EHR Technology

Physicians need to document care in the EHR, but they can either keep the computer out of the room or embrace it to focus on the patient.

Quality alerts in the EHR can help remind physicians of urgent issues, but it's important to tailor the alerts to specific patients and leverage medical research.

Here are 10 things you should consider if you are planning to let go of your practice's IT person or vendor. Don't act rash!

Our reader's debate whether or not EHRs should have lemon laws and if a single-payer healthcare system would work in the U.S.

HIEs see themselves as an engine to help practices report on MACRA measures, but there are a few drawbacks.

Our readers did not hold back while echoing the comments of a physician who wrote her honest feelings about the EHR.

Physicians will gladly tell you everything wrong with their EHR system, but we asked them to be nice and give it a compliment.

Massachusetts Medical Society's David Wasserman shares tips on how small practices can overcome interoperability challenges.

Experts say the best way to train a new physician is focusing on patient flow. Do not put them in a classroom.

According to our 2017 Technology Survey, half of physicians don't understand demonstrating IT use under Medicare payment reform. Here's what to know.

The latest batch of 2017 Physicians Practice Tech Survey data reveals that more practices are getting patients to use its portal.

This healthcare provider has seen firsthand how poor EHR design has contributed to burnout in physicians, PAs, and other practitioners.

An independent physician and a health IT executive join the podcast to talk about the current landscape of technology in medicine.

Enthusiastic dialogue between healthcare professionals and technology experts bodes well for the health IT industry.

Doctors aren't the problem, unusable systems are the problem, says this doctor. She airs her EHR grievances.

To fall in line with its IPA, this practice is reluctantly switching its EHR system. Here's why they aren't happy about it.

Only 5 percent of practices are using technology that monitors their patients' health status. Why haven't wearables made an impact in clinical care?

This doctor details how she's using technology more than ever at her practice and has started to embrace it.

With a growing shortage of mental health providers, primary-care doctors can use telepsychiatry to outsource mental health patients.

A lawyer examines current events from a legal perspective, keeping physicians informed on what they need to know.

The Physicians Practice Tech Survey confirms that physicians aren't fans of EHRs and health IT, in general. Here's a look into why this is the case.

This year's survey found that three-fourths of practices say the health IT industry is failing because doctors don't like the technology they use.

Many patients are resisting usage of patient portals or abandon using them after signing up. Here are 12 ways to get them on board permanently.

When is a physician obliged to transfer a patient's complete medical record to a new doctor? HIPAA has the answer for you.

With the CMS' Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and value-based care model in full effect, it's important for physicians to understand what MIPS means for their practices.