Articles
In Practice: The Physician’s Guide to the Internet (posted on 5/1/08)
With so much health information — some of it credible, some of it hokum — available on the Web, and so many of your patients using it to diagnose themselves before coming to see you, isn’t it time someone put together a physician-friendly guide to the Internet? Well, someone has.
Technology: Is E-Prescribing Worthwhile? (posted on 5/1/08)
You’ve been handwriting prescriptions for years and are reluctant to change. We understand. But e-prescribing technology is inexpensive, easy to use, and can make your life easier and keep your patients safer. Is it time to dump your Paper Mate?
The Tech Doctor: From In-Person to Online (posted on 5/1/08)
The days of “detailer” visits may be ending. As physicians shift rapidly to the Internet for clinical and professional information, pharma companies are following suit.
Technology: Do You Know Where Your Data Is? (posted on 4/1/08)
We’re all for steering your practice onto the information superhighway, but not without buckling up first. Keeping your practice’s sensitive files (and your patients’ secrets) safe from prying eyes may seem daunting, but we can get you there in five easy steps.
The Tech Doctor: Are Your Discarded PCs Really Clean? (posted on 4/1/08)
Before you turn over your old computer to your nephew, sister-in-law, or church group, make sure there isn’t private information still lurking inside. It’s not as simple as hitting the delete button.
Technology: Learn to Love Your Nerd (posted on 3/1/08)
They can be a little intimidating, those IT geeks, what with their tech jargon and oh-so-superior attitude. But it’s your practice. Those are your computers. Here’s how to foster a positive relationship with the experts who keep them humming.
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Q & A
Billing Software Shopping (posted 4/1/08)
We are in the market for new medical billing software.
Controlling Staff Costs (posted 10/1/07)
My office is getting busier.
Easing Front Desk Burden (posted 10/1/07)
I’m hoping to use more technology to decrease overhead.
EMR Selection (posted 5/1/07)
I work for a billing company and am trying to select an EMR for one of my physician clients.
Recovering Lost Data (posted 5/1/07)
We are a small mental health practice.
Charge-Capture Software (posted 4/1/07)
Do you know if there is any software available to install ICD-9 and CPT codes into a Pocket PC?
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Tools
Questions to Ask EMR Vendors
Ask before you buy and find out what your vendor really can do. Guidance from Physician MicroSystems....
Lab Tracking Tool
Need a better way to track the status of lab work you've ordered -- but not ready for an EMR? This Excel document provides semi-automation.
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Calculate EMR ROI
Thinking about buying an EMR, but not sure how it will pay off? Try this ROI calculator, supplied by A4 Health Systems. It will sh...
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Buyer's Guide
Convenient listing of vendors in more than 80 office product and
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