• Improved patient safety with a clini- cal record that follows the patient to all providers, regardless of point of care;
• Prevention of redundant communica- tion and care through shared clinical information;
• Facilitation of e-prescribing, receipt of medication history, electronic lab ordering, and receipt of lab results, allowing users to meet meaningful use standards for community data exchange; and
• Improved community health out- comes as a result of comprehensive- ness and continuity of patient data.
Physicians needing help with mean-
ingful use and the federal EHR incen- tives may receive help from one of four Texas regional extension centers. For more information and eligibility require- ments, visit the Texas Regional Exten- sion Center Resource Center on the TMA website at
www.texmed.org/REC/, call the TMA Health Information Tech- nology Helpline at (800) 880-5720, or email
hit@texmed.org.
TMA 2011 Fall Conference next month
Join leaders from across Texas for the 2011 TMA Fall Conference Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21–22, at the Hyatt Re- gency in Austin. Mark your calendar and be on the
lookout for more information in the Oc- tober issue of Texas Medicine. n
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