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Medical Practice Trends Podcast 28: HITRUST Alliance & Keeping Your PHI Secure

September 27, 2011 By Leave a Comment


MPT Podcast 28 - HITRUST Alliance & Keeping Your PHI Secure, with guest Mike Meikle, of Hawkthorne Group Consulting. Mr. Meikle explains what the HITRUST Alliance is and how they can help medical practices cut through some of the regulatory clutter.

This Issue (5:33):

  • What is the HITRUST Alliance and why should you care?
  • How does this tie in with HIPAA and HITECH regulations?
  • How HITRUST can help practices cut through the regulatory clutter

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Medical Practice Trends Podcast 27: How To Tell If Your Practice Is Well-Managed

September 20, 2011 By Leave a Comment


MPT Podcast 27 – How To Tell If Your Practice Is Well-Managed, with guest Mary Pat Whaley of ManageMyPractice.com

This Issue (8:04):

  • Warning signs that your practice has management issues
  • Why hiring your spouse as your manager may cost you in the long run
  • Standard benchmarks that typical practices should be aware of
  • The importance of being a ‘calm’ practice

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Medical Practice Trends Podcast 22: Is a Concierge Practice Model Right for You?

August 16, 2011 By 1 Comment


MPT Podcast 22 – Is a Concierge Practice Model Right for You? with guest Mike Meikle, Hawkthorne Group.

This Issue (3:29):

  • What is a direct pay reimbursement model?
  • Who typically opts out of insurance reimbursements?
  • What motivates physicians to change to a ‘concierge’ practice model?

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Medical Practice Trends Podcast 17: How the Cloud Can Help Your Practice

July 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment


MPT Podcast 17 – How the Cloud Can Help Your Practice, with guest Mary Pat Whaley of ManageMyPractice.com

This Issue (7:04):

  • Do you have a good handle on your documentation?
  • Is your disaster recovery plan in a safe place?
  • What if your IT director leaves or your manager gets hit by the proverbial bus?

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Medical Practice Trends Podcast 11: Five Best Practices for EHR Implementation

May 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment


MPT Podcast 11 – Five Best Practices for EHR Implementation, with guest Chris Mertens, VP of the Personal Systems Group for Hewlett-Packard.

This Issue:

  • Why you should take a good look at your processes before purchasing an EMR system
  • How to minimize lost productivity
  • Why installation of an EMR system is not the final step in the implementation process

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Medical Practice Trends Podcast 8: Recent Changes in the Enforcement of the HITECH Act

May 10, 2011 By 1 Comment


MPT Podcast 8 – Recent Changes in the Enforcement of the HITECH Act and the Impact on Your Practice, With Guest Mike Meikle, Hawkthorne Group.

This Issue:

  • Possible civil and criminal penalties a medical practice can face
  • What do the new HITECH Act provisions mean to your medical practice?
  • What are potential penalties for violating the HIPAA regulations?
  • What proactive measures can you take to protect yourself and your practice?

 

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Medical Practice Trends Podcast 7: HIPAA, HITECH, and Protecting Your Patients’ Information

June 8, 2010 By Leave a Comment


EMR Update 7 – HIPAA, HITECH, and Protecting Your Patients’ Information
This Issue:

  • What is data-at-rest vs data-in-motion?
  • What do the new HITECH Act provisions mean to your medical practice?
  • What are potential penalties for violating the HIPAA regulations?
  • What proactive measures can you take to protect yourself and your practice?

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Medical Practice Trends Podcast 1: EMR Implementation Structure and Rollout

July 27, 2008 By Leave a Comment

EMR Update – follow along as Ocala Eye implements its EMR system

This Issue:

  • What to do with all of those paper forms
  • Don’t reinvent the wheel – stay up-to-date with your EMR software’s updates
  • The structure of your training process and implementation rollout

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