Technology

Although physicians may not be involved with the cybersecurity of medical devices, they are still obligated to comply with HIPAA and the HITECH Act.

Millennials are more likely than other age groups to switch providers if they are not getting what they expect from you. Learn how to attract, engage, gain trust, and establish a long-term relationship with the America’s largest generation.

Medical practices replacing computers and related electronic equipment at year end must carefully manage their disposal to avoid significant liability.

Since there are simply too few doctors in far too many rural communities across the country, telehealth can help physicians ensure targeted care for everyone.

Patient behavior plays a crucial role in determining health outcomes. In order to improve their health, we must help them get more engaged.

This month, Victor Abuel, MD, reviews an app for medical calculators that adds up to a handy tool.

Insurance giant Anthem was recently tagged with a $16 million-dollar HIPAA penalty. What can you do to keep your solo or small practice from getting hit?

Please note this solution is subject to child labor laws. 

The true value of telehealth doesn’t always reveal itself when we’re testing the waters, but rather when the waters test us.

A look at apps that provide some guidance on how non-healthcare professionals can learn more about CPR in the event they are a bystander to out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.

Physician practices are the keystone to the healthcare industry’s shift to value-based care. Technology tools such data analytics and automated communication can help practices provide preventive care and assist with population health management duties.

Embrace electronic billing and electronic verification tools to improve your billings and collections.

No physician should indicate that wearable health devices are in any way a replacement of direct medical care by healthcare professionals or an equivalent of medical equipment available at hospitals.

Artificial intelligence is trickling into medical practices. Here’s what you should know about the technology.

How to meet patients wherever they are-and ensure you can get paid for telehealth and virtual check-ins.

An app for nonphysicians to plug in their symptoms to figure out what’s ailing them.

Studies indicate that 75 percent of online visitors never search beyond the first page of Google when looking for a healthcare practice or physician in their area. If your website does not appear on the first page of search results, you need to work harder.

It’s no surprise that the digital native generation has different communication and interaction preferences. Here are five ways primary care practices can engage millennial patients.

An app that gets patients to pick up their phone without giving them your personal number.

If telemedicine is supposed to provide convenient and accessible care, why are so few using these services?

A high-performing website can help further your brand, serve as a useful resource and showcase pleased patients.

As physicians, we tend to care for the wellbeing of others such as our patients or our family members. This app helps us help ourselves.

Tech and staffing are two ways that your practice can reduce burnout for physicians and other stressed out employees.

Blockchain is one of the hottest words in cybersecurity. Best to know what it is.

A recent article in The New York Times pointed out how some tech advancements in medicine are done at the harm of patients.

A concierge doc shares his experiences with using chatbot technology as a way to provide patients more value.

President Trump relieved David Shulkin, MD, as Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), replacing him with White House physician, Rear Adm., Ronny Jackson, MD.

A recent poll found that 80 percent of Americans believe drug prices are too high, while only 39 percent have faith in it being fixed.

Nearly two thirds of patients find their physician online, so having bad reviews is not an option. Here's what doctors can do.

Here are three guideline mobile apps that will help primary-care physicians get their jobs done.