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Well, not exactly your grandmother, but a report in Management Science states that nursing homes are leading the rest of the healthcare field in overall adoption of electronic medical records. Why? Apparently, as states adopt more stringent privacy laws, there has been a negative impact on record sharing – as much as a 24% decrease. […]
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Physicians concerned about getting left out in the cold when it comes to stimulus money for EMR implementation may want to take up playing football. Gov. Bobby Jindal recently signed off on two pieces of legislation: the first creates a loan program for electronic health records, allocating about $5 Million with hopes of obtaining more […]
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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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In an attempt to make up for decreasing reimbursements, physicians are starting to branch out into areas outside their specialties
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A physician colleague wanted to operate a completely paperless and cordless practice. That is, his office was to operate on laptops and battery-powered devices which accessed a wireless network. This sounds like a good idea, and is – but it’s important to consider the limits of a cordless practice. First, understand that a wireless network […]
