Physician Spotlight

With help from United Physicians, a large physician organization, Dr. Joel Young and the rest of the physicians at the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine in Rochester Hills, Mich., implemented an electronic prescribing (e-prescribing) system. As medical director, Dr. Young knew it was time to bring e-prescribing into the practice. It is simply the direction medicine is taking—using technology to make the physician practice more efficient and effective. Similar to many physicians, though, he had concerns about the costs and finding the time to learn the system, in addition to keeping up with other demands of the practice. However, with the support from United Physicians, and the help and enthusiasm of executive director, Jaime Saal, M.A., Dr. Young and the practice made the transition.

The AMA recently spoke with Dr. Young and Jaime Saal about their e-prescribing experiences.

Read the interview.

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