SCOT / TFOMI Merger	S. Andrew Spooner M.D.
	Because of the need to cut back financially within the AAP, the Section on Computers and Other Technologies (SCOT) has been asked to merge with the Task Force on Medical Informatics (TFOMI). The latter is a small group of appointed individuals who work to repre....
	Editor's Corner	Stuart T Weinberg
	Roadrunner's free installation and discounted rate for three months was too much to pass up - I took the plunge and joined the high-speed cable connection community, and haven't looked back since. For those thinking about doing the same, a few notes on the experience might help. The offer ment....
	Summary of HL7 Tutorial and Agenda-Setting Meeting	S. Andrew Spooner M.D.
	On October 20, during the AAP National Conference and Exhibition, an HL7 Tutorial was presented, followed by a discussion on possible AAP involvement with HL7 activities. The notes below summarize the session. Additional information, including Powerpoint slides, is available on the SCOT web site....
	EpicCare at Advanced Healthcare	Carl Eisenberg M.D.
	Advanced Healthcare in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a multi-specialty clinic with more than 220 doctors at 14 sites where EpicCare is used. EpicCare from Epic Systems, Inc. in Madison, WI, and was chosen after an extensive evaluation process about three years ago. Epic Systems products best fitted our ....
	Electronic Medical Records for the Mac	Stuart T Weinberg
	"Do you know any way to find out if there are any Electronic Medical Records (EMR) for the Macintosh OS? We are looking to go to an EMR at the office and it looks like Windows rules." This question was posed on December 20th to the MacInTouch we....
	Online Personal Medical Records	Joseph H Schneider
	Many children, particularly those with chronic diseases, get medical care at multiple locations provided by multiple physicians. Medical record updates from encounters frequently do not travel to other physicians who care for the child. As a result, each physician’s medical record is only a portio....
	Roswell Pediatric Center’s Quest for Electronic Medical Record	Edward S Salzberg M.D.
	At our company’s annual strategic planning retreat in December 2000, we identified our successful pediatric practice’s strengths and weaknesses. With three offices, nine physicians, and four pediatric nurse practitioners on board, Roswell Pediatrics listed the following as weaknesses: 1) “Where’s....
	Palm OS Applications for Pediatrics	S. Andrew Spooner M.D.
	In addition to the table below, be sure to check out the following web site, "Dedicated to everyone involved in pediatrics with an interest in Palm based handhelds. Hopefully there will be helpful things for every user (old or new to the PDA world)": http://w....
	Medem Pediatric Advisory Committee Report	Mark M Simonian
	Does the Medem Pediatric Advisory Committee (PAC) have any value? I think it does. The committee, comprised of about seven pediatricians, AAP, and Medem CEO and administrative staff, was asked to help the AAP review and comment on Medem projects. Started as an Internet health portal to ....
	HIPAA Update - Extension Legislation Signed	Stuart T Weinberg
	from the HIPAA-Regs list serv, posted on January 9th On December 27, 2001, President Bush signed into law H.R. 3323, the Administrative Simplification Compliance Act (now known as Public Law 107-105). This law provides for a one year extensio....
	In the Literature	Kevin B Johnson, MD, MS
	Barriers That Impede the Adoption of Pediatric Information Technology; Kevin B. Johnson, MD, MS Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:1374-1379 Background: Information technology (IT) is a critical but underused component of health care. Many factors contr....