Patient Portals

Study of 1,100 U.S. patients revealed the majority love using technology to improve their own health and connect with doctors.

As patient portal implementation picks up at practices, physicians must get on board, say health IT experts

Implementing a patient portal is only half the battle. Here's how to get patients to use it.

Your front-desk staff is underappreciated but crucial to your success. Arm them with these high-tech helpers to get their jobs done right without burning out.

Even if you've had a site for years, it's worth reevaluating what information lives there and update it from time to time.

While practices are using patient portals to show meaningful use of EHRs, they can also help increase practice efficiency and improve the quality of care.

Patient portals can offer better customer service and care, but only if you can get your patients to use it. We examine the pros and cons of jumping on the portal bandwagon.

Meeting meaningful-use requirements for EHRs will demand interoperability between data systems. Do you have a strategy for connecting online with pharmacies, labs, other physicians, and patients? Here’s our primer for achieving connectivity and meaningful use.

Confused about meaningful use and EHR certification? We’ve got the information you need to go confidently into the EHR marketplace. Here’s your guide.