Health IT

Are you under the belief that because patient’s health records have become digitized, they can’t get lost in the shuffle? As this doctor proves, think again.

Recently, I downloaded my EHR iPhone app. While the app can provide a level of convenience, it isn’t ready for prime time.

Meaningful use is not dead, as some have been suggesting. However, it is nearing its end and that fact has many physicians excited.

Tap your tech-savvy physicians as inside experts and champions while investing time in education and support.

You’ll thank yourself later if you get everything in writing and establish a milestone-based payment schedule.

Before you throw dirt and write the obituary of meaningful use, physicians should know this about the program supposedly ending in 2016.

Despite all the hoopla surrounding ICD-10, nearly half the practices polled by Physicians Practice had no problems in transitioning to the new code set.

Improving EHR documentation will be an essential way to combat the recent trend of upcoding that has gotten the attention of the federal government.

EHRs are still cumbersome and have not yet reached their potential. Yet, they will eventually better patient relations.

With the new year upon us, here are six predictions on how physician practices will continue to automate their processes in 2016.

As the PA profession gets younger, the adoption of EHRs has become easier at practices which employ them. This has helped increase adoption rates.

Part two of a two-part series where Physicians Practice looks back at the top health IT issues of the year. More practices looked to the cloud in 2015.

Long distances to drive and limited access to specialty care can make managing care transitions difficult. Technology can help.

In a two-part series, Physicians Practice looks back at the top health IT issues of the year. Part one focuses on meaningful use and ICD-10.

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.

Several six-figure HIPAA settlements were levied against healthcare organizations this year. Here are the top HIPAA incidents of 2015.

The promise of technology in healthcare has yet to be realized and it will take a paradigm shift to get us there.

The digital age has brought about a whole new age of medical crowdsourcing. Physicians no longer have to wait for a call back.

A pair of small practices are fully entrenched in the meaningful use journey. Here’s how they’ve succeeded.

When it comes to interoperability, there is a high road and there is a low road. Right now, we’re forcibly getting the low road.

Practices are sometimes eager to introduce new technologies to patients, but first they must look to see if it could truly benefit their population.

Cost, true partnership, and responsiveness to small-to-medium-sized practices are all good reasons to stick with your current EHR vendor

We need to accept that identical medical offices with rigid protocols may not serve our individual patient populations in the best manner.

Poor support, integration issues, and acquisition by another vendor are all reasons to consider switching your EHR vendor.

The kind of EHR interoperability envisioned by vendors and regulators will never be achieved and is not practical for healthcare.