Health IT

Looking to upgrade your EHR or PM systems? Here are a few must haves.

More practices are adopting mHealth technologies in different ways, but the lack of evidence surrounding these apps has some concerned.

Mobile is in as three out of four practices saying they use mobile health (mHealth) in their practice on a weekly basis.

This method of job creation eliminates steps from the typical health care hiring process in hopes of providing better care for patients.

Physicians sound off on features they wish the EHR had in order to make their jobs and the patient experience better.

Physicians are spending nearly 90 minutes of "pajama time" documenting in the EHR. Here are solutions to fix this pressing problem.

You have a few seconds to attract a new patient, it is essential your website delivers a positive experience. Avoid these medical website design mistakes.

Texting, Facebook, Skype - these technologies can all put you in the crosshairs of the government for failing to comply with HIPAA.

The AMA is warning Americans to take all precautions as this flu season is shaping up to be the most severe in recent memory.

It took a two-year, frustration-induced hiatus from pushing a portal to his patients, but this admin finally understands their use.

This app allows physicians with neat handwriting to better align with their colleagues by transforming their notes into illegible chicken scratch.

Providing lots of valuable information and smart calculator tools, Pedi QuikCalc is a valuable resource for inpatient and outpatient physicians.

On Wednesday, the Senate confirmed Alex Azar, making him the second HHS secretary in under a year for the Trump Administration.

WiFi is an attractive feature for guests in the waiting room. Just ask this patient who squatted on his practice WiFi network for months.

Here are some of the important legal areas to keep an eye on in health care during 2018.

While progress has been made, we still have a very long way to go to achieve the dream of EHRs and other health IT.

The proposed new rules would make it easier for small businesses to create insurance plans that exempt them from certain consumer protections under the ACA.

Healthcare technology is approaching Star Trek status, with the ability to take practices to a new frontier.

How politics, value-based reimbursement and patient collaboration will impact providers in 2018.

Looking to brush-up on or further your ultrasound skills? Here are a few apps, podcasts, and references you should check out.

Between the ACA, physician burnout, and MACRA, it was another eventful year in healthcare. Here are our favorite quotes from the past year.

We took some of the best comments left during the past year and put them in one spot. What did you have to say in 2017?

With the new year fast approaching, health care experts weigh in on what practices can expect from what is sure to be an eventful year.

Strategically planning IT investment and implementation is important for any small-to-mid-sized practice.

You can get along better with your EHR software and in turn, it should help reduce clinician burnout. Here's how.

Doctors would love to treat disease and care for patients with the latest technology and medication. Too bad innovation is thwarted in healthcare.

When it comes to payer enrollment, small practices often lack the necessary time or resources, here are some things to consider.

Use Excel Pivot Tables and Microsoft SQL Server to enhance the way your practice creates reports from its PM and EHR systems.

If you're not using text messaging to communicate with your patients, you may be ignoring the best way to reach them.

This month's coding questions include what to do with the ROS section of the EHR and whether or not to bill a physical during a follow-up.