$2.7 million awarded for medical marijuana research in Colorado
The state has awarded $2.7 million for research into how medical marijuana could replace opioids to ease chronic spinal pain — and how it might treat irritability in children and adolescents with autism. Read the full story here.
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New Feature Updates
It’s a new feature alert! At Arfinn Med we always work to make sure we are the industry leading software platform and EMR for medical cannabis providers and clinics. Keeping with that sentiment, we’ve recently updated two features that have been very popular with Arfinn Med users. Those are the customizable consent and confirmation page…
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New Features
As Arfinn Med has become the leading Electronic Medical Record (EMR) and practice management solution for medical cannabis clinics, we have continued to release new features to help improve clinical workflows and patient care. Our newest feature is a custom intake form builder to help gather pertinent patient information prior to appointments. INTAKE FORM BUILDER…
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Cannabis and Mental Health: Social Anxiety Disorder
Social anxiety may sound like something we all experience at times in life, and that is true. It is natural for a person to feel nervous or anxious in situations like being alone in a new place or going on a first date. But for those living with social anxiety disorder, those instances of anxiety…
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Cannabis improves symptoms of Crohn’s disease despite having no effect on gut inflammation
In the first study of its kind, cannabis oil has been shown to significantly improve the symptoms of Crohn’s disease and the quality of life of sufferers but, contrary to previous medical thinking, has no effect on gut inflammation. In a randomised, placebo-controlled study, researchers from Israel have shown that cannabis can produce clinical remission…
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Data Migration During EMR Changes
One of the most challenging aspects when deciding to switch to a new EMR system is how to get existing data from the old system to the new system safely, securely and accurately. Many times, the scope of this task is enough to force providers to remain with a subpar vendor even though there are…
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Data Migration and Mapping Functions
Medical software does not have a good reputation for user experience and intuitive design. It can seem like a full-time job just learning how to use these software solutions. In fact, according to a study from Stanford Medicine, 74% of doctors responded that their EMR increased the number of hours they work every day and…
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