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Electronic medical record use grows

Capital Gazette Communications
Published 10/07/07

Dr. Aimee Yu of Annapolis Pulmonary Specialists said she no longer plays phone tag with her patients.

By J. Henson —The Capital At Annapolis Pulmonary Specialists, Dr. Aimee Yu pulls up a patient’s information from a Web-based electronic medical records product called AMCIS. Dr. Yu and other local doctors said the technology increases efficiency.
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Thanks to a Web-based electronic medical records technology called AMCIS, she now jumps online to answer their questions, schedule appointments, send lab results and refill prescriptions.

 

"It's the wave of the future," she said.

Dr. Yu is part of a growing number of local doctors using electronic medical records.

The technology is part of a trend driven by the need to improve patient care and increase productivity for doctors in Maryland where reimbursements are particularly low, said Doug Abel, vice...

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