TransforMED Practice Transformations Newsletter
July 2007 Edition
Read Dr. McGeeney's CEO Report :
Disease Registries
CEO report
Registries are powerful and easy-to-implement tools that can dramatically improve quality of care, especially in relation to chronic disease management. Dr. Terry McGeeney urges every medical practice to immediately take substantial steps toward implementing Registries.

Click here to read Dr. McGeeney's CEO Report »
5 Action Items on Disease Registries
Action Items
Be sure to peruse these 5 action items that complement Dr. McGeeney's report. These selected resources will get you up-to-speed on Registries and help you craft the decisions and processes needed to get it done now.

Get up-to-speed on Disease Registries »
e-Visits:
The Tipping Point - Are We There Yet?
e-Visits
E-visits and e-services are in demand from health care consumers. And an increasing number of health plans payers are reimbursing for them. The market is evolving and the widespread adoption of secure, online health care services and consults appears inevitable. When it comes to e-services and online consultations, the question is no longer "if" but rather "how long will it take?" Is your practice ready?

Click here to read the article »
5 Key Insights:
The Interim Report from the NDP EvaluationTeam
CRFPPC
Learn the 5 key insights the outside evaluation team has learned over the first year of the NDP: the necessity of shared leadership, the realities of "capacity for change" and the barriers presented by the current healthcare technology landscape.

Read the CRFPPC Evaluation Team's report »
Huddles:
Increased Efficiency in Mere Minutes a Day
huddles
The most natural response to a busy schedule is to start seeing patients. However, jumping right into the day can result in a string of surprises, all of which contribute to bottlenecks, interruptions, and misunderstandings later on. Huddles - daily, short, focused meetings - are the fast and easy-to-implement solution for busy practices to increase efficiency and enhance teamwork.

Click here to read the TMED workingpaper »

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Stories of Change
Dr. James Meyer - Littleton, CO
Implementing Medfusion
in a Solo Practice

Dr. James J. Meyer in Littleton, Colorado shares his experiences implementing Medfusion e-Visits, as well as other online features and software applications in his solo family practice.
 
EXPERT ADVICE
Dr. Joseph Scherger
Best Practices and Risk Management Tips for e-Visits

TransforMED consultant Dr. Joseph Scherger offers these tips and best practices for practices looking to use e-Visits to interact with patients.
 
A Conversation with...Dr. Eads
online consults
Dr. Michelle Eads
Discusses Virtual Office Visits

Dr. Michelle Eads has an innovative family medicine practice in Woodland Park, CO. She offers Medfusion e-Visits to her patients. And she's getting reimbursed for them...
 
TransforMED
in the News

Have you read the excellent Family Practice Management article that profiles the TransforMED initiative's work to date and highlights the work of several of the facilitated NDP practices?