Practice Technology

The past 18 months have proven that healthcare needs the cloud.

Telehealth visits increased, but overall utilization of Part B declined

The platform was created to make it easy for ill patients to obtain all their health data.

The $17 billion deal sees athenahealth acquired by affiliates of Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman.

Is more testing the answer to a worsening drug crisis?

These tips can keep your practice safe from ransomware, hackers and other bad actors.

Deven McGraw, co-founder of the health data platform Ciitizen, sits down with Medical Economics to explain the information blocking rule and why there are still issues for patients to access their health data.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has led to telehealth expansion, the question remains which expansions should continue.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a sea change in the way that physicians treat their patients and nowhere is this more evident that in the near-overnight implementation of telehealth across the health care industry.

Now that patients have seen how technology can change their health care experience for the better, practices must adapt by using the latest tools or risk losing their patients to competitors.

The Medicare telehealth expansion will continue at least until Dec. 31, 2022.

More medical and SDOH data is available now than ever before to clinicians, health care organizations and payors.

Patients are looking for user-friendly technology.

For the first time, clinicians have been able to get a “behind the scenes look” into their patient’s environment during telehealth visits

UnitedHealthcare’s newly launched virtual first plan is one part of a push by the industry.

When embarking on a revenue cycle automation project, it's prudent to crawl before you walk and then walk before you run.

The Facebook outage is a reminder of how crucial it is for physicians and health care facilities to protect themselves in such an event.

As we move beyond COVID-19, The healthcare industry is just beginning to uncover the impact of delayed cancer screenings and care on oncology outcomes.

Smartphones and tablets are on the rise, while pagers fall out of fashion.

The cyber threat against healthcare businesses is exploding, and here's what you can do about it, on this week's Medical Economics Pulse.

Telehealth technical challenges frustrate many patients

Christopher Hobson, M.D., explains the background, purpose and functioning of HIEs.

Medical practices and health care organizations have data that hackers value.

A breach can hurt profits and reputation, doing long-term damage.

Cybercriminal tactics change regularly, so a response plan needs to reflect that.

The number of apps that integrate with EHR systems is on the rise.

About a quarter of healthcare providers report increased mortality rates due to ransomware.

Every practice should have a detailed plan that outlines what steps need to be taken and in what order if a breach occurs.

Study shows patients more loyal when telehealth is offered as an option.