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How the EMR Is Increasing Innovation and Creativity in Health Care

Harvard Business

This same mistake-proofing process and technology embedded in the electronic medical record (EMR) can move us a great distance toward safer, higher quality, and more affordable health care. Information technology has come late to health care delivery.

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3 Health Care Trends That Don’t Hinge on the ACA

Harvard Business

Thus, as the population ages, health care services will naturally expand, as will the pressure to find efficient ways to deliver those services. Second, technology has become a pervasive element across the health care system, with a major impact on diagnosis, treatment, and communications.

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How One Medical Group Is Decreasing Physician Burnout

Harvard Business

As part of our work researching high-performing primary care systems , we discovered a system-wide approach launched by Southern California Permanente Medical Group (SCPMG) in 2004 that unburdens primary care physicians. Leverage Technology. customized weight-loss calendars and healthy recipes), and manage complex schedules (e.g.,

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