Practice Technology

Health information technology advances have failed to save the healthcare industry money because the current systems are too disconnected and difficult to use, according to a new report from Rand Corp.

Once rare, telemedicine has now entered the mainstream. See how you can incorporate it into your practice for less than you might have imagined.

See reviews for Wand 1.1, The Wheel HD, and iPharmacy.

Eligible professionals, including physicians, have until the end of the month to submit any pending Medicare Part B claims from calendar year 2012 under the Medicare EHR Incentive Program.

Family physicians surpass specialists and other office-based physician on EHR adoption rates, according to a new report.

Whether or not physicians are comfortable with moving their practices into the virtual realm, more and more patients are moving in that direction, and some say digital communication may even improve their level of honesty with their doctors.

Twenty percent of healthcare providers using a proprietary electronic health record system reported that doing so helped save the life of one or more patients, according to a recent nationwide survey.

Jay Wolfson, DrPH, JD, discusses PaperFree Florida and electronic health records with Medical Economics Edior-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA.

This month's question focuses on the negative consequences of not meeting e-prescribing requirements. Find out the answer to this pressing coding question.

The integration of small practices into hospital systems could improve clinical quality and technologic efforts, says Robert I. Field, PhD, MPH, JD, in a conversation with Medical Economics Editor-in-Chief Lois A. Bowers, MA.

After you file your taxes, your tax saving possibilities don't end. Discover how you can continue to save.

Medical Economics readers discuss the need to adapt on the job, AMA guidelines, leaving practice, maintenance of certification, and finding the right electronic health record.

Technology remains the biggest health information management challenge for providers, according to a new report from KLAS, a healthcare research firm.

Smartphones can serve a purpose in your office, but they very easily can become a distraction. See how you can keep a cap on usage in your office.

Despite hopes of cost savings, health information technology has failed to deliver, according to a new report.

Measurements for Medicare's meaningful use stage 3 should focus more on monitoring improvements in patient health than mandating a growing collection of functional measures, according to the American College of Physicians.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released what one department official describes as "the most sweeping changes to the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules since they were first implemented," but at least one organization is concerned that the requirements may be too burdensome for medical practices.

Stage 3 of the Medicare/Medicaid meaningful use electronic health records (EHRs) should not move forward until challenges associated with stages 1 and 2 have been studied and addressed, according to formal comments submitted to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology by the American Medical Association.

Has the devastation of Hurricane Sandy led you to think about how your practice could handle a natural disaster? Here are some tips for protecting your practice and you.

After you meet stage 1 meaningful use requirements, you'll be looking toward stage 2 challenges. Here's what you need to know.

A new year means new challenges for your practice. Here are 10 issues that you may have to face.

Medical Economics readers discuss the potential for errors through e-prescribing.

Moving into the technology age isn't without growing pains, according to results of a new survey from the American Academy of Family Physicians.

Mobile electronic devices offer a lot of benefits to your practice, but the devices pose data privacy issues. Discover what you need to keep patient information protected.

It's 2013, and the time has come to look forward to how healthcare reform will work. Here are four trends to look at throughout this year.

An electronic health record (EHR) system won't just help you keep accurate, neat patients records. If your practice's Web site has a patient portal, an EHR also will allow your patients to have access to their information.

A look at Medical Economics' EHR Best Practices Study shows that integration is continuing, but room for improvement still exists.

Implementation isn't the only thing that you need to do to successfully use an electronic health record system. Here's a look at what you need to do to measure productivity.

Two physician in our EHR study share key lessons about EHR implementation.

About 72% of physicians have adopted electronic health records, up from 48% in 2009.