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The HIPAA final rule, released Jan. 17, 2013, includes new guidance regarding the transfer of medical records.

It’s difficult for medical practices to plan strategically when so much uncertainty surrounds the future of healthcare. Scenario planning can be a useful tool.

The dangers of auto complete and cut and paste in EHRs lie not with EHRs themselves, but with potential misuse.

Whether you are a short-order cook or a physician, it's all about workflow in getting your daily work successfully completed.

Do you have medical practice staff hesitant to change or adapt to new policies or procedures? Here are a few tips and ideas to help them along.

Taking time to understand the duties of your staff and provide the appropriate back up when needed is crucial to operating an efficient practice.

Looming annual threats to Medicare payments are exhausting, but the Affordable Care Act creates a paradigm shift for physicians who embrace the federal program.

It is both a science and an art to determine the most effective price for a practice’s concierge program. Here are some observations and guidelines.

The latest clarifications and revisions to HIPAA require some careful reading by physicians. A little help from a professional might help too.

Repetitive mistakes made by medical practice staff members are often not their fault.

It’s a common complaint that EHRs don’t conform to the way providers actually work. Understanding why this may be the case can help develop effective solutions.

What does a successful EHR implementation look like? Consultant Rosemarie Nelson spells it out in four easy steps.

Healthcare reform and the regulatory push for EHRs involve elaborate plans predicated on the future being a repetition of the past - but your future will not repeat the past.

The shift in the way healthcare is reimbursed is inevitable. Here are three ways physicians can adjust to the move from volume to value.

Defense attorney Sarah Wirskye explains obstruction of justice in healthcare lawsuits and how to prevent it from occurring, even accidentally.

If you have owned your medical practice for more than two years, it's time to step back and do some evaluating on its culture and direction.

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If you want to boost referrals at your medical practice, remember, it's the little touches that make your practice memorable.

Health IT can be improved by building applications with the goal of getting the real work done in the shortest possible time and with the least effort.

Copiers, scanners, and faxes are essential to medical offices, but they also present hidden HIPAA dangers.

Here's a primer on The False Claims Act, why medical practices should know all about this federal statute, and how to avoid violations.

Any task that consistently takes widely divergent amounts of time to perform is out of control and a sign that something is wrong at your practice.

Like most medical practices, we offer flu shots to patients. And like most practices, some accept, some refuse, and some go to their grocery store instead.

With 10,000 new 65-year-old patients each day, it's important that physicians act now to keep them healthy by improving preventative care.

Evaluating medical office purchase alternatives based on cost is an incomplete analysis and likely to be misleading.