Health Information Technology (HIT) to Support Patient-Centered Office Practices

There's a certified CME activity on Sermo titled, "Health Information Technology (HIT) to Support Patient-Centered Office Practices." This activity is a part of a series called the New Business of Medicine Series.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After participating in this session learners will be able to:
    * Review practical application of the evolving national policy regarding health IT adoption
    * Formulate a rationale for the adoption of health information technology that is appropriate for their own practices
    * Avoid some of the pitfalls inherent in the adoption of health information technology
    * Make IT adoption decisions which support patient-centered care

This activity is supported by an educational grant from sanofi-aventis.  To access the entire series, sign up for Sermo and then click on the "Education" tab. Here are the titles for the other series that have already been released:

• The Cash Only Practice: Reinventing an Old Practice Model
• Concierge Medicine: The Benefits and Drawbacks of Personal Health Care
• Health Information Technology (HIT) to Support Patient-Centered Office Practices

About the  New Business of Medicine Series:

The New Business of Medicine Series is an entire curriculum of CME-certified education in the area practice management. Stemming from identified gaps in practice management and related educational needs, the modules focus on how to improve practice with the ultimate goal of improving the delivery of care to patients. Interactive multimedia formats such as in-depth interviews, case studies and debates will be employed to bring this content into focus. Originally developed content from a multidisciplinary team of expert faculty -- physician practitioners and researchers with expertise in such areas as practice management, bioethics, billing and compliance is combined with data from actual practice experience to produce this unique curriculum.