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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Friday, 02 April 2010 00:00 |
 The latest poll conducted by Case Western University asked physicians and other medical professionals whether Twitter would become an essential tool for medical practices. Surprisingly 59% of respondents answered “Yes”. This differs from responses on a similar poll less then a year ago. In August of 2009, a poll of the medical community showed that 45% percent of respondents didn’t even use Twitter.
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Written by Cynthia Atoji
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Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00 |
 Some physicians spend less time shopping for EHRs than when looking for a car or house, says Margret Amatayakul, a prominent health care information technology consultant, in a Huffington Post Investigative Report < http://huffpostfund.org/stories/2010/01/shopping-health-software-some-doctors-get-buyer’s-remorse>. So it’s no wonder that many physicians – who have little experience purchasing such sophisticated systems – are suffering from buyer’s remorse.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Friday, 29 January 2010 00:00 |
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 Just a few years ago, personal health records leapt into the spotlight. With physicians slow to adopt electronic medical records, not to mention the lingering questions about the interoperability and portability of those electronic records, personal health records seemed like the perfect solution. Both Google and Microsoft launched online personal health records.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Friday, 19 March 2010 00:00 |
 One reason physicians are reluctant to switch to an EMR system is interoperability. Having an electronic record system may not eliminate the need to fax or mail patient information. Yet, HIPAA restrictions and the high failure rate of fax and mail make those methods an imperfect way to transfer data.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Friday, 15 January 2010 14:18 |
 Need to check a patient’s test results or make follow up notes in a patient’s file but you are away from the computer? If you have an iPhone or an iTouch you’re in luck, now there is an app for that. One of the big selling points of an electronic medical record system is access. Therefore, it is no surprise that as electronic medical records gain acceptance with doctors, they are demanding better access to the records on the go.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Wednesday, 17 February 2010 00:00 |
 What makes a successful health information exchange? Well, according to a study done by KLAS, a healthcare market research firm, it appears that the most successful health information exchanges are those that are the least complex. The smaller health information exchanges or regional health information organizations often perform better then large-scale health information exchanges.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Monday, 04 January 2010 00:00 |
 Without a doubt, one of the major concerns for any physician in practice is controlling the overall cost of running a practice. Many physicians feel that too much time is spent watching revenue streams, preparing paperwork and dealing with insurance companies instead of treating patients.
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Written by Cynthia Atoji
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Tuesday, 10 November 2009 09:37 |
 Who is using Facebook and Twitter in healthcare? And how can these social media tools be plied by hospitals and physicians? While novel online platforms like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, and blogs are all the buzz among marketers, only 10 percent of healthcare systems have some type of social media outlet.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Monday, 23 November 2009 14:00 |
 There isn’t a doctor alive, who isn’t feeling the push to convert to electronic health records. Still, no matter how many financial incentives and government time limits are set there are physicians who feel that the initial cost and the inevitable problems found in such a massive conversion outweigh the benefits. One electronic health record vendor is addressing these concerns.
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