With the introduction of electronic health records (EHRs), and the increasing use of audit results and quality measures for payment, it is clear that the traditional nurse and front-office staff job descriptions have to be revamped. As doctors have to meet more and more requirements to get paid, they need to rely heavily on their staff to collect and enter data that insurers will review and use to determine payments.
InTouch Healthcare announces a new app making it easier for physicians to provide real-time, acute telemedicine consults with patients.
Spellex Corporation announces an enhancement for voice recognition software.
A recent study in the journal Nature that showed that playing a relatively simple car-racing video game helped seniors improve their memory, focus and multi-tasking skills is being hailed by some as a gamechanger. But does this mean that physicians should begin instructing elderly patients to play video games?
Outdated payment models and concerns over increased workload requirements are preventing medical practices from embracing electronic communications with patients.
Our coding expert explains the dos and dont's of billing Medicare for telehealth services.
A recent study finds that more local health departments are using Twitter, but mostly in one-way communication with followers.
Social media guidelines for physicians frequently focus on the need for doctors to separate their personal from their professional identities, but those types of policies get social media all wrong, according to a viewpoint recently published in JAMA.
The majority of physicians believe electronic health records (EHRs) have a positive impact on patient care, according to a recent survey by Athenahealth.
Would your patients benefit from using these apps to help control diabetes, irritable bowel syndrome or cardiac risk?
These TED Talks will give you ideas and inspire you to make your medical practice more efficient.
With the starting date for stage 2 of the meaningful use program fast approaching, two major provider groups are asking for more flexibility in the program's requirements
In one week Farzad Mostashari, MD, twice made national news. He announced his unanticipated departure as national coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT) this fall, and he authored new research in Health Affairs showing that the exchange of health information jumped 41 percent.
A new study suggests that there may be a link between a physician’s office use of electronic health records (EHRs) and patients’ loyalty.
The ONC has released a guide for healthcare providers that explains key EHR contract terminology and how certain provisions could impact a physician’s practice.
Much of the national discussion on electronic health records adoption has focused on physicians, but getting the most out of this technology will require significant buy-in by patients. Find out what researchers learned when they studied how physicians can best engage patients in online records.
Older physicians break down technology adoption barriers, study says
Mobile devices are making it easier for these patients to monitor their blood pressure at home and accurately relay that information back to their physicians.
Doctors anxious about the Sunshine Act can download a new app to see exactly how the reporting process will work before results go public next year.
As the career search turns digital, mobile devices are making the process even easier. Here are five job search apps to help physicians get started.
The nation’s largest health information network announced its expansion by enabling four additional health technology vendors to offer clinical messaging capabilities to their users.
Training is a crucial part of successfully implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system in a physician's practice. Although you may be tempted to skimp on it to save money, doing so could wind up costing your practice far more in the long run.
Physicians address costs, hours worked, and advancement in meaningful use objectivesin Medical Economics EHR Best Practices Study
Even though ICD-10-CM will not go into effect until October 1, 2014, the time to prepare is now. Learn how small practices can develop a budget for the cost and time to train staff.
GlaceEMR v5.0 has achieved 2014 Edition Complete EHR/Ambulatory ONC Health IT Certification, designating that the software is capable of supporting healthcare providers with the Stage 1 and Stage 2 meaningful use measures.
