Health IT

Physicians Practice takes on the holy grail of the paperless office. If you are on a quest for an EMR, take a look at how other practices are building efficiency with a practical mix of paper and digital chips.

Your imaging equipment is expensive and vital to your practice. Are you sure your vendor does its best to keep your equipment in tip-top shape? Read on for our advice on key areas to watch and manage.

Sound too good to be true? Thinking out of the box can bring your patients in on time (almost) every time.

Have no idea what the buzz on blogging is all about? Tour the world of physician bloggers and consider the pros and cons of voicing your opinion in cyberspace.

Is your practice management system so old it’s beginning to make you less efficient? Frustrated with your current office’s software limitations? It may be time for an upgrade. Our article will get you started.

Feeling out of it when you watch your teenager text message her friends? Our article explores how physicians are using multipurpose, portable communication devices to help you work smarter, faster, and safer.

The advantages of EMRs for physicians are clear. But finding a product that’s right for oncology is complicated. You can’t just adapt a generic EMR to an oncology practice. We sort it all out for you.

Interested in getting a line on how to use trendy applications to your advantage? Mitchell L. Cohen, MD, explains how practices can snag good deals on Internet auction sites.

You work hard to provide high-quality service, but billing and collecting for your work is getting harder than ever. Here’s a primer on the technology tools that can help.

Electronic labs can make your life easier, but first you have to get past the implementation process.

Do you know what your employees and colleagues are sending out of your company’s e-mail system? You’d better. You need a policy to protect yourself - and your patients.

If EMRs were interoperable, patient data would always be accessible, wherever (and by whomever) a patient is treated. That’s the Holy Grail. Will it ever happen?

A pediatric group gets help resolving its digital decision.

So the truck rolls up to your office, and you take delivery of your new EMR system. Now what? Relax and follow our step-by-step plan to EMR success.

It’s a whole new world of telephonic choices, and it can get confusing. Don’t complete that telephone upgrade without reading our primer.

What are physicians like you doing when it comes to purchasing new office technologies? Our Fifth Annual Technology Survey cuts through the hype and gives it to you straight.

The EMR industry is beginning to undergo some wrenching changes. Here’s what it means for you.

Conventional wisdom has it that doctors who use EMRs are better prepared to treat patients comprehensively - especially those with chronic conditions. New research, though, is raising doubts. What’s the real story?

Patient-entered histories can streamline office visits. But can you trust them to tell their stories without you?

Incidents of data theft grab media headlines almost daily. How can you ensure that your data remains secure? We give you the best bets for implementing that “ounce of protection” that can protect your patients and your practice.

Dispensing corporate cell phones may be a given in your practice, but don’t fall into a money trap.

Have you heard about that “free” electronic medical records system that your local hospital, government agency, or EMR vendor is offering? Sounds good, right? But be careful. While there are ways to get EMR software for little or no cost, there are still expenses (and sometimes other strings) attached.

The days of “detailer” visits may be ending. As physicians shift rapidly to the Internet for clinical and professional information, pharma companies are following suit.

You’ve been handwriting prescriptions for years and are reluctant to change. We understand. But e-prescribing technology is inexpensive, easy to use, and can make your life easier and keep your patients safer. Is it time to dump your Paper Mate?

With so much health information - some of it credible, some of it hokum - available on the Web, and so many of your patients using it to diagnose themselves before coming to see you, isn’t it time someone put together a physician-friendly guide to the Internet? Well, someone has.

We’re all for steering your practice onto the information superhighway, but not without buckling up first. Keeping your practice’s sensitive files (and your patients’ secrets) safe from prying eyes may seem daunting, but we can get you there in five easy steps.

Before you turn over your old computer to your nephew, sister-in-law, or church group, make sure there isn’t private information still lurking inside. It’s not as simple as hitting the delete button.

They can be a little intimidating, those IT geeks, what with their tech jargon and oh-so-superior attitude. But it’s your practice. Those are your computers. Here’s how to foster a positive relationship with the experts who keep them humming.

Ever thought about starting your own online journal, or “blog”? It may be good for business, and it’s easier than you think.

You may be excited about your new EMR, but for some of your patients, a new gizmo in the exam room will take a little getting used to. Some people get nervous about new technology, so you’d better introduce it carefully.