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Advancing Care in Erosive Esophagitis: Towards a Path of Complete Healing
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Shaping the Management of COPD with Biologic Therapy
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Elevating Care for PAH: Applying Recommended Management Approaches to Maximize Outcomes
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Exploring the Role of Novel Agents for the Management of IgA Nephropathy
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Clinical Consultations™: Managing Depressive Episodes in Patients with Bipolar Disorder Type II
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Medical Crossfire®: Understanding the Advances in Bipolar Disease Treatment—A Comprehensive Look at Treatment Selection Strategies
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'REEL’ Time Patient Counseling: The Diagnostic and Treatment Journey for Patients With Bipolar Disorder Type II – From Primary to Specialty Care
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‘REEL’ Time Patient Counseling™: Navigating the Complex Journey of Diagnosing and Managing Fabry Disease
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning Novel Therapeutic Approaches to Managing ANCA-associated Vasculitis
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Clinical ShowCase™: Finding the Best Path Forward for Patients with COPD
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Surv.AI Says™: What Clinicians and Patients Are Saying About Glucose Management in the Technology Age
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A Tethered Approach to Type 2 Diabetes Care – Connecting Insulin Regimens with Digital Technology
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Patient, Provider & Caregiver Connection™: Implementing an Effective Management Plan to Improve Outcomes in IgA Nephropathy
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Regional Extension Centers Help Small Practices Achieve Meaningful Use
April 26th 2011For small practices, implementing an EHR and achieving meaningful use is a whole lot easier with a helping hand. Newly created regional extension centers are there to provide it. Here’s how to make the best of them.
Meaningful Use and Certification are at Odds
April 25th 2011When it comes to EHRs, vendors are quite happy to offer products that are inefficient, awkward, and uncomfortable to use and to do so with aplomb. Customers, for their part, are apparently quite willing to ignore performance requirements, and perhaps never define them; something they rarely do when purchasing other items.
Your Top EHR, Meaningful Use Questions Answered – Part II
April 22nd 2011A few months ago, we posted some of our readers' top questions on the topics of EHRs and meeting meaningful use with answers directly from CMS. In response, several of you sent us new questions to ask the Federal agency on your use of the technology and how to be in the best position to receive federal incentive payments. Here are your answers.
Physician Practices Embrace Tablets
April 19th 2011Anyone who thinks that physicians' slow adoption of EHRs makes them modern-day Luddites hasn't seen a doc with an iPad. Tablet computing does seem uniquely suited to healthcare, and physicians are warming quickly to the intuitive gizmos. But will tablets revolutionize medical practice - and yours?
HIMSS11: A Random Walk through the Future of HIT
March 2nd 2011Healthcare IT is in a state of flux and change, with constant improvement and upgrades. With established companies rolling out new versions of their systems, alongside new entrants who are bringing new systems to market, the features and horsepower of HIT systems has never been greater.
Arm Yourself Against Malpractice
February 23rd 2011Looking for the best defense against possible litigation? According to plaintiffs' attorneys, good communication and proper documentation are your best weapons when legal action threatens. Here's the inside scoop on how to protect yourself against lawsuits, straight from the people who make a living filing them.
Patient Web Portals Offer Meaningful Use Benefits for Practices
February 23rd 2011If making patients happier and physicians’ lives easier isn’t enough reason to pique your interest in patient Web portals and PHRs, consider the fact that using both can help providers achieve meaningful use on several Stage One measures.
Video: Health IT Trends from HIMSS11
February 22nd 2011In the era of EHRs and meaningful use, physicians’ practices have a growing number of IT needs. We caught up with IT consultant Marion Jenkins at HIMSS 2011 in Orlando to learn more about the challenges practices face, as well as some of the key IT trends on the horizon.
Physicians Advised to Keep Up with Patients’ Mobility Needs
February 21st 2011Kids downloading apps to their smartphones in 2011 will grow up to expect to have access to online prescription refills, mobile Web portals, and health-monitoring applications. What does that mean for your practice? Get used to serving tomorrow’s patients today by getting cozy with mobile technology.
HIMSS11 to Help Physicians 'Walk the Path' of Health IT
February 15th 2011Navigating the world of health IT can be confusing, to say the least. Just keeping up with all the acronyms is tough enough, much less the exploding offerings of tech products to aid you, your staff, and your patients. Sometimes you need a little help on where to start.
My EHR - Beyond the 'Meaningful Use'
February 14th 2011A lot of practices have decided to adopt electronic health records because they “have to.” They want the stimulus money, and they know that down the road, they will be punished (financially) for not using one. And many physicians, especially the ones who have been practicing for over a decade, are doing so kicking and screaming.