Practice Partners

The Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program is now more than three years into using EMR (Electronic Medical Record) technology in its Family Practice Center. The electronic medical record represents a significant advance in patient care delivery over the paper chart. This topic has gained national attention as the American Academy of Family Physicians and the federal government has urged health care providers to utilize this system in their clinics. Fewer than 17% of Family Practice clinics have made the significant effort to adopt the paperless system.

We believe that embracing this new technology demonstrates the Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program's commitment to quality patient care and to providing our residents the education necessary to prepare for practice in today's progressive medical environment.

On March 17, 2006 we successfully advanced to Practice Partners newest software version 8.2. Here are our residents' favorite new features:

Provider Dashboard: The new Provider Dashboard or “Provider Information Manager” offers providers easy access to all of their important functions. The dashboard’s central screen displays the provider’s schedule, messages, “to-do” list, and review bins for progress notes and laboratory results.
Sophisticated Drug-Dose and Drug-Disease Checking: Patient Records 8.2 introduces new drug management capabilities that help to reduce errors and improve patient care. Drug dosage surveillance checks prescribed dosages against age-specific dosage recommendations for prescription and over-the-counter medications. Drug diagnosis checking alerts clinicians of possible contraindications based on current diagnoses and disease states, gender, age, and pregnancy status.
To-do Lists: To-do lists in Patient Records 8.2 allow users to create patient-specific notes and reminders for themselves and other staff members.

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