Residency Wins AAFP Award With the PATIENT ED System; Cedar Rapids Medical Education Foundation Wins AAFP/STFM Award for Excellence in Patient Education.PORT TOWNSEND, Wash.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 1, 1998--The Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids, city (1990 pop. 108,751), seat of Linn co., E central Iowa, on the Cedar River; inc. as a city 1856. The second largest city in Iowa, it is named for the surging rapids in the river. Medical Education Foundation pointed to Medifor's PATIENT ED(R) software as a major innovation that contributed to winning the STFM STFM Society of Teachers of Family Medicine STFM Short-Term Financial Management STFM Systems with Two Failure Modes award. Sponsored by the journal, Patient Care, the American Academy of Family Physicians American Academy of Family Physicians, n.pr a national medical organization established in 1947 to promote the practice of family medicine. , and the Society for Teachers of Family Medicine, the award recognizes excellence and innovation in patient education among Family Practice Residencies. Presented in November at the Conference on Patient Education held in Orlando, Fla., details of the award are available at www.crmef.mercycare.org. "The PATIENT ED(R) system was critical to our program's winning a $500,000 grant for a computer curriculum," says Charles Zelnick, M.D., a Cedar Rapids faculty member. "As a practical stepping stone to the computer-based patient record computer-based patient record Electronic medical record Health informatics A 'personal health library' providing access to all resources on a Pt's health history and insurance information , the PATIENT ED(R) system is affordable, easy to implement, and provides many of the critical benefits to physicians and their patients that have previously been possible only with much more complex systems." The PATIENT ED(R) system from Medifor Inc. is the leading software for creating personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. patient instructions and educational material. It has already been adopted by more than 1000 physicians in 48 states and more than 30 residency programs. The PATIENT ED(R) system uses a practice guidelines practice guidelines Medical practice A set of recommendations for Pt management that identifies a specific or range of range of management strategies. See Peer review organization, Practice standards. Cf 'Cookbook' medicine. paradigm. The user enters a patient name, then selects an appropriate disease or health maintenance guideline template. Resulting screens display the medications, home treatments, precautions, follow-up, referrals, illustrations, and other educational resources as shipped by Medifor or as specified by the clinician. Prescriptions and other instructions can be customized for a patient by clicking check boxes or hypertext, without the need to type. Clinical reminders and embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. reference information help providers practice in a more consistent, cost conscious manner. "This award is a validation of our commitment to being the best system available for helping physicians educate their patients," says Medifor CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. J. Peter Geerlofs, M.D. "Because it combines productivity with the clinical features that primary care physicians want most, the PATIENT ED(R) system is being recognized as an essential desktop utility for the modern physician." About Medifor Medifor Inc. is a privately held medical knowledge-ware company. Established in 1993, it is a company of medical professionals dedicated to developing affordable solutions to help physicians and other care providers adapt to and excel in our rapidly changing health care environment. Its focus is on enhancing the physician-patient relationship physician-patient relationship Medical malpractice A formal or inferred relationship between a physician and a Pt, which is established once the physician assumes or undertakes the medical care or treatment of a Pt; the establishment of a PPR is 'automatic' in by bringing just-in-time information to providers to help them make better decisions. Medifor Inc. is located in Port Townsend, Wash. For additional information on Medifor or the PATIENT ED(R) system, please call 800/366-3710, or visit our web site at www.medifor.com. PATIENT ED(R) and the PATIENT ED(R) logo are trademarks of Medifor Inc. |
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