According to a post on FiercePracticeManagement, a study by the Mayo Clinic found “a staggering one in 16 surgeons has contemplated suicide.” This is about double that of the general population. Although surgeons have several factors which typically would make them less prone to these thoughts – highly educated, most are employed, and most are […]
Medical Practice Technology Trends
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If you Google “Pros and Cons of EMR” you will pull up a plethora of listings about why (or why not) you should consider switching from paper records to electronic ones. But, at this point, is this a pretty stupid debate? And, yes, I know, even here we have discussed both sides of the argument […]
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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 […]
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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 […]