Health IT

Here's a look back on what, technology-wise, made physicians' "hot" lists this year.

After the response – pro and con – to the crackdown on EHR copying and pasting, there is a true solution to capture both narrative and data from physicians.

Ensuring a "chain of trust" is present with protected health information is essential for medical practices following the HIPAA Final Omnibus Rule.

Looking for a new EHR? Let physician Joseph Robison offer you advice on how replace your old health IT system for a new one.

Evaluating your payers and the technology for your medical practice are two key components of a 2014 survival plan you should address today.

Look no further than a recent report on copy-paste functions for proof that HHS does not understand EHRs. Here's where they are missing the mark.

What do you think of CMS' plans to extend the deadline for providers to show that they've met the Stage 2 criteria for meaningful use? Weigh in on our poll.

Recent technology advances make cloud hosting an attractive option for healthcare. But HIPAA compliance is not automatic.

It's time for a new paradigm for physicians that focuses on information gathering, not just data gathering.

Text messages between medical practices and patients are a great way to violate HIPAA - unless you take very specific precautions.

In the information economy, those practices with good information are rich and have the advantage while those with only data flounder.

Coding compliance tips for physicians' ICD-10 transition.

Worried about potential HIPAA security breaches? You don’t need to worry about your EHR …and that’s the problem.

The value proposition for an EHR is in the data and its use now, and in the future. Without the data, apps are useless.

Modular EHR designs allow flexibility and other advantages over integrated designs.

EHRs are frustrating for physicians. But who's to blame for their lackluster performance?

EHR, like international relations and war, presents many facets, each of which provides a "box" of sorts that can confine thought in unique ways.

If your medical practices is preparing for a merger or acquisition, here are six critical health IT areas that deserve your focus.

If physicians are going absorb additional patients and regulations of healthcare reform, they'll need their EHRs to provide better tools and impose fewer tasks.

Attorneys Barbara Zabawa and Melissa Giftus warn improper social media use can lead to possible HIPAA violations, increased malpractice liability, and more.

How one medical practiced saved more than $390,000 and got financially stable.

At Northwest Primary Care Group in Oregon, they've implemented some strategies and best practices to get patients engaged via their portal. Here are some tips.

Consultant Derek Kosiorek on critical technology issues practices are facing, and why physicians and practice managers should attend his two MGMA13 sessions.

Physicians can remove the traditional obstacles associated with using an EHR in the exam room, make the technology disappear, and keep the focus on the patient.

The ideal EHR is highly customizable, but rather than dedicate the time and effort to do this, most practices buy a system pre-configured that causes problems.