays Dissemination of NPPES Data (7/16/2007)

CMS Considers Dropping E-Prescribing and Computer-Generated Fax Exemption (7/12/2007)

CMS Proposes Policy, Payment Changes for Physicians’ Services in 2008 (7/12/2007)

The Impact of Health Centers and Community-Affiliated Health Plans on Emergency Department Use (Report from the National Association of Community Health Centers at nachc.com) - Other Pubs (4/30/2007)

IT Tools for Chronic Disease Management (Report on chronic disease management from the California Healthcare Foundation) - Other Pubs (4/30/2007)

HIMSS Analytics - Other Pubs (3/27/2007)

NPI Business Challenges - Other Pubs (2/13/2007)

Nicholas E. Davies EHR Recognition Program
recognizes excellence in the implementation of EHR systems. - Other Pubs (2/5/2007)

Survey: $33,000 per Doc for eRecords
Survey of more than 3,600 physician group practices found the average capital cost for implementing an electronic medical records system was $33,000 per physician. Health Data Management - Other Pubs (10/24/2005)

Value of Electronic Health Records in Solo or Small Group Practices
A study of 14 solo or small primary care practices that had used EHRs for one to three years. Health Affairs - Other Pubs (9/1/2005)