Health IT

Avoid having problems with data protection. Here are eight steps to take to develop and support an effective IT security training program.

When you keep the patient as your focus, figuring out how to get behavioral health data into the EHR works itself out.

Templates can make documenting care more efficient, but doctors still need to make each visit unique. Here are some pros and cons on using them.

An outlier, fluent user of EHR systems gives his thoughts on the technology, including the pros and cons.

If you are attending this year’s Medical Group Management Association conference in San Francisco, here are nine things to put on your agenda.

Recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reinforces that the HIPAA conduit exception does not apply to Cloud Service Providers.

The cold reality of life under MACRA should be alarming to small and solo practice physicians.

From hiring in-house IT talent to undertaking strategic partnerships with other practices, providers have options when it comes to deploying their new EHR.

Here are six ways practices can better drive patient engagement and increase satisfaction.

The powerful combination of wireless technologies and use of mobile has revamped the face of health service delivery across the globe.

There are multiple problems with a disturbing trend that has seen PAs assigned as EHR scribes. For one, it's a misuse of their talents.

This practice seems to have figured out a clever way to deal with a variety of IT problems. Can you see your practice using this method?

Robots are going to play a vital role in the future of medicine, according to many technologists. In one practice, this transformation has already begun.

Thinking of moving your EHR system to a cloud-based vendor? Here are a few questions to ask your potential vendor.

Two practices are using technology, physician ownership, and patient workflow to update medications in the EHR.

There are ways for your practice to get paid in a more efficient manner thanks to new technology.

HIEs are increasingly connecting providers centered around primary-care, but what about behavioral data?

While upgrading your technology may cost you, it will pay off in the long run, according to recent research efforts.

This Colorado practice switched to a cloud-based EHR and then switched back to a server-based system. Here's the reason why.

Why is one OB/GYN practice dedicated to pulling information from its EHR and other data sources?

New research from the MGMA indicates that physician-owned multispecialty practices are paying $32,500 per full-time physician for various IT expenses.

In our latest podcast we spoke with two healthcare policy stakeholders on the potential delay of MACRA, and what it could mean for small practices.

This physician says the EHR can be both a source of burnout and frustration as well as a tool that improves work-life balance. Here's how.

Having the EHR in the exam room can be a benefit to the patient, however make sure it doesn't become a distraction. Here are tips to stay focused.

The only way to get physicians on board with a change management initiative is to use the same weapon they use when treating a patient - data.