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. In this podcast, we'll bring you some of the most interesting and influential guests in healthcare. If you have any ideas for podcast guests or topics, email us at 

Today's physician needs to be tech savvy, says Elson Lai, MD, an independent ophthalmologist out of Los Angeles. If not, they'll have a tougher time attracting patient

This is why Dr. Lai has made it a point to invest in his practice with up-to-date technology: Apple computers across the board, an iPad he uses to chart while seeing patients, a snazzy website that allows patients to schedule appointments, and more.

"Doctors are almost like a consumer [business] right now. [Patients] go online, they check Yelp, they check Google, Healthgrades. They do a lot of checks before they even go to the doctor to make sure they are going to the right person," says Lai.

Lai joined Ken ComÃ©e, a Silicon Valley venture capital veteran and the CEO of CareCloud, a cloud-based EHR and practice management systems vendor based in Miami, on this week's edition of the 

. The ophthalmologist's interest in technology is a rarity among doctors, especially in the independent world. The 

 that most practices haven't optimized themselves with technology beyond the EHR. Lai and ComÃ©e talked about why many doctors are hesitant to go beyond the EHR.

"I wouldn't say [doctors] are slower to adopt, as much as I would say they've been disappointed by the options they've had in the past. That's caused a little reticence, especially [with the] EHR, where the government's subsidizing the digitization of health records may have gotten a little ahead of itself. The technology was not ready," ComÃ©e s

ays, who adds the drive to value-based payment and the increasing consumerization of healthcare will turn the tide in terms of the usability of systems and physician adoption.

Lai added that age has a lot to do with it: "You're seeing a wave of the older generation doctors because they are on their way out. There's the newer wave of doctors coming in and adopting these new technologies because whether they like it or not, they have to do it."

The two also touched upon how they view the effectiveness of current health IT systems, as both a doctor and a health IT executive. The Tech Survey also found 75 percent of practices would give the health IT industry a failing grade for not providing physicians with systems they like to use. Both were far more lenient with their grades and analysis.

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An independent physician and a health IT executive join the podcast to talk about the current landscape of technology in medicine. 

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As payers begin reimbursing practices for the value (cost and quality) of care they 

provide, practices need to reexamine their work flows, staffing roles, even technology needs to be successful.

In this podcast from the HIMSS13 conference in New Orleans, Sumit Nagpal, CEO of Alere Accountable Care Solutions, shared his must-have technology tools for practices hoping to succeed as they transition from traditional fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement.

Health IT expert Sumit Nagpal shares his must-have technology tools for practices hoping to transition from traditional fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement.  

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According to our 2017 Technology Survey, half of physicians don't understand demonstrating IT use under Medicare payment reform. Here's what to know.  

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This healthcare provider has seen firsthand how poor EHR design has contributed to burnout in physicians, PAs, and other practitioners. 

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Having trouble attracting patients and prospective patients to your blog, website, or social media? The problem could be the content on your site.

In this short video, Russell Faust, MD, shares how to find out what to write about that will draw your patients in. It's like a lot easier than you think.

Faust is CEO and managing partner of Windriven Group, a firm that helps hospitals and practices with their "content marketing" programs. He is also an adviser for several tech- and biotech-startups and a Pediatric ENT surgical specialist.

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Drawing patients to your blog, website, or social media pages starts with having the right content. Here's what to write about. 

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 shares his favorite tips.

Faust is CEO and managing partner of Windriven Group, a firm that helps hospitals and practices with their "

" programs. He is also an adviser for several tech- and biotech-startups and a Pediatric ENT surgical specialist.

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