[New Video Added] MPT Podcast 20 – Medical Device Regulations and EMR, with guest Mike Meikle, Hawkthorne Group. This Issue (5:38): What is the Medical Device Data System (MDDS) regulation? How does this affect practices that use EMR? Why your EMR vendor may not be giving you accurate information about MDDS Does the MDDS rule […]
[New video added] MPT Podcast 19 – EHR Adoption Without Productivity Loss, with guest Pat Williams, VP of Business Development for Entrada Health This Issue (8:04): Some tools for fast-tracking EHR adoption How digital dictation can improve workflow Can your EMR system replace scribes? Right-click to download
MPT Podcast 25 – HIPAA 5010 Compliance and ICD10 Changes: What You Need to Know, with guest Mike Meikle of Hawkthorne Group Consulting. Mr. Meikle discusses new HIPAA regulations and why medical practices need to be aware of them, as well as a significant change to coding with the upcoming ICD10 codes. This Issue (5:34): […]
MPT Podcast 26 – Social Media and the Medical Practice, with guest Joseph Kim MD, President of Medical Communications Media Inc. This Issue (9:41): How specialty social media can be valuable for physicians Should you engage your patients on a social media site? How to stay on the right side of the law Patient portals […]
MPT Podcast 11 – Five Best Practices for EHR Implementation, with guest Chris Mertens, VP of the Personal Systems Group for Hewlett-Packard. Click the button above to watch the video slideshow podcast, click below for the audio podcast. This Issue (length 10:18): Why you should take a good look at your processes before purchasing an […]
MPT Podcast 10 – EMR and the Marketability of Your Medical Practice, with guest Mike Meikle, Hawkthorne Group. Click the button above to watch the video slideshow podcast, click below for the audio podcast. This Issue (Length 5:12) Besides financial incentives for implementation, EMR may offer some marketing benefits Patients may perceive a practice without […]
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 […]
Who: IDM.Net.au What: The role of the Health Information Manager is no easy task. Like a conductor leading an orchestra, they must lead a wide range of health information initiatives – across multiple departments – to keep their health system in tune. And with the healthcare data explosion – driven by the Electronic Medical Record, […]
Who: MedCityNews.com What: Providers are now having trouble with interoperability and conversions of data.The majority of physician offices have implemented EHRs, but they must now communicate with other entities such as HIEs and ACOs. With the increase in mergers and acquisitions, we are also seeing an increased demand for conversions from one system to another. […]
