Steven Shama, MD, who leads Brookline Dermatology Associates, discusses the steps his practice took to begin converting his office to electronic medical records. Listen to the podcast (Length 11:25) (This will open your computer’s default media player in a new window) Download from iTunes

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Obesity is now a national medical problem. Data compiled by the National  Center for Health Statistics show that 30 percent of U.S. adults 20 years of age and older—over 60 million people – are obese. Also alarming is the fact that the percentage of young people who are overweight has more than tripled since 1980. [...]

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