Practice Technology

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.

At the Consumer Electronics show, the car-maker introduced the "car that cares" with the help of app maker Healthrageous. Is this KITT 2.0?

Information integration fosters collaboration, not combativeness. Find out how meaningful use stage 2 will further link doctors and insurers?if they let it.

The clash over delaying the ICD-10 compliance deadline continues, pitting physicians against the HIT industry. See what has one group calling the situation "catastrophic."

A physician's electronic access to records increases the number of redundant tests ordered. Discover why earlier studies reported the opposite, and what this means for healthcare costs.

Computer viruses can grind your practice to a halt and open up the possibility of lawsuits. Learn how to keep your system virus-free.

Letters discuss how EHR systems affect workload, and why private solo doctors may soon be extinct.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) says new rules governing electronic funds transfers, along with other changes that make it easier to check patients' health coverage eligibility and the status of claims, will save the national healthcare system more than $16 billion over the next decade.

Prompted by the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plans to create a mobile app to help it gather information and send out alerts about adverse reactions to experimental medications prescribed during a public health crisis.

Practices panicking about the impending transition from ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes to the avalanche of data in ICD-10 may be able to breathe a sigh of relief.

The vast majority of doctors own and enjoy Apple iPads, but few use them at their practice, according to survey results released by a market research firm.

Nearly half of physician practices use electronic health record systems, but primary care physicians are not among the top or bottom users, according to survey results by a market research firm.

Virginia physicians are sharing messages, patient records, lab results, dictated reports, discharge summaries, and other scanned documents with a secured statewide messaging service that launched this month.

In a survey pitting Medicare against Medicaid and commercial payers, see which group healthcare providers say most often reimburses to expectations. The answer may surprise you.

Practices report widespread claims denials since adopting the HIPAA Version 5010 transaction standard, MGMA says. Learn more about the kinds of errors practices are seeing.

Office-based healthcare providers receiving federal electronic health record system incentive payments will be part of a new national database created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

The author presents his model for using remote locations without having one dedicated office. Find out how this saved him on his biggest expenses.

A Washington, DC, think tank is pushing lawmakers to invest in healthcare information technology. Discover which influence-makers are involved-and what they’re recommending.

More patients pick up their first prescription when it’s sent to the pharmacy electronically, an industry survey shows. Convenience may not be the only reason.

One major group is fighting the switch, and another is urging its members not to wait. Learn the reasoning behind their positions.

The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Family Physicians have released free online video tutorials on technology. Discover how they can help you.

Physician practice owners struggle to implement EHR systems more than non-owners, a recent study shows. Your success may depend on those whom you least suspect.

Price, ease of integration and more come into play when considering updating your practice management system. You'll need a way to compare the many options and variables.