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Announcements

What’s New in the Atlas.md EMR?

In October’s Features Release we’re responding to some of your hottest requests, like additional growth charts and multiple patient subscription options. But we’re also introducing some features that will make communication between you and your patients easier than ever before. And who can forget about the ICD-10 rollout? Well, maybe you, since you don’t have to… Read more
Thoughts

Insurance-Based Primary Care Won’t Prevent Obesity

Recently, someone asked me on Twitter, “Has the change in classification of obesity as a disease affected how you treat patients presenting w/ the disease?” The classification change in question is regarding the American Medical Association’s declaration that obesity is a disease rather than a comorbidity factor.… Read more
Thoughts

The ICD-10 Emperor Has No Clothes

They howled ICD-10 was delayed. And they howled loud and fierce. Apparently, the life of U.S. healthcare hangs in the throes of 68,000 diagnosis codes. Meanwhile, the rest of the world has switched to ICD-10. But here’s a secret. The World Health Organization’s version of ICD-10 has about 16,000 codes, equivalent to ICD-9-CM. Let’s reiterate:… Read more

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