Physicians' Institute News

11.08 - Kennestone Heart Group earns statewide E-Technology Award

Kennestone Heart Physicians Group, based in Marietta, is one of five recipients of the statewide E- Technology Awards for 2008, presented by the Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine, for successfully developing and implementing an electronic medical records system in a specialty care practice of 10 or more physicians.

The Physicians’ Institute for Excellence in Medicine created an E-Technology Award to recognize Georgia physicians who have implemented electronic medical record (EMR) technology solutions in their private practice. The intent is to showcase replicable, innovative technology solutions that demonstrate a positive impact on clinical practice.

 

Michael Brown, M.D., M.B.A., of Kennestone Heart Physicians Group noted, “One of our main problems in the practice was access to patient information, prior to EMR, we had to do ‘chart chasing.’  Now all records are easy to access.  Additionally the EMR provides easy access to patient history so through serial encounters, historical information is maintained and updated consistently; changes are more easily recognized and outcomes improved.”

 

As a not-for-profit subsidiary of the Medical Association of Georgia, the Physicians’ Institute focuses on activities to support physicians, including the provision of educational programs and tools, and sponsoring applied projects to improve the effectiveness of practices and processes in the physician office.  The mission of the Physicians’ Institute is to improve patient safety and achieve clinical improvements for physicians and their patients.