Practice Technology

Patients 50 and older have a new way to keep track of their medical histories. Find out how it can keep your patients better informed.

If you haven't filed your 2012 e-prescriptions--or filed for an exemption--help is here. See what tools could save you from big payment cuts.

A new study will examine how your use of electronic health records may result in serious mistakes and will create new tools that may help protect you against claims of malpractice.

Primary care physicians lead the pack in e-prescribing. You may be shocked to see how many of your colleagues have made the transition in the last 3 years.

Six months ago, the Medical Economics EHR Best Practices Study launched, enrolling 32 physicians and 9 vendors. The most recent survey results show some surprising expenses you might not have thought about before.

You and other physicians likely will face a bureaucratic "perfect storm" next year: deadlines for ICD-10 transition, e-prescribing, electronic health records, and the Physician Quality Reporting System-along with a reduction in Medicare reimbursement.

With one organization decrying delays and another supporting a different system entirely, time has not quelled the debate. Find out who's saying what.

With only 1 month left to start e-prescribing or face a penalty, one management group is trying to buy you more time. How long of a reprieve do you need?

Another healthcare reform law mandate gains traction thanks to millions of dollars from the federal government. And there's more money to be had.

If one HIT group has its way, you could be punished for failing to implement the coding system in time. Learn who says arguments for delays don't hold water, and why.

A recent KLAS study shows physician satisfaction with electronic records is largely dependent on specialty.

Independent healthcare has some daunting foes: insurance industry and government-created acronyms. Acronyms represent the best and worst of healthcare today, and now is the time to make sure they don't get out of control.

Running an efficient practice with increasingly complex patients are primary care physicians? chief concerns, according to a survey. Find out whether you share these common worries.

The go-live date for ICD-10 may be pushed back further, to October 2014. Even so, one expert says you should start making the change sooner rather than later.

Having computer access to your patients' test results means you are likely to order more imaging and labs, according to a study in Health Affairs.

Electronic health information exchange is a concern for you--and for lawmakers. A briefing for top U.S. Senate staff members discussed possible solutions.

CMS awarded more than half a billion dollars to successful e-prescribers and participants in its PQRS program. When you average it out, however, it's not as much as you?d think.

Behave yourself online; that's the message state medical boards are sending. Find out what could get you in hot water, and how the boards are cracking down on violators.

If you're relieved by the ICD-10 delay, you're not alone. Your colleagues are behind-really behind-according to a recent industry survey.

EHR systems can be outright purchases or paid month-to-month. Find out which way works best for your needs.

One doctor offers her professional wishlist for 2012. See what she hopes will happen this year.

Learn what you need to use social media effectively for your practice

See how HIE and HIT could be strengthening healthcare.

Learning an EHR-system is a process-and one that won't necessarily come quickly. Find out what kind of timeframe your practice will need to get tech savvy.

New technology allows for new relationships with patients. Find out how you can use intergrated EHR/PM systems to improve your practice.

See what you need to meet federal Medicaid incentive guidelines set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

If you haven?t yet complied with HIPAA Version 5010 deadline, you have a little more time.

Small medical offices with one or two physicians in the practice are the fastest-growing segment for adoption of Electronic Health Records software, according to the latest results of an ongoing study by SK&A.

After the government?s head of health information technology slammed a report that blamed EHRs for higher health costs, the study?s authors responded with allegations of "wishful thinking." Whose side are you on?

The majority of healthcare organizations don't take advantage of the full scope of social media's capabilities, a nonprofit says. See how they are using Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.