Health IT

An effective Web presence can be a boon to your practice and your bottom line, and a great help to your patients. Here’s how to get started.

Think you have IT problems? You ain’t heard nothin’ yet.

Patients say they want e-mail contact with you. Is it time to make it happen?

With most tech-savvy practices now equipped with EMRs, the market must learn to appeal to smaller practices. But is it even worth the trouble?

For those sick of managed care intervening in physician-patient relationships, read on to find out new ideas on how to use technology to tighten your patient relationships.

Physicians Practice takes on the holy grail of the paperless office. If you are on a quest for an EMR, take a look at how other practices are building efficiency with a practical mix of paper and digital chips.

Your imaging equipment is expensive and vital to your practice. Are you sure your vendor does its best to keep your equipment in tip-top shape? Read on for our advice on key areas to watch and manage.

Sound too good to be true? Thinking out of the box can bring your patients in on time (almost) every time.

Have no idea what the buzz on blogging is all about? Tour the world of physician bloggers and consider the pros and cons of voicing your opinion in cyberspace.

Is your practice management system so old it’s beginning to make you less efficient? Frustrated with your current office’s software limitations? It may be time for an upgrade. Our article will get you started.

Feeling out of it when you watch your teenager text message her friends? Our article explores how physicians are using multipurpose, portable communication devices to help you work smarter, faster, and safer.

The advantages of EMRs for physicians are clear. But finding a product that’s right for oncology is complicated. You can’t just adapt a generic EMR to an oncology practice. We sort it all out for you.

Interested in getting a line on how to use trendy applications to your advantage? Mitchell L. Cohen, MD, explains how practices can snag good deals on Internet auction sites.

You work hard to provide high-quality service, but billing and collecting for your work is getting harder than ever. Here’s a primer on the technology tools that can help.

Electronic labs can make your life easier, but first you have to get past the implementation process.

Do you know what your employees and colleagues are sending out of your company’s e-mail system? You’d better. You need a policy to protect yourself - and your patients.

If EMRs were interoperable, patient data would always be accessible, wherever (and by whomever) a patient is treated. That’s the Holy Grail. Will it ever happen?

A pediatric group gets help resolving its digital decision.

So the truck rolls up to your office, and you take delivery of your new EMR system. Now what? Relax and follow our step-by-step plan to EMR success.

It’s a whole new world of telephonic choices, and it can get confusing. Don’t complete that telephone upgrade without reading our primer.

What are physicians like you doing when it comes to purchasing new office technologies? Our Fifth Annual Technology Survey cuts through the hype and gives it to you straight.

The EMR industry is beginning to undergo some wrenching changes. Here’s what it means for you.

Conventional wisdom has it that doctors who use EMRs are better prepared to treat patients comprehensively - especially those with chronic conditions. New research, though, is raising doubts. What’s the real story?

Patient-entered histories can streamline office visits. But can you trust them to tell their stories without you?

Incidents of data theft grab media headlines almost daily. How can you ensure that your data remains secure? We give you the best bets for implementing that “ounce of protection” that can protect your patients and your practice.