Technology & AI

Do you have an emergency plan in place? You should. Our disaster-planning checklist gets you started.

Happy but worried, American physicians are sorting through the many changes their profession is seeing.

Charitable efforts in your office

Here’s what you need to know about the booming medical apps market

The phones never seem to stop ringing in a medical practice. How does your practice manage incoming calls?

Your system crashed and your data is gone. Now what?

Effectively controlling costs in a medical practice essentially means controlling personnel costs.

What can a patient portal do for your practice? Expert Rosemarie Nelson tells you, from reducing phone calls to generating revenue.

Today doctors are competing for patients in a radically changed marketplace. One of the most important emerging technologies in that space is Internet-based social networking.

EHR adoption doesn’t end when your system is installed; you have to continue to improve your use of the product.

Even if you choose not to implement a full EHR right now, you can take a big step toward digitizing your practice.

If you’re confused about the federal incentives to buy an EHR and what meaningful use means, you're not alone. We have the answers in our 2010 Technology Survey.

Advance preparation is your key to successfully managing the ICD-10 conversion. Here’s what your practice needs to know and do to get ready.

Maryland, Massachusetts, and Minnesota are putting extra pressure on physicians to adopt EHRs. Now it's time to see if other states follow.

Like most administrators, your education and experience have given you all the tools you need to help your practice succeed - Not that you’ll get the chance to prove it. When you find that your tasks are overwhelming your projects, that’s when it’s time to hire an assistant.

How to get more out of your office supply vendor

I avoid most e-mail offers trying to sell me something; don't need the superfluous e-mails cluttering up my inbox.

Indiscriminate tongue wagging around the office can affect everything from staff morale to patient care. Here’s how to stop loose lips and protect patient privacy, care, and trust.

Unfortunately, physicians are not immune to the growing threat of identity theft and data breaches. Check out our guide to keeping your personal information secure.

You can’t make the medical home model work on a practical basis without technology. But how to know what widgets are essential? Here’s your guide to the must-have technologies for your medical home practice.

Are networking sites like Facebook and Twitter privacy problems in need of a solution, opportunities to build community around your practice, or both? We help you navigate this brave new world of Web networking.

Do you feel tied down and beaten up by your schedule? Well, there are things you can do to schedule smarter and end the tyranny of double booking.

Encouraged by federal subsidies, many practices are exploring the purchase of electronic health records for their offices.

Electronic communication is omnipresent. Not only is it instantaneous, but in many ways it is becoming the standard of care. No longer does a practice need to create mountains of paperwork.

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.

Want a sure way to make your staff feel valued while finding out what needs improvement? Just ask ’em. Here’s how to seek staff input.

Are you taking a close look at the fine print before signing your equipment leasing paperwork? You should be. We show you why and what pitfalls to avoid.

Our fifth edition of PayerView uses real claims data to examine and rank payers based on financial and administrative performance, as well as efficiency. Here’s to friendly competition that helps docs get paid.

How to create phone system efficiencies without driving your patients nuts.