Four Tips for Negotiating with Your New EHR Vendor
You’ll thank yourself later if you get everything in writing and establish a milestone-based payment schedule.
Managing Care Transitions in Rural Areas with the EHR
Long distances to drive and limited access to specialty care can make managing care transitions difficult. Technology can help.
Four Wish List Items for EHR Vendors in 2016
More physician-friendly, easier access to actionable data, and access to real-time claims adjudication are at the top of the EHR wish list in 2016.
Five Reasons to Stay with Your EHR Vendor
Cost, true partnership, and responsiveness to small-to-medium-sized practices are all good reasons to stick with your current EHR vendor
Five Reasons to Leave your Current EHR Vendor
Poor support, integration issues, and acquisition by another vendor are all reasons to consider switching your EHR vendor.
Optimizing Your EHR for ACO Success
You’ve invested in an EHR. Now it's time to optimize it for ACO success.
Three Questions to Ask if Your ACO Uses a Different EHR
Successful ACOs must share information among providers. What to do if your practice doesn’t use the same EHR with others in the collaborative?
Direct and Other HIE Alternatives
If you are looking to exchange data with other providers, but don’t want to pay HIE fees, here are a few alternatives.
Five Questions to Ask Before Joining an HIE
Is joining a regional HIE the right move for your practice? Here are five questions to consider before making that kind of investment.
Adjusting Your EHR to an ICD-10 Environment
When ICD-10 hits on Oct. 1, coding habits aren’t the only thing that will require adjustment. Here are five EHR-specific tips for the transition.
Collaborating with your EHR Vendor for ICD-10 Success
If you don’t think your practice will be ready to transition to ICD-10 by Oct. 1, partnering with your EHR vendor is one strategy to employ.
Instituting a Successful BYOD Policy for Your Practice
Physicians want access to patient data on the go, but practices need to have a secure BYOD policy. Here are a few steps to protect data within the EHR.
Three Steps to Preventing Data Breaches in Your Practice
Practices are more at risk for breaches than ever before. Here are a few steps to protect data in the EHR and elsewhere.
Using Your EHR for Chronic Disease Management
Your practice's EHR contains a wealth of data. But are you using that data to help keep your patients healthy?
How Small- and Medium-Sized Practices Can Use Big Data
Don't be afraid of big data. Instead, use it to bring meaningful change to your practice to help patients and staff.
Three EHR 'Add-Ons' to Boost Your Practice's Efficiency
If driving practice efficiency is in your game plan, technology investments to complement your EHR should be considered.
Make the Patient Portal Your Medical Practice Hub
Patient portals are not just a tool for your practice, they can also be the high-tech nucleus of daily operations and patient engagement.
Ten Things a Practice Needs to Be Successful In an ACO
Physicians and consultants share their top advice for practices participating in, or planning to participate in, accountable care organizations.
Three Tips to Remain Engaged with Your EHR Vendor
Managing an ongoing relationship with your EHR vendor takes time, but it is well worth it. Here are some tips on managing this key relationship.
EHR Implementation Requires Ongoing Vendor Communication
Communication with your EHR vendor is essential during the implementation and go-live period. Here are some tips to keep your practice connected.
Ten Things a Practice Needs to Be a Successful PCMH
Physicians, medical practice managers, and consultants share their top advice for a successful transition to a Patient-Centered Medical Home.