MPT Podcast 26 – Social Media and the Medical Practice, with guest Joseph Kim MD, President of Medical Communications Media Inc. This Issue (9:41): How specialty social media can be valuable for physicians Should you engage your patients on a social media site? How to stay on the right side of the law Patient portals […]
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MPT Podcast 12 – Why Does a Physician’s Practice Need a Website? with guest Mary Pat Whaley, a consultant who blogs on ManageMyPractice.com This Issue: The importance of establishing a digital presence Why it is critical to ‘tell your story’ How a website can actually be good for your bottom line
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While discussing electronic medical records with a colleague, I was asked about the customization of systems to increase overall work performance at a practice. Some systems available today tout features like ease of use, or the lack of a need for templates. This modular approach to electronic medical records system features may be enough for […]
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MPT Podcast 11 – Five Best Practices for EHR Implementation, with guest Chris Mertens, VP of the Personal Systems Group for Hewlett-Packard. Click the button above to watch the video slideshow podcast, click below for the audio podcast. This Issue (length 10:18): Why you should take a good look at your processes before purchasing an […]
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MPT Podcast 10 – EMR and the Marketability of Your Medical Practice, with guest Mike Meikle, Hawkthorne Group. Click the button above to watch the video slideshow podcast, click below for the audio podcast. This Issue (Length 5:12) Besides financial incentives for implementation, EMR may offer some marketing benefits Patients may perceive a practice without […]
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In the summer of 2004, Ocala, Florida was hit by two hurricanes which barreled through the state. Lengthy power outages and widespread structural damage forced many medical practices to close. Some of the more coastal practices weren’t able to conduct surgeries for a few weeks after the hurricanes hit. By our original time line, the […]
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Going from Paper to Paperless – Part 2: Scanning Solutions for Large Practices Peter J Polack MD FACS Ocala Eye, PA Scanning options for larger practices. Consumer level scanners probably won’t have the speed or the durability to handle the daily grind necessary to scan the volume of paperwork in a larger busier practice – […]
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Previously I wrote about some benefits of having a local area network in your office, including the ability to connect a variety of equipment from diagnostic devices to business productivity tools. Another newer technology that can take advantage of your network is what is known as a VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) phone system. Using […]
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It’s no secret that many practices are behind the curve when it comes to ICD-10. While there is no dearth of literature on the subject of ICD-10 transitioning, I thought it might help to provide you with some action-oriented information. I recently had the opportunity to interview Tony Onorad and Jason McCormac of ICD10Coach.com where […]
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Huh? Another HIPAA deadline? By September 22, 2014 we must have a compliant business associate (BA) agreement in place because we are not sure when we last updated the one in use now. Here’s how we’re breaking it down. First, we are not responsible for our BA or their subcontractor’s HIPAA compliance. But, we do […]