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Tools for Managing Your Practice’s Reputation
Social media is fast becoming a fact of modern life. More and more searches are performed on Facebook, Google maps are used instead of the phone book, and prospective customers look at social media review sites before they decide to patronize a business. What does this have to do with your … [Read More...]
IT Services for Your Medical Practice – In-House vs Out-Source
Previously I wrote about how information technology (IT) personnel are an increasingly important part of medical practices as EMR becomes a fact of life, as well as the challenges that administrators face in recruiting and hiring these individuals. A question I commonly receive is whether or not it … [Read More...]
The 10 Most Common EMR Questions
As a writer of both this blog and the long-running "Path to Paperless" column in Ophthalmology Management (where this article originally ran), I often receive emails on a wide range of questions regarding EMR. Sometimes I am asked to recommend a specific EMR product which I politely decline, … [Read More...]
Does EMR Come Between You and Your Patient?
A recent article in the Journal of the AMA (June 20,2012) has rekindled the debate about whether the use of electronic medical records (EMR) interferes with the doctor-patient relationship. In the editorial, the author recalls the story of a colleague whose 7-year-old daughter draws of picture of … [Read More...]
Is Your EMR Project Being Hijacked?
EMR projects get ‘hijacked’ every day. Some get hijacked by vendors, some get hijacked by consultants and, yes, some even get hijacked by the very doctors who invested in the project in the first place - an investment that was supposed to help them treat their patients, run their offices and … [Read More...]
Why You Need to Worry About Computer Security
Along with the widespread use of computers in medicine comes a greater need for security measures. Apart from being a good business practice, these security measures are also part of the Meaningful Use (MU) standards. But make no mistake, computer security is more than just changing your password … [Read More...]
