“Alexander Stemer, MD, president and CEO of Medical Specialists Centers of Indiana, said that even as the practice converted to an electronic medical record system, it “wanted to preserve the quality of physician-patient relationships by not subbing face time with screen time.”
He said most physicians, especially those who have been practicing for many years, have developed a style that involves sitting with patients and writing clinical notes on a clipboard. The practice was looking for ways to balance the physicians’ needs with meeting Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidelines as well as meaningful use requirements to make the data quantifiable.”
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Pamela Lewis Dolan, amednews, 24 October 2011
