Physician smartphone adoption rates will experience significant growth over the next few years, according to the latest physician report from Manhattan Research. Currently, 64 percent of U.S. physicians own smartphones, but this rate will increase to 81 percent in 2012, according to the report.
Companies that work with healthcare organizations and handle private patient information are largely unprepared to meet the new data breach-related obligations included in the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act.
Google has launched a Web site, www.google.com/flushot, to help people locate the locations nearest to them at which H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines are available.
Doctors in the United States and Canada lag behind other countries in the use of electronic health records, according to responses of 10,000 physicians in 11 countries queried for the 2009 Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey.
Disability insurance, disability policy cost and tax obligations while training overseas are all addressed
Disability insurance, disability policy cost and tax obligations while training overseas are all addressed
Senate shelved bill that would have cut out the method which CMS uses to calculate physician fees
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Various areas of coding, including preventive care, smoking cessation, are addressed
Vermont physicians will get thre years' free access to an e-prescribing program thanks to a federal grant
Hand-washing more likely when others are watching
First-year enrollment in U.S. medical schools up 2 percent
AAFP forges partnership to help members and physicians select EHR vendor
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HITECH has new requirements regarding business associates and notification of patients regarding breaches of unsecured protected health information.
What to do with presented with requests from insurance companies for more patient information
In the past decade, there was a sharp increase in medical liability premiums, but recently, malpractice insurance has started to level off, indicating a potential new trend.
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The former head of Google Health has launched a new website, Keas.com, in an effort to provide individualized care plans.
The state of Rhode Island has launched a new system for tracking H1N1 flu that uses prescribing data provided by pharmacies throughout the state via a secure electronic link. Enabled by the state's e-prescribing and the digital healthcare infrastructure, the system is believed to be the first of its kind.
A new study published in Health Affairs finds that hospitals that disproportionately care for low-income patients are falling behind in adopting electronic health records.
GE Healthcare has launched a new business unit designed to improve healthcare systems connectivity for clinicians and patients.
The American Medical Association has launched AMAfluhelp.org to improve physician-patient communication and the coordination of care.
Practices making the plunge into electronic health records prior to the final definition of "meaningful use" should require the EHR contract guarantee the system will meet those requirements.
Economic and health reform uncertainty have more primary care practices considering selling to hospitals, according to discussion at the 2009 Medical Group Management Association annual conference in Denver last month.
Medicare Part B causes medical groups the least amount of hassle, according to a survey of 1,700 practices released at the Medical Group Management Association?s annual conference in Denver last month.
Inform your malpractice insurance carrier any time you have suspicion that a patient is considering a lawsuit.
Supplies in your practice can cost more than you think.
Allowing a doctor to bill for a discharge the night before it occurs prevents a situation in which patients are occupying hospital beds solely in wait of a physician.