Technology & AI

How practices are using creative financial strategies to keep up with the latest technology - and afford their EHRs.

Got a problem at your practice? There's an app for that. Here's a closer look at some of the best.

Opportunities to practice telemedicine are emerging due to improved technology and reimbursement. Still, there are some legal issues to consider.

Practices are adjusting their staffing to accommodate new changes and deal with new challenges. Is your practice up to speed?

Failing to adopt widely available billing and collections technology can cost medical practices big. Here's how to do it right.

What is "big data" and how is it being deployed in American medical practices and health systems to improve the quality of care? This short video explains how physicians are already using data in their management of patients, and what health IT experts believe is likely to happen next.

A virtual nurse with remote diagnostic tools promises to save physicians time and money, while improving care.

Mobile healthcare technology is changing the meaning of the phrase "going to see the doctor." Learn what this technology is all about and how it will affect physicians like you.

You've been breached - now what? Here's what to do in that first, all-important 24 hours.

Google+ is a new social media tool that's worth trying, along with Facebook and Twitter.

How to use Facebook to drive new patients to your medical practice.

One out of every four physicians says their EHR is negatively affecting their work flow.

It’s bought and installed, and you’re starting to use it. Mostly. Sort of. But are you really using your EHR to its fullest potential?

What you need to know about encryption, and why you should care.

A quick look at two new products in the emerging market for data-analytics tools for doctors.

How automatic payment technology helped one healthcare organization increase in-office patient payment collections and reduce administrative costs.

Internist Gregory Spencer, an ACO participant and a presenter at the HIMSS13 Conference, discusses technology tools critical to ACO success.

Becoming a medical home could help independent practices survive, but it may not be the right step for all independent practices to take.

Our 2013 Technology Survey results indicate many practices are dissatisfied with their EHR vendors. Here’s how to ensure you experience a positive partnership.

Video is a great way to market your medical practice, and it's not that hard or time consuming to get started.

Review your medical practice’s contracts to ensure you are prepared to handle distributing EHR incentive payments before they arrive in the mail.

Many physicians appear invisible when someone does an Internet search - unless they want to be lost in the fray, it is up to them to make sure they have an accurate listing.

While physician use of telemedicine provides opportunities for physicians, it could also lead to legal troubles.

Health IT expert Sumit Nagpal shares his must-have technology tools for practices hoping to transition from traditional fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement.