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 […]
In previous columns, I wrote about the differences between an on-premise electronic medical records (EMR) systems – running on servers located in your office – and a web-based EMR system, also known as Software-as-a-Service (Saas). For many practices, especially smaller ones, the Saas model for EMR is compelling. There are little or no upfront costs […]
It is December and every expert is taking out their crystal ball and predicting 2015 trends. They usually have a Top 10 list. I have only one, but it is a biggie. If you only take one single concept from this article, make it ‘Process Knowledge Transfer’. This is a systematic way of […]
Everyone who knows me or who has been following this blog knows that I am a strong advocate of electronic medical records (EMR) systems. But, as even those doctors who are currently using one know, EMRs are not a panacea. Even with the balance sheet tilted in their favor compared to paper records, there are […]
Who: Halifax.MediaCoop.ca What: In Nova Scotia, the Department of Health and Wellness (DHW) has decided to award a contract for its preferred EMR system to Ontario-based Nightingale Informatix Corporation, much to the dismay of software vendors in the local region. The Nightingale software has, however, been so unpopular with Nova Scotia physicians that the DHW […]
