Along with the widespread use of computers in medicine comes a greater need for security measures. Apart from being a good business practice, these security measures are also part of the Meaningful Use (MU) standards. But make no mistake, computer security is more than just changing your password now and then. Even the fact that […]
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MPT Podcast 41 – The Coming Transformational & Disruptive Changes to Healthcare, with guest Steven Schimpff MD, internist and author of “The Future of Healthcare Delivery”. Dr. Schimpff discusses trends that will have a significant impact on healthcare in the near future. This Issue (10:58): How chronic disease will affect the delivery of healthcare The […]
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MPT Podcast 40 – Digital Asset Management and Storage, with guest Jake Athey of Widen Enterprises. Mr. Athey explains the value of cloud storage of digital files for the health care industry. This Issue (6:58): What exactly is digital asset management? How is this different than the way most EMRs store images? Is compliance regarding […]
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An article on Becker’s Hospital Review discussed how Montefiore Medical Center was able to achieve 100% implementation of EMR and computerized physician order entry (CPOE). Jack Wolf, Montefiore’s vice-president and CIO, lists these 6 best practices that they attribute to their success: Meaningful Use is not an IT project Physicians need to take ownership Educate […]
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From Dell’s Inside Enterprise IT comes this great infographic showing some interesting facts about the most catastrophic phenomena. As you consider your own disaster recovery planning, hopefully these tidbits will be helpful. If you have NOT thought about planning for the effects a disaster could have on your practice, you should get this CD and […]
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MPT Podcast 39 – The Future of Healthcare Delivery, with guest Steven Schimpff, MD, internist and author. Dr. Schimpff discusses his latest book of the same title and what prompted him to write it. This Issue (10:53): What is the ‘paradox’ of American healthcare? Why does the US rank so poorly in major indicators of […]
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Previously I wrote about outsourcing your IT services support as well as how to hire an IT director. But one question that I am commonly asked is, “How do I decide whether to keep IT services in-house or whether they should be out-sourced?” Electronic medical records systems have become an integral part of the practice […]
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Most medical offices today are using an electronic practice management (EPM) system. This software is a far cry from its paper-based ancestors, the appointment and ledger books. The EPM market has expanded over the last twenty or so years to include a variety of products on several platforms. And increasingly we are witnessing the digital […]
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MPT Podcast 37 – Saving Money on Medical Practice Office Expenses, from 101 Ideas to Increase Revenue & Decrease Costs – Part 4, with guest Mary Pat Whaley of ManageMyPractice.com. Ms. Whaley shares more of her many suggestions for increasing profit for your medical practice. This Issue (8:29): Are the Yellow Pages an expensive dinosaur? Could […]
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Now that electronic medical records implementation is on the rise, some are waxing nostalgic for their old paper charts. On the EMR and HIPAA Blog, there is a great article on the advantages of paper records over electronic ones, including: Immediate response to open Never a delay when flipping pages Instant on No training needed […]