Saving Office Practice

Letters18 May 2004Saving Office PracticeAlan R. Ertle, MD, MPH, MBAAlan R. Ertle, MD, MPH, MBAFrom The Corvallis Clinic, Corvallis, OR 97330.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-140-10-200405180-00024 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I disagree with Dr. Sox's premise that medical information technology will be the savior of office practice for general internists (1). Certain aspects of care, such as prior authorization for procedures and drugs, can be improved by using computers and technology. These are highly repetitive tasks where information technology replaces an even more time-consuming method, that is, doing it by telephone. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 did start out with the noble intention of streamlining standards on remittance but evolved into much more. Privacy standards outlined in HIPAA went into effect on ...Reference1. Sox HC. Saving office practice [Editorial]. Ann Intern Med. 2003;139:227-8. [PMID: 12899590] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Alan R. Ertle, MD, MPH, MBAAffiliations: From The Corvallis Clinic, Corvallis, OR 97330. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoSaving Office Practice Harold C. Sox Saving Office Practice Scott Matthew Bolhack Saving Office Practice Peter Basch Saving Office Practice Harold C. Sox Metrics Cited byDietary Patterns Are Associated with Body Mass Index in a Korean PopulationReferencesLow carbohydrate?high protein diet and mortality in a cohort of Swedish womenObesity and low-carb diets in the united states: A herd behavior modelImplementation of recommendations on hypertension: The Canadian Hypertension Education ProgramLow-carbohydrate or low-fat diets for the metabolic syndrome?The Effects of Low-Carbohydrate Versus Conventional Weight Loss Diets in Severely Obese Adults: One-Year Follow-up of a Randomized TrialOverweight and Obesity in the Context of Heart FailureWe Are What We EatIsocaloric substitution of plant sterol-enriched fat spread for carbohydrate-rich foods in a low-fat, fibre-rich diet decreases plasma low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and increases high-density lipoprotein concentrationsEffects of weight loss and calorie restriction on carbohydrate metabolismDiets and Cardiovascular DiseaseNutrient distribution for type 2 diabetes: What’s a dietetics professional to do?"A calorie is a calorie" violates the second law of thermodynamics 18 May 2004Volume 140, Issue 10Page: 844KeywordsComputersDrugsHealth Insurance Portability and Accountability ActHealth careInformation technologyMotivationPatientsTaxes ePublished: 18 May 2004 Issue Published: 18 May 2004 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2004 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...