EHRs, electronic communications key parts of upcoming study
Thirty-six primary-care groups will begin testing a new patient-centered approach to care in June, with electronic health records and electronic communications as key tools. The American Academy of Family Physicians is providing $8 million to help fund the TransforMED project, but participating physician groups will use their own resources as well, said Terry McGeeney, the initiative's president and chief executive officer. About half of the physician groups already have electronic medical records.
To meet the pilot program's expectations for patient-focused care and practice redesign, the groups may employ clinical-guidelines software and use various forms of electronic communication with patients, including electronic visits, among other tools. Some of the groups will receive support from practice redesign experts, while others will have self-directed access to improvement tools and services, McGeeney said.
"This is a learning lab" to see if family physicians can use such tools successfully in the real world, McGeeney said.
By Jennifer Lubell / HITS staff writer
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