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Actinic keratosis (AK) is the most common precancer that forms on skin damaged by long-term exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun and/or indoor tanning. It is characterized by rough, scaly patch on skin most commonly found on your face, lips, ears, back of your hands, forearms, scalp, or neck.

Electronic Medical Records: ProviNET is about halfway through a three-year process to implement an EMR from HealthMEDX to support physician order entry, nurse notes, documentation by certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and e-prescribing. On the long-term care side, the organization is implementing one EMR component at a time and expects to implement the last component-e-prescribing-in about a year, once the new standards from the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs can be tested. On the home and community-based service side, ProviNET has completed its EMR implementation.