Health IT

At Northwest Primary Care Group in Oregon, they've implemented some strategies and best practices to get patients engaged via their portal. Here are some tips.

Consultant Derek Kosiorek on critical technology issues practices are facing, and why physicians and practice managers should attend his two MGMA13 sessions.

Physicians can remove the traditional obstacles associated with using an EHR in the exam room, make the technology disappear, and keep the focus on the patient.

The ideal EHR is highly customizable, but rather than dedicate the time and effort to do this, most practices buy a system pre-configured that causes problems.

In the rush to meet meaningful use guidelines, physicians may have won the battle but lost the war as poor or faulty implementation of EHRs increases risk.

Turn patient skepticism into enthusiasm about your medical practice's EHR implementation.

There are varying beliefs by those in healthcare when it comes to utilization of EHRs …until something goes wrong with the system.

Surveys show patient expectations are changing. Here are six practical techniques to help physicians meet those expectations and stay competitive.

How does a proposed data hub for newly-ensured patients affect your practice? Hint: It has to do with cybersecurity and HIPAA.

The NSA has examined communication nationwide in a way that makes it logical to conclude that messages improperly accessed PHI and, therefore, violated HIPAA.

Choosing a bad EHR … is demoralizing and breeds a lack of intellectual honesty and to a loss of respect for quality information

A chorus of healthcare voices is rising, urging CMS to delay the beginning of the Stage 2 requirements of the EHR Incentive Program.

Studies show physicians want to use mobile devices, but have some trepidation. Here's how to overcome obstacles and maximize use of mobile tech.

I strongly believe practice management, in both the traditional and contemporary sense, has failed on its initial promise to create a more efficient practice.

Today's EHRs are not built on a sound foundation and their designs have little grounding in theory, and quakes are coming.

Here are seven of the critical steps for medical practices to take for disaster preparedness, recovery, and business continuity of their IT services.

The typical EHR depends on the assumption that everything is predictable. But that's never the case.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. This video is worth about a million words.

The goal of a lifetime medical record won't be realized as long as EHR vendors ignore theory and use proprietary representations of an encounter note.

Here are three solutions to reduce paperwork and improve the health of your practice by ensuring that patients receive more personal care and attention.

You may not equate a HIPAA violation with a cybercrime, but if you have patient records, you need to secure and protect that information electronically.

Babies learn to recognize and differentiate objects, so why can't today's EHRs recognize and differentiate data?

ICD-10 provides many needed attributes, but some of the data being collected seems way too excessive for practices.

The insurer's recent settlement with HHS should be a reminder to physicians that a lack of HIPAA safeguards can result in serious issues for their practice.

Blogging for your medical practice can help you win over patients, build relationships, and help others.

The government has committed over $20 billion to incentivize the use of today's EHRs and …not one dollar to explore an alternative.

Current HIPAA regulations are prohibiting provider-to-provider communications and, in turn, hurting both patients and physicians.

Getting paid at your medical practice is may get harder - so why not give patients payment information in advance?

While EHR adoption continues to increase, there are significant hurdles left to overcome, and the healthcare industry has a long way to go to catch up.

Today's EHRs are little more than glorified data collection devices, making meaningful clinical use difficult or impossible without more information.