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If you comb through the blogosphere on the topic of electronic medical records, you may find a surprising amount of negative commentary. And if you mention the financial incentives for meaningful use implementation, things get downright testy: anti-government sentiment, conspiracy theories, and a … [Read More...]
Guest Post: Katie Matlack As I settle in to my role as Medical Software Analyst at Software Advice, I've begun to wonder: What separates those who realize the benefits of an EMR from those who don’t? What are the critical success factors that can help ensure a practice’s switch to EMRs is … [Read More...]
Guest Post, John T. Kihm MD Myths abound concerning concierge medicine (CM). Unfortunately these myths prevent good doctors from converting their practices to CM. Let’s look at those myths—maybe you need to work on yourself and your own beliefs. If you practice quality medicine your … [Read More...]
Most practices breathe a sigh of relief after their new EMR software is installed and running. But now comes the hard part: getting the staff and the doctors to accept and use it. The following is a list of ten “Commandments” borrowed from our practice administrator, Don Cushing M.Ed. MBA, who … [Read More...]
Computerized practice management systems appeared about thirty years ago. Their major selling point? To automate humans out of as many processes as possible to reduce error and improve efficiency. Medical practices are attempting to achieve those same goals through the use of electronic medical … [Read More...]
Guest Post: Houston Neal According to an August 3 report, 2,246 eligible providers and 100 hospitals have successfully attested to meeting Meaningful Use (MU) criteria. Among these early adopters was Premier Family Physicians, a family practice here in Austin, Texas. We recently had … [Read More...]
Our practice went live with our own EMR system in late 2008. For the most part, this was uneventful. The reason for this was mainly due to proper planning. And credit for our implementation plan goes primarily to our administrator, our IT director, and staff members of our … [Read More...]
Sebastian Mitchell, Guest post: There are many daily chores to being a good physician. Patient care, nursing staff issues, medical decision making, patient paper work and referrals, constant prescription refills requests; the list goes on and on. This … [Read More...]
Gere Jordan, Guest Post Managed properly, outsourcing a portion of your calls to a professional call center can be an extremely effective and worthwhile business decision. Your practice can provide patients with a better level of care, filter messages for on-call personnel, and … [Read More...]
Have you stopped and considered what would happen if a natural disaster such as a massive tornado or flood wiped out your office? What would you do first? How would you get your practice back in business? Phillip Bobo MD, of Emergi-Care, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, learned this … [Read More...]
What is the quickest way to figure out how to use a new electronic device? Read the manual? No – hand it to a child and let them play with it for a few minutes and show you how it works. But the converse is true as well: if you hand it to an older person and expect them to use it without proper … [Read More...]
In part 1, we discussed some of the nuances of registering for Meaningful Use (MU) reporting and why most practices would be better off waiting until 2012 - such as still being able to qualify for E-Prescribing incentives. In part 2, we give you an action plan for getting your practice ready for … [Read More...]
