Technology

About 70% of 527 physicians surveyed report that the lack of interoperability of electronic health record (HER) systems, a working exchange infrastructure, and costs associated with development of both are major barriers to improving healthcare's ability to exchange electronic information.

More than 90% of patients who were granted access to their doctors' notes through a secure online portal said it would affect their decisions when seeking care in the future.

Medical Economics' EHR Best Practices Study participants offer more tips on meaningful use, training, interoperability, and cloud-based systems.

White physicians are more comfortable exchanging clinical data electronically than minorities, according to a new report.

Consumers want more control over who can access their health data, trusting few others besides their PCP to manage it for them.

A new study has found that Twitter users perceive health-related retweets from doctors who have a lot of followers to be less credible than original tweets from those same doctors.

There's one sure way to get the attention of an EHR vendor that says it doesn't have time to make its system able to communicate with other EHRs, says Farzad Mostashari, MD, of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. Learn the secret.

The practice of medicine is changing for the better. Find out why and how you can increase revenue and improve the quality of care you deliver.

Time is running out for you to receive your share of meaningful use incentives under Medicare, and there are Medicare penalties for not achieving meaningful use by the end of 2014. Here's what you need to know to get started.

Researchers who set out to study barriers to electronic health records (EHR) adoption unique to doctors who serve Medicaid-heavy patient populations discovered there were none.

A recent study found that physicians using EHRs scored significantly higher on quality-of-care on screening measures for diabetes, breast cancer, chlamydia and colorectal cancer.

Electronic health records are becoming more standardized and widely adopted thanks to nudging from federal regulators, according to a new report published in JAHIMA.

Patients who were given access to their physician's notes about them felt more in control of their healthcare decisions, according to a new study. Find out why.

If you're thinking of becoming a medical home, you might be wondering what tech equipment you'll need. Here's where to start.

Social media efforts can help your practice, but they also can land you in hot water if you're not careful. Find out how to keep your social media efforts HIPAA-compliant.

George Ellis Jr., MD, shares three medical apps that he finds particularly useful.

See what you'll need to know about upgrading your billing system to ICD-10.

Do you want to adopt EHR, but your practice colleagues don't? Find out the reasons to fully adopt a system.

Nearly one-fourth of physicians use social media on a daily basis to scan or explore medical information, according to a recently published study.

American consumers' desire to access their health information online far exceeds medical providers' ability to share that information with them.

Mobile health applications can help disadvantaged patients overcome obstacles that prevent them from managing diabetes. Learn why your patients should use them.

New revisions have been made to meaningful use. See what you need to know before the January effective date.

Physicians tell Medical Economics their favorite tips for EHR use.

Worried about how much time you'll need to spend with EHR? Discover how templates can save you time.

In addition to learning how to use your EHR, you will also need to work on connectivity and remote access. Here's what you need to know.

A new online tool aims to help patients understand their electronic health information and improve their relationships with physicians.

Want to know whether you and the other healthcare professionals and pharmacies in your area are at the forefront or lagging when it comes to adoption of electronic health records and e-prescribing? Now you can, thanks to a new tool from the federal government’s Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).

The second stage of the government's program to incentivize physicians for implementing electronic health records systems will not begin until 2014, according to final rules recently released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

ACA wants to build health information exchanges to connect Medicaid providers. Learn what you need to know about them.

George G. Ellis Jr., MD, FACP, recommends two reference apps and a medical calculator.