Practice Technology

There are interesting differences in the ways patients of varying ethnicities and races engage with technology.

Nearly 90% experienced at least one attack in the past year, at an average cost of more than $1 million per attack

Looking for ways to increase the revenues of your small practice? RPM may be the answer

Technology can help bridge the divide between medical and dental health

HHS develops new measures that could indicate fraud, abuse, or waste.

New study casts doubt on whether scribes ease doctors’ paperwork burden

The need for integrated patient care to help reduce medical errors, a $20B plague for U.S.

Many practices have yet to access the data with the greatest potential to impact patient outcomes and their own financial success.

New technology that fixes the problems of the EHR is the best way to reduce physician burnout

Change comes weeks after company announces acquisition of One Medical primary care practice.

HHS agency warns “vishing,” combining scam emails and phone calls, is on the rise.

Immunization data is the most traded as figures rose in 2019.

Digitization of health care comes at a cost

New ONC report highlights progress, challenges in promoting interoperability

Security experts have been warning health care companies for years that all the connected medical devices are potential vulnerabilities

Survey outlines patients’ attitudes on technology.

Most organizations report multiple data breaches

AMA surveys patients on privacy in light of recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion.

Invest in upgraded tools and platforms and set clear guidelines for patients

Less than half of physicians, but more than 91% of patients, had positive view of computerized records.

HHS calls for added security in latest threat brief on apps such as patient portals, telehealth.

Recent advances have made benefits of remote monitoring more widely available

Health systems, loaded with patient data, remain prime targets for computer attacks, feds say.