Practice Technology

The cloud revolution has many wonderful advantages such as lower costs, faster ROI and more powder in the hands of customers. However, when using cloud services your company data is no longer hosted on your physical IT infrastructure so there are some new legal and technical issues that have to be addressed.

Physicians in New York state have put away their pen and paper method of prescribing in exchange for electronic scripts-many just in time to meet the state requirement.

The lack of patients’ mental health data is a microcosm of a larger provider-sharing problem, say authors.

With value-based payment rising, sharing behavioral health information will become more critical in coordinating patient care.

When Curtis Story, MD, a solo primary care physician in Port Charlotte, Florida, first heard that Medicare would begin paying physicians for offering patients chronic care management (CCM), he was optimistic that the additional revenue would bolster his practice for work it was already doing. But more than a year later, he has yet to bill for CCM.

The rise of electronic health records that don’t always work well can lead to liability risks if managed incorrectly.

If you think that you have not had a data breach in your business, you are an ostrich with your head in the sand.

Hospital and healthcare software security can always be marginally improved, but if we want to lower the risk of healthcare security breaches, we need to take a very different approach.

Ways physicians can ready their practices for the future of reimbursement.

While consumer apps have evolved quickly, apps for physicians have lagged behind, in both quality and utility

Burnout, which is often described in terms of the experience of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and lost sense of personal accomplishment, is a big and growing problem for physicians and for their patients-with lower quality of patient care where professional burnout rates are higher.

I am slowly getting used to a bit more hurried visit and a little less attention from my doctor. I wonder if my doctors will see the silent tears I cry…one thing is for certain: Today’s EHR won’t.

The good news is that EHR systems are producing more data for physicians. The bad news is that utilizing this information isn’t an easy task.

Think you are using your EHR correctly? Think again. You may be guilty of one of these common pitfalls with the systems.

With more and more patients turning to the web to choose their doctor, it’s imperative that physicians create and implement a sound online marketing strategy. This playbook will help physician practices looking to better market their practices online with the four things that beginner and novice practices should be doing in this area. Research and the conduction of interviews will be used to support each item.

The adoption of electronic health records (EHRs) presents doctors with a dilemma when it comes to protecting patient health data.

The rapid expansion and evolution of telemedicine in the U.S. brings with it increased access at lower costs for patients and growing competition for physicians from providers with regional, national and international reputations.

As healthcare moves away from the program as it currently exists, physicians must decide to keep EHRs or seek better solutions.

Physicians know that Meaningful Use will soon become part of MIPS, but there plenty of other unknowns about the future use of EHRs.

A good EHR should help streamline your practice workflow and reduce the staff time required for a number of common tasks. Here are some of the ways a sophisticated EHR should help your practice save time and money.

ICD-10 was much like YK2 in its introduction to the billing process so everyone should breathe a sigh of relief right? Not so quick as some providers are starting to find out.

The federal government announced Tuesday proposed rules that would give its Office of the National Coordinator for Healthcare Technology (ONC) greater oversight to ensure that certified electronic health records (EHR) can actually fulfill the functions physicians need them to, especially when it comes to interoperability.

The federal government may finally be getting serious about promoting interoperability in health records.

By 2019, 64% of patients using U.S. health systems will book medical appointments online, generating $3.2 billion in value. Learn how online scheduling can boost your revenue, improve patient satisfaction and ensure your day is fully booked.

While patient portals can improve efficiency in some practices, they bring with them a host of challenges

EHRs, physician shortages, patient records are the latest topics of discussion in this issue's Your Voice.

Introducing new tools for the practice should also include addressing ways to maintain productivity.

Joining forces with other physicians to thrive is necessary, and a clinically integrated network may be a route to consider

To remain independent, your private practice needs to run like a well-oiled machine, delivering quality patient carewhile thriving financially as a business

From creating a mission statement to troubleshooting what’s working or not in yourpractice, a strategic plan is going to provide a framework for your pathway to success.A well-structured strategic business planning process can help your practice in both theshort and the long term. Short term, it can immediately facilitate decisions on activitiesand goals and long term, it will ensure that your goals for the future are taking shape