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From Dell’s Inside Enterprise IT comes this great infographic showing some interesting facts about the most catastrophic phenomena. As you consider your own disaster recovery planning, hopefully these tidbits will be helpful. If you have NOT thought about planning for the effects a disaster could have on your practice, you should get this CD and […]
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Previously I wrote about outsourcing your IT services support as well as how to hire an IT director. But one question that I am commonly asked is, “How do I decide whether to keep IT services in-house or whether they should be out-sourced?” Electronic medical records systems have become an integral part of the practice […]
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Most medical offices today are using an electronic practice management (EPM) system. This software is a far cry from its paper-based ancestors, the appointment and ledger books. The EPM market has expanded over the last twenty or so years to include a variety of products on several platforms. And increasingly we are witnessing the digital […]
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Now that electronic medical records implementation is on the rise, some are waxing nostalgic for their old paper charts. On the EMR and HIPAA Blog, there is a great article on the advantages of paper records over electronic ones, including: Immediate response to open Never a delay when flipping pages Instant on No training needed […]
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Guest Post, Sara Witt In 2011 the New England Journal of Medicine published data indicating that most of U.S. physicians will be named in a medical malpractice lawsuit during their careers; the data also indicated that most U.S. surgeons will be sued before they reach 65. It’s a dangerous game that those in the medical […]
