Precision Medicine

Also called personalized medicine, this evolving field makes use of an individual’s genes, lifestyle, environment and other factors to identify unique disease risks and guide treatment decision-making.
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EMR/Medical Device Integration: Promise in Ambulatory Care Settings

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMIn this session we will explore considerations and potential benefits presented by the growing number of interoperable medical devices capable of capturing and incorporating clinical information directly into an electronic medical record.

Physician Practice EHR/PM System Leads to NCQA Medical Home Recognition

Thursday, March 4, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMBy mobilizing its EHR/PM system, Potomac Physicians fulfilled its vision of creating an evidenced-based practiceyielding improved disease management, National Committee for Quality Assurance medical home recognition, and a demonstration project.

Utilizing an EHR to Optimize Pay-for-Performance Participation: A Primary Care Medical Group's Exper

Wednesday, March 3, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMGraybill Medical Group configured its EHR to improve quality and therefore support successful participation in P4P initiatives. In the first two years of reporting, Graybill earned nearly $463,000 in bonus reimbursements.

Integrating Quality Measures into EHRs: Available Tools and Lessons Learned

Wednesday, March 3, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMThis session describes how the American Medical Association's Physician Consortium for Performance Improvement has developed standardized methods for integrating quality measures into EHRs and best practices for implementation of quality measures.

The Healthstory Project: Harmony with Clinical Narrative/Structured Data in the EHR

Wednesday, March 3, 2:15 PM - 3:15 PMConventional wisdom dictates that documents are bad and discrete data is good. But the Healthstory project offers a bridge between free-flowing narrative clinical documentation and semantically interoperable data.

EHRCenterpiece for Practice Growth and Profitability

Wednesday, March 3, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMThis session will discuss how to implement a fully functional electronic health record in a solo practice and raise profits by 25 percent annually through efficiency and laddering of technologies.

Lessons Learned from Developing a Premier Global EHR

Wednesday, March 3, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMThe Department of Defense's Defense Health Information Management System provides one of the largestand most comprehensiveelectronic health records in the world. Subsequently, the DHIMS has experienced several challenges and learned many lessons during the implementation process.

EHR/CPOE Implementation: Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail

Wednesday, March 3, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMThe planning process is a key element in the success of any implementation. Ensuring success, building a strong team, preparing for launch, designing deployment strategies and other important considerations will be addressed.

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