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Preventive health: Getting rid of the middleman (uh-oh, that’s us!)


 

Dr. Skolnik is a professor of family and community medicine at Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, and an associate director of the family medicine residency program at Abington (Pa.) Jefferson Health. Dr. Notte is a family physician and clinical informaticist for Abington (Pa.) Memorial Hospital. He is a partner in EHR Practice Consultants, a firm that aids physicians in adopting electronic health records.

References

1. White A et al. Cancer screening test use – United States, 2015. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017 Mar 3;66(8):201-6.

2. Williams WW et al. Surveillance of vaccination coverage among adult populations – United States, 2014. MMWR Surveill Summ. 2016 Feb 5;65(1):1-36.

3. Conerly B. Don’t eliminate the middleman – He’s much too valuable. Forbes. Oct 28, 2015.

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