A recent article in the Journal of the AMA (June 20,2012) has rekindled the debate about whether the use of electronic medical records (EMR) interferes with the doctor-patient relationship. In the editorial, the author recalls the story of a colleague whose 7-year-old daughter draws of picture of him in an examination room with his family. […]
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Global IT security issues were never much of a concern for medical practices. But as they have become more ‘connected’, they have become more vulnerable to outside nefarious sources. Here is an infographic from Technology News Hub showing where the trend in security threats is going.
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The Edmonton Journal reports that a hacker has developed a $200 app that can decipher a “widely used virtual private network (VPN – possibly from vpn canada) technology known as point-to-point tunneling protocol.” Why did he do this? Well, many hackers just like him claim that they do it to encourage computer operating system makers […]
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[Video 6] – We discuss the advantages of an integrated pm/emr system (practice management + electronic medical records) over a standalone billing and emr system.
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EMR projects get ‘hijacked’ every day. Some get hijacked by vendors, some get hijacked by consultants and, yes, some even get hijacked by the very doctors who invested in the project in the first place – an investment that was supposed to help them treat their patients, run their offices and collect their money. While […]
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An article on EMR & HIPAA reports the top EHR vendors based on the percentage of Meaningful Use attestations by physicians. This only includes ambulatory EHRs. Also note that this refers to the only 20% of practices that have attested to Meaningful Use. One vendor that stands out is Epic – however, Epic does not […]
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MPT Podcast 45 – ICD-10 Coding and Its Deployment Status, with guest Mike Meikle of Hawkthorne Consulting Group. Mr. Meikle describes the ICD-10 Coding, its timeline, and what impact it will have on medical practices. This Issue (4:53): What is the current schedule for ICD-10 deployment? Do practices with certified EHR systems have an advantage? […]
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Guest Post, Mark E. Hoffman Although recent advancements in medical technology are making it easier than ever before for healthcare providers to increase throughput and deliver better patient care, many are taking a “wait and see” approach to new equipment. While medication with the help of different Specialty Pharmaceutical Distributor is slowly improving through the […]
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MPT Podcast 42 – Benefits of Web-Based Credentialing , with guest Matthew Haddad, Founder and CEO of Medversant Technologies. Mr. Haddad describes real-time, web-based credentialing and enrollment and who benefits from this technology. This Issue (7:04): What is credentialing and who needs it? How does a web-based system make this more efficient? What are CVOs? […]