Health IT

Don't be afraid of big data. Instead, use it to bring meaningful change to your practice to help patients and staff.

After 18 years, the hospital where I see patients is getting an EHR. It's hard for me to see the value for physicians and patients going forward.

Cyber risk isn't just a technology issue. It affects your entire business, so have a plan in place and mitigated through education and risk management.

ICD-10 Charts is a free tool to aid the coding transition, but also a gift from a son to his internist father to keep his private medical practice alive.

When you look for guidance on the sustainability of technology, look to the government. No, not HHS, but instead the U.S. Department of Defense.

If driving practice efficiency is in your game plan, technology investments to complement your EHR should be considered.

EHRs can pose a liability for providers: If used incorrectly or not double checked for accuracy, providers can be at risk for a malpractice lawsuit.

Without complainers, there is no incentive to rethink the problem and no one to stumble on an alternative.

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.

Communication with your EHR vendor is essential during the implementation and go-live period. Here are some tips to keep your practice connected.

Consultants and health IT experts share their top advice for physicians participating in the EHR incentive program.

Using available data to identify potential high-risk patients before they become high-cost patients can reap rewards for accountable care organizations.

Research indicates there are four keys to successful EHR adoption. Here's how to implement them at your medical practice.

It's common knowledge a more engaged patient is a more compliant patient. So why can't medicine bridge the digital divide to connect with patients?

Step up HIPAA compliance by identifying what's getting other practices into trouble, and taking steps to avoid making the same mistakes.

In Kansas, one of two statewide patient portal systems has overcome a series of challenges to improve communication between physician and patients.

It's time to "bridge the gap" with patients between patient visits. Here's how technology is helping one practice do it.

A growing array of electronic tools are available to patients, but physicians and practices must first embrace them.

Like every computer system, each EHR creates its own virtual reality. The danger stems from mistaking this "virtual" reality for actual "reality."

Telemedicine allows certain luxuries for both physician and patient - for better or worse.

Good news: My practice is switching to an iPad-enabled EHR. Bad news: I may never truly be off-duty again since I'll always be connected.

Electronic patient engagement tools are great to connect physicians and patients, but they also come with challenges.

One physician explores the "dance of documentation" between physician, patient, and EHR; and a potential new partner: the medical scribe.

Physician engagement in health IT selection and implementation is "a must," says a fellow physician. Here's how to make it a reality at your practice.

Attending HIMSS15 from a solo or small medical practice? A primary-care physician recommends three stops to make during your time in Chicago.