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EHR Intelligence reported that a survey among clinicians showed that better training in electronic health records can improve satisfaction among electronic health records (EHR) users. The story cites as an example the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Science’s decision to partner with Cerner Corp and the Great Lakes Integrated Medical Record to develop electronic medical records training program for medical students in the Jacobs School, led by Andrew B. Symons, MD, clinical associate professor of family medicine and vice chair for medical student education in the department. “Our hope is that by the time students enter their third year they will be quite facile with emergency medical response,” he said. “We even expect they will be offering insights to their attending physicians and administrators.”

In Good Health published an interview with Patrick D. Glasgow, MD, clinical assistant professor of family medicine. Glasgow discussed the value of preventive care, noting: “I think, overall, medicine and society are becoming aware of the social determinants of health, and how they’re just as important. That can include issues like maintaining transportation, insurance coverage and cost.” He added that the partnership of his family medicine clinic with Erie County Medical Center was a benefit because it provided access to case managers and social workers who help patients and providers address those issues.