Technology & AI

Is joining a regional HIE the right move for your practice? Here are five questions to consider before making that kind of investment.

This survival guide offers key activities to move a practice beyond reactive management and toward a proactive approach to optimize performance.

New technology offers the promise of boosting efficiency at your medical practice, but your staff holds the key to realizing its full potential.

The biggest problem with an EHR is not the product itself - it is the way we learn to use it. Here are five strategies to reduce user frustrations.

Digital health technologies offer the potential for close and cost-effective, long-term remote monitoring of patients with mental health disorders.

Once implemented, an EHR can bring many benefits to a practice. But minor mistakes can cause major problems. Here's what to watch out for.

Many physicians don't use a patient portal. They should. A portal can offload a good portion of the front-end work for both staff and physicians.

Using mobile technology to manage patient care is great … if the patient uses it correctly.

Having a data breach response plan on paper isn't enough. Practice staff expected to implement it must understand and be equipped to execute their tasks.

Well-trained, happy employees help the revenue cycle run smoothly. Here are some tips to ensure happiness happens.

What can the Cooperative Principle teach us about better using EHRs? A lot actually.

If you're not sure which apps are best for you to download, here are 10 top picks from healthcare professionals.

Doing your homework upfront may reduce the likelihood you'll experience challenges after implementing the new technology.

Our 2015 Technology Survey Sponsored by Kareo reveals common challenges practices face after technology implementations. Here's what they are, and how to address them.

Monitoring patients remotely is one way to reduce healthcare costs, but it may also facilitate outcome-based reimbursement programs.

There are many good reasons physicians should build tech-free time into their busy schedules.

Doctors have a lot of valuable personal and professional data on their laptops and other devices. Here are five simple ways to keep that data secure.

While EHRs are important to analyze in any merger, don't forget to assess and formulate a strategy for your compliance technology as well.

Nine HIPAA missteps that experts say medical practices make every day.

Having a patient portal and using it efficiently are two different things. Here's how to get your patients on-board in four simple steps.

Tech tools for your medical practice and home, selected by tech experts and physicians.

Drawing patients to your blog, website, or social media pages starts with having the right content. Here's what to write about.

Cyber risk isn't just a technology issue. It affects your entire business, so have a plan in place and mitigated through education and risk management.

ICD-10 Charts is a free tool to aid the coding transition, but also a gift from a son to his internist father to keep his private medical practice alive.

Patients with chronic diseases consume a huge portion of healthcare expenses. The use of health tracking devices could change that.