Technology

The key to persuading patients to use your portal is developing a strategy based on communication and education, physicians say.

As physicians and coders transition to ICD-10, several coding and documentation issues will need to be addressed related to complications of pregnancy.

EHR patient portals allow patients to view their lab results online, but a new study questions whether they'll be able to decipher them.

Practices must establish social media guidelines to protect patient health information and the reputations of its physicians.

Although more providers are adopting them, EHRs’ potential for systemwide healthcare transformation has yet to be realized.

A key component of the public website that will list payments doctors receive from drug and medical device makers has been taken offline due to incorrect postings, one week after the AMA cited concerns and asked for a 6-month delay of the launch date.

Physicians are finding barriers to electronic information exchange difficult to overcome.

Physicians should understand the major changes for coding gastrointestinal ailments in the International Classification of Diseases-10th Revision.

EHR systems certified for Meaningful Use stage 2 are often unable to exchange patient data between providers, despite this being one of the requirements for attestation, EHR vendors and physician advocates told a government committee.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed in a final rule that October 1, 2015, will be the deadline for the implementation of ICD-10.

Some patients may be reluctant to divulge information when their physician uses an electronic health record (EHR) out of fear for their data’s security, according to a recent study.

Advanced analytics and healthcare information technology are vital components to successful accountable care organizations, according to a recent study.

From large national efforts to small practices, more physicians are experimenting with ways to reach patients through telemedicine.

Many healthcare organizations have little awareness of the risks associated with health IT.

Telehealth services can help primary care physicians reduce chronic pain through better monitoring and reduced opioid use, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Seventy percent of physicians now use electronic prescribing through their EHR, and in 2013, the number of prescriptions sent electronically topped 1 billion, according to the latest report from the ONC.

The HIMSS Electronic Health Records Association is urging CMS and ONC not to make the same mistakes with meaningful use as it did with meaningful use 2.

Halfway through the 2014 reporting year, providers and hospitals are still struggling to achieve meaningful use stage 2.

The coming wave of biosensors and wearable devices will be a great benefit to doctors--provided they can make use of the data in a meaningful way.

This emerging business and clinical need has stimulated the growth of a class of technology that connects patients’ current medical status to physicians and other caregivers in hospitals and primary care practices.

As physicians, hospitals and health systems increasingly share patient data between providers and across healthcare organizations, the issue of patient consent becomes critical.

ONC, AMA offer clinical standards to treat more people with the infection

As millions of dollars in venture capital pour into the development of remote patient monitoring technologies, these devices, available now or in development, could have profound effects on the ways physicians communicate with, schedule, monitor and engage patients. In this photo gallery, Medical Economics introduces you to several remote patient monitoring devices with interesting applications.

Despite the focus on making healthcare more affordable, a new study suggests that the cost to treat patients could escalate starting in 2015.

Physicians’ rocky relationships with their EHR systems seem to trump other professional issues that lead to job satisfaction, according to a survey of physicians conducted by the RAND Corporation sponsored by the AMA.

Physician complaints regarding the functionality of electronic health records are widespread, and a recent study suggests that those systems pose a potential threat to patient safety.

A doctor writes about why his patients come to him, even though he doesn't accept payments from insurers.

Achieving stage 2 attestation requires staff cooperation and help from your EHR vendor.

While some short cuts in EHR systems are great time-savers, they might cost you in the long run if they are misused. Here's what you need to know.