July 2008

CCHIT-certified EMRs have a clear-cut market advantage, but I am not aware of any objective information which would substantiate whether the CCHIT has been successful in achieving its goal.

Many of our patients are using the Internet to look up their diagnoses and medications as soon as they get home from our offices.

Personalized medicine refers to the use of a patient's unique genetic signature to aid in making diagnoses, selecting medications, stratifying the risk of developing complications from interventions, choosing an appropriate preventative measure, or assisting with decisions regarding reproduction. This is of particular relevance in neurology.