Helped Advance Cyber Medicine and Encouraged Physicians to Embrace It

In 2004, the information technology bandwagon kept moving forward, and more and more physicians got onboard.  More physicians developed web sites.  More physicians introduced secure messaging (e-mail) with patients.  And, more physicians adopted e-prescribing technology.  MSDC kept abreast of the latest developments so that its members would not be left behind.

Participated in Initiative to Create a Local Health Information Infrastructure
MSDC joined the Metropolitan Council of Governments, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services's National Health Information Infrastructure, and other organizations to discuss the creation of a Local Health Information Infrastructure for the metropolitan DC area. 

Provided Free Information Technology Products to Members via Partnership with Medem
Throughout the year, MSDC continued to offer members a host of information technology products and services through its partnership with Medem--the nation's premier physician-patient communications network founded in 1999 by a group of leading medical societies, including the AMA.  Medem products and services include: free web sites for physicians with links to clinical information; a secure messaging framework for communication between physicians and patients; and an online consultation framework to facilitate online "office" visits between physicians and patients.