Your Practice and the Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011 - February 2012
The Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011 became law on January 1, 2012.  It encourages the use of telemedicine by clearly expanding its approved scope and setting and the providers who can use it.

Now is the Time to Wrap up the Year and Gear up for the Next E-Prescribing and Medicare Revalidation  - October 2011
Health Information Technology (HIT) systems are designed to modernize the delivery of health care, improve quality and empower patients.

Health Information Technology and Malpractice  - November 2010
Health Information Technology (HIT) systems are designed to modernize the delivery of health care, improve quality and empower patients.

Is There a Patient Portal in Your Future?  - September 2010
Your practice implemented an electronic health records (EHR) system and your team has worked together to stabilize workflow. Despite all of the work your team put into the EHR, you find that workflow efficiency has not changed.  

The Dos and Don'ts in Selecting and Contracting for an EHR System  - May 2010
We hope every practice will ultimately have an electronic health records (EHR) system and meet the federal standard of "meaningful use." While final regulations to establish meaningful use criteria have yet to be finalized, we believe three major areas will be addressed:  

Computerized Medical Records  - March 2009 (HTML | PDF)
As has been widely reported, President Barack Obama's stimulus package allocated $19 billion to help convert medical information into electronic format.  Many physicians have also considered options to implement electronic health records (EHRs). 

Leverage Registries to Improve Chronic Illness Care - October 2006 (HTML | PDF)
A registry is a practical tool that enables you to manage the care of populations of patients versus reactively trying to recall what interventions are due when a patient arrives for an office visit.

Migrating Workflows from Paper to Your EHR - August 2006 (HTML | PDF)
In documenting his practice's migration to an electronic health record (EHR), David Smith, MD, found that "the single area that requires the highest level of attention during the planning and deployment of an electronic medical record is practice workflow."

Avoiding Common Pitfalls of EHR Implementation - April 2006 (HTML | PDF)
The groundwork is done and you've selected a vendor for your electronic health record (EHR). Now it's time to begin implementation. While EHRs can dramatically improve office efficiency and quality of care, implementation is not without pitfalls...