The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that approximately 2 million Americans experience an infection with an antibiotic-resistant microorganism each year.span class=”…
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EHRs: Implementation Experiences
NOTES FROM A LARGE PRACTICE
By Stephen M. Weinstock, MDThe Eye Institute of West Florida transitioned to electronic health records (EHRs) in 2011. Many of our associates had shared their conversion nightmares, so w…
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Are Generic Medications Contributing to the Rise of Superbugs?
National and international concerns continue to mount over the rise of so-called “superbugs,” or antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Concerns regarding increasing levels of microbial resistance in bacteria are not new, and in eye care thi…
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Hate Your EHR System?
I returned from last year’s American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) annual meeting in Chicago concerned about the common theme I heard: ophthalmologists hate electronic health records (EHRs). The distaste for EHRs is understandable becaus…
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Sidebar: Besifloxacin for the Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis
Bacterial keratitis is a serious and potentially sight-threatening condition, which can cause corneal scarring and opacification and, occasionally, perforation. Traditionally, treatment has involved frequent dosing by instillation and/or in…
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A Necessary Evil
I love computers and my smartphone, and I use Netflix wherever I go. I cannot imagine a world without computers, but electronic health records (EHRs)? If EHR systems actually improved physicians’ workflow, I think most of us would be stan…