Practice Fusion recently announced a free EMR for private practice physicians by permitting pharmaceutical companies to advertise within the EMR and on the web-based patient portal. Concerns of a conflict of interest and of patient privacy has caused many practices to think twice before jumping in.
During a time when President Bush and many others are calling for improved health-care efficiency through technology, Hoffman and other doctors in Murfreesboro have been pioneering the effort here. Moving to electronic records has also helped Hoffman respond quicker to patient needs. When the medication Vioxx was recalled, she and her staff were able to do a computer search for patients on that drug.
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