I’m always in search of the perfect end-user device for EMR. And there are videos all over the internet showing off real cool EMR applications using tablets or smart-phones – these are typically commercials for the software products. But these are usually fairly basic, uncustomizable systems. What we need are touch screen devices which will […]
Peter Polack
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Is your medical practice in compliance with government regulations? A post on the Medical Group Management Association blog discusses the top 5 compliance issues for medical practices and how to avoid them. With the federal government investing in audits more than ever (apparently they get about $6 for every $1 spent on fraud investigation), it […]
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According to a report in Health Data Management magazine, InfoGard Laboratories has been selected by ONCHIT (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology) as the latest entity for certifying EHR (electronic health records) systems. Based in San Luis Obispo, California, InfoGard, a federally accredited IT security testing laboratory since 1995, joins current certifiers […]
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In Part 1, I discussed some of the challenges we face in hiring IT (information technology) personnel, a role which is becoming an increasingly common part of the medical practice. One of the major challenges is trying to validate the skillsets and credentials of a prospect. In Part 2, I present an action plan for […]
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In a post on Becker’s Hospital Review, Jaimie Oh presents a list of 11 best practices for maximizing healthcare IT incentive payments. And although the audience is specifically administrators of hospitals, if you are a physician or medical practice administrator there is still much you can take home from the following recommendations: Figure out what […]
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According to the 2010 HIMSS Security Survey, with responses from 272 healthcare IT and security professionals, hospitals and medical practices are spending more on information technology (IT) security but still spend less on average than companies in other industries. The results of the third annual survey were reported on CMIO.net and included other interesting facts: […]
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Although most kids these days spend most of their time on social media, you may be asking how this is relevant to your medical practice. But did you know that most Fortune 500 companies have embraced social media marketing in addition to more traditional venues such as a company website? So why should your practice […]
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It wasn’t too long ago that very few medical practices had a website (we’ve had one since about 1997). But times have changed. Now, the strong majority of medical practices have had a website designed, using things like cheap web hosting to get their name out on the internet. And now some would argue that […]
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Electronic medical records are for sale to any group that can prove they would use it for research, according to a Fortune article on CNNMoney.com. In it, they cite a report by a Texas watchdog publication called the Austin Bulldog that uncovered 100 different buyers between January 2009 and April 2010. Primarily pharmaceutical companies, these […]
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If you are medical or surgical specialist, you’re probably groaning about the prospect of implementing some of the meaningful use criteria. According to an article on Healthcare Technology Online: Every one of the six core clinical quality measures (and most of the 38 additional clinical quality measures) are focused on primary care. Moreover, the recently-formed, […]