Practice Technology

Why has health technology been so slow to deliver on its promised benefits to hospitals and physicians?

Going mobile isn’t seamless, but strategic decisions on how to work such devices into workflow practices can yield efficiency gains.

As healthcare shifts from fee-for-service to a model based on quality care, physicians need to make sure their computer systems can keep pace.

The tech giant plans to immerse itself more in healthcare in the years ahead

One of my favorite consultants is an orthopedist. His reports consist of five lines or less.

Many doctors complain that electronic health records (EHRs) drain their time, rather than create efficiencies. In fact, Deloitte’s 2016 Survey of U.S. Physicians found that seven out of 10 physicians think that EHRs reduce their productivity. Health IT experts say doctors can take these six steps to boost their productivity:

Only two states mandate e-prescribing controlled substances, but most physicians can use it now

There has been some cold feet to migrating all the information to this practice's cloud.

This whitepaper provides a roadmap to help you find the EHR that is ideal for the way your practice works.

For the fourth consecutive year, Medical Economics reveals its list of obstacles physicians will face in the coming year and, more importantly, how to overcome them.

Seven funding recipients test technologies that facilitate patient data sharing for larger possible information exchange.

Growing use of computerized records requires planning and practice, experts say. Here are five ways to proactively prepare for an EHR outage.

It’s more difficult than ever to connect with patients. One physician explains why its worth the effort.

Two physicians test out what the tech giant says is an improved search function for responding to patient inquiries

If an advanced computer like IBM’s Watson can go on Jeopardy and win, can a computer start diagnosing patients better than a human doctor? The possibility could mean a reduction in a diagnostic error rate that the Institute of Medicine estimates may be as high as 15%.

To take on a lease or take out a loan? For many small business owners, that really is the question. Especially for those in the medical field, it’s a tough choice between leasing expensive new equipment or financing it with a loan.

In this guest blog, one practice outlines their journey for switching EHRs.

Clinical decision support (CDS) systems have been hailed for their potential to reduce medical errors and increase healthcare quality and efficiency; therefore, it is critical for physicians to consider implementing a CDS system at their practice.

It’s not easy being a doctor in such a transitional period of American healthcare. Practices are pressured with consumer-driven demands from a wider patient-demographic than ever before.

A new system can hurt a practice’s workflow. Here’s how to get back to top form quickly.

Most physicians have incredibly hectic work lives filled with people (the sheer number of patients seen daily), conditions (the vast amount of diagnoses made per week), and stories (the close calls, exciting cases and thrills of practicing medicine), so it seems only natural physicians have a lot to blog about.

As physicians continue to maneuver through the electronic health record (EHR) maze, they'll soon start to see more oversight from Uncle Sam.

Analysis to identify and mitigate risks should follow patient data, according to experts.

Physicians face challenges in preparing systems for the move to value-based reimbursement, including what it will mean for electronic health record systems.

The growth of smartphone usage is giving physicians new ways to stay connected with patients and improve their care, and evidence shows that communication outside of the office setting is acceptable and can help improve outcomes.

Running a physician practice is a lot different-and substantially more challenging-than it used to be.

Today’s physicians are busier than ever tackling high-volume schedules, chasing quality metrics and interpreting scads of data flowing into the electronic health record (EHR) 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

A new report reveals that 69% of healthcare providers are using patient engagement to get patients more involved in their own care, but its authors suggest that number should be closer to 100%.

With a major hack of an insurance company’s database having made front-page news not long ago, it’s natural that many physicians think first about electronic data when they think about protecting patients’ private health information (PHI).