Positive and sometimes negative, the 2010s saw massive shifts in health policy. In this In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President of Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin looks back at the issues he thinks made the biggest impact.

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Posted at 08:34AM Dec 10, 2019 by Shawn Martin | Comments [0]

AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin writes that the Academy has new resources to support telemedicine within family medicine practices.

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Posted at 06:00AM Jan 22, 2019 by Shawn Martin | Comments [0]

Back in 2004, the Bush administration predicted that electronic health records would help clinicians avoid medical mistakes, reduce costs and improve care within 10 years. In the latest In the Trenches post, Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin looks at what went wrong and what still needs to happen for EHRs to deliver on those lofty expectations.

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Posted at 08:00AM May 01, 2018 by Shawn Martin | Comments [0]

Innovations in health technology aren't likely to succeed without physician input. In the latest In the Trenches blog post, AAFP Senior Vice President for Advocacy, Practice Advancement and Policy Shawn Martin explains how the Academy's Alliance for eHealth Innovation is working to improve workflows and address gaps in needed functionality.

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Posted at 09:50AM Jul 18, 2017 | Comments [0]