Special Discussion - Thinking Session: EMRs: Issues, Standards, Meaningful Use

Sponsored by OntarioMD

Friday, April 27, 2012 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon

Presentation by:
Dr. Bob Bernstein, MD, PhD
Lead Physician Family Health Team and Academic Head of Family Medicine, Bridgepoint Health and Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto

Discussion Leader:
Dr. Darren Larsen
Senior Peer Leader, OntarioMD
Lead Physician and IT Lead, Thornhill Village Family Health Organization 

This special session brings together organizations and individuals with an interest in the adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) systems by medical groups/clinics and individual healthcare providers. A key focus of this session will be meaningful use. A variety of issues can be tabled and a subset selected for discussion, including but not limited to:

- the nature and capabilities of (or limits thereto) EMR systems relative to needs

- the challenge of and solutions to securing adoption, the usability of user interfaces

- the essential co-factors (e.g., process engineering, management of change, training, etc.) of the adoption and meaningful use of EMR systems

- the impact of these systems on provider time and practice cost

- new models of practice enabled by EMR systems given their current or potential capabilities

- required policy change to realize the potential of EMR systems

- other significant matters