Health IT

Despite the progress the healthcare industry has had in adopting EHRs, the interoperability of these systems needs to be better.

Telemedicine can not only save money for practices, but it can increase revenue as well. Here are ways how.

Physicians who are skeptical of telehealth, here are five reasons that you should try out the technology and give it a chance.

Many practices are feeling the push to go paperless. Here's how to make the leap.

As healthcare moves towards a value-based reimbursement system, physicians need to be trained on analytics to better serve patients.

When it comes to long documents, the MACRA proposed rule isn't quite as captivating as "Truman." And this is quite unfortunate for Medicare doctors.

Looking at the health IT portion of the MACRA proposed rule shows us that components of Meaningful Use have been carried over to the new reporting program.

In this Q&A, a family medicine doc talks about why the MACRA legislation should terrify small practice physicians from a financial perspective.

Here are three ways to make social media a highly effective health communication tool at your practice.

Why are patients waiting longer for doctors? The culprit lies with government-mandated reporting.

For one doctor, the EHR can visualize the amount of work that is done by a physician on a daily - and nightly - basis.

Physician satisfaction, training, return on investment, and patient comfort all matter when considering hiring EHR scribes.

One doctor has seen that medical training and trust are key when working with a scribe to document care in the EHR.

Various tools within the EHR can be important in speeding up the process of documenting the patients' care, but providers must be careful about the potential hazards of this added convenience.

Meaningful Use continues to be a pain in the neck for one doctor, who is struggling to attest as a private practice physician.

More and more physicians are interested in using telemedicine. Here are a few reasons why this technology has gained admirers.

Tax experts provide insight on meaningful use payments and tax write-offs for EHR-related investments. What do practices have to know before April 15th?

From training to hardware to new population health software, budget time is the right time to make sure your current EHR set up meets the needs of your practice.

While there isn't a lot of data available on the EHR, recent studies show the promise of the technology in cost savings, diagnosis, and patient safety.

One man has set out to educate the state of Mississippi on how telemedicine can benefit them. He explains this unique job in a Q&A.

Practices have to take responsibility for potential liability issues surrounding use of the EHR. Not doing so can have disastrous consequences.

Healthcare cyberattacks can put your patients and medical practice at risk. The good news is there are both high-tech and no-tech means to be safe.

Prepping for a new agreement with a health IT vendor on a critical piece of technology? Consider these 10 tips before signing on the dotted line.

Physicians shouldn't look at as telehealth as a threat, but rather as something that can bring them closer to their patients and improve care.

The combination of high-tech and “high-touch” patient advisors can not only improve health outcomes, but produce a return on investment.

Christiana Care Health System has relied on health IT tools, care coordinators, and stakeholder buy-in to drive its care management success.

As meaningful use winds down, CMS is shifting its focus to meaningful reporting of valuable healthcare data.

Recent pilot initiatives have found that when physicians share their medical notes with patient, it has a positive effect for both parties.

HHS secretary Sylvia Matthews Burwell announces major industrywide pledge to make EHRs work better for patients and providers.

OhioHealth is using mobile technology to help its patients become better informed on their care, which leads to happier patients and better outcomes.