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Patient portal technology provides each patient with a private, password-protected electronic space that houses information about his or her medical care. Though EHRs are dominating the healthcare IT headlines, there are a number of other systems available, like portals, that you can implement easily and use to make immediate, positive changes to your operations. This [...]

The uncertainties surrounding the future of Medicare physician reimbursements have doctors across the U.S. concerned for their practices and patients. If the planned 27.4% Medicare payment cut is not further postponed or resolved before the coming two-month reprieve is up, it will be more difficult than ever for doctors to receive adequate payment for administering [...]

Patient check-in can be a slow process that is costing your practice time and money, but new check-in kiosks can streamline the process. Though EHRs are dominating the healthcare IT headlines, there are a number of other systems available, like kiosks, that you can implement easily and use to make immediate, positive changes to your [...]

You secure patient data in your practice – password protected computers remain behind locked doors and you’ve encrypted your data. But how sure are you about your trash? With 1.5 million medical identity theft victims in the US yearly, its no wonder the Federal Trade Commission is so concerned about careless rubbish disposal.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will utilize cloud computing as a cost effective means to facilitate its insurance exchange initiative across the country. The CMS is tapping Terremark Federal Group, Inc. to be the provider of cloud-computing services that will support the insurance exchange and Healthcare.gov plan finder programs.

Physicians looking to better manage the care of patients age 18-26 should turn to technology to connect with this often elusive patient population, according to an American Academy of Family Physicians survey. The survey found that 68% of these patients are likely or very likely to use email communication with their doctor, which could help [...]