This text provides the primary care practitioner with up-to-date information on the wide variety of topics they confront in their practice. A practical, reader-friendly approach provides access to key issues, and the fundamentals of informatics, including the electronic medical record (EMR), electronic scheduling, billing and using scientific databases.

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1. Overview of Primary Care Informatics.- 2. Electronic Medical Record (EMR).- 3. Importing Data from Other Programs and Databases: HL7 Interfaces.- 4. Importing Laboratory Data.- 5. Importing Images.- 6. Evidence-Based Medicine.- 7. Clinical Decision Support.- 8. Knowledge Resources: Finding Answers to Primary Care Questions.- 9. Computer-Based Patient Education Resources and Instruction.- 10. Workflow Automation with Electronic Medical Records.- 11. Privacy and Security of Patient Information.- 12. Electronic Billing for the Primary Care Physician.- 13. Reporting and Analysis.- 14. Telecommunications in Primary Care.