Practice Technology

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.

Spear phishing is a new way that hackers obtain patient data. Learn how to protect your practice's records.

The biggest reason to adopt technology isn't that the government wants it. It's to keep up with what your patients want.

Wondering what gadgets can help your practice? Here's a round-up of some of the latest products.

Medical Economics readers discuss the hassle of pre-certification, advise new doctors to avoid primary care, talk about serving as a mentor, look at why physicians continue practicing, and argue that electronic health record systems should be rejected.

As more providers access patients' medical data on mobile devices, security concerns are increasing.

E-prescribing has increased dramatically since 2008, according to a data brief recently released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.