Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions. The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare. The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Lisa H Reaves attended and graduated from University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine in 1997.
In countries that follow the tradition of the United States, it is a first professional graduate degree awarded upon graduation from medical school. Doctor of Medicine (MD or DM), or in Latin: Medicinae Doctor, meaning 'Teacher of Medicine', is a terminal degree for physicians and surgeons.