Frank Polack of Eviton LLC, a project management firm, created this handy one-sheet for us with the basics of data backup. Keep it on file or laminate it and post it where your staff can refer to it as needed. {+} Click to Download the Backup Data Tip Sheet
Medical Practice Technology Trends
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How long do you think it would take you to implement an EMR system in your practice? 3 months? 6 months? A year? Of course, this is a trick question. First, you have to define when the actual project starts. Is it as soon as you make the decision to go paperless? Is it as […]
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Recently, I received a social networking “friend” request from an employee. Without giving it much thought, I ignored it and made a point to discuss it with our practice administrator. At the same time, I wanted to acquaint myself with our policy on electronic communication between the doctors and staff. Turns out, we really didn’t […]
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Books give not wisdom where was none before, / But where some is, there reading makes it more. – Sir John Harrington (1615) A colleague once asked me, “Where do you [and your practice] keep getting new ideas from?,” and my response was, “From reading.” But not reading medical journals or ‘throw-away’ publications (although the […]
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Medical practices that are planning to get an electronic medical records (EMR) system in the near future will also need to consider whether they will be keeping their existing practice management software (EPM). Many factors come into play and we will discuss the pros and cons another time. For the purposes of our discussion, let’s […]