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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 19:00 |
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Busy practices are always on the lookout for ways to streamline their
procedures. One way to increase efficiency and save time is to use
paperless faxing, sometimes called digital faxing. Paperless faxing
uses software such as Zetafax of WinFax to send documents from your
computer to a fax machine. The hardware needed is a fax modem in your
computer and a dedicated fax line.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Wednesday, 03 September 2008 19:00 |
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Medical offices have come to rely on computers. Doctors now find that every aspect of their day is in some way connected to the computer; calendars are online, patient information is stored electronically and a lot of interaction with specialists and other medical support personnel is done via a computer. |
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 19:00 |
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Most healthcare providers agree that Health Information Exchanges are
changing the face of medicine. It has been proven that
a successful Health Information Exchange enables doctors to reduce
medication errors, cut overall healthcare costs and improve patient
outcome.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Wednesday, 01 October 2008 19:00 |
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Some consider use of a social networking site such as LinkedIn, Twitter
and Plurk a fundamental tool for their business. They use it to
advertise, connect and collaborate. It is a wonder that anyone has time
to keep up with all of them, especially busy doctors. Many
professions such as lawyers, marketers and real estate agents have
their own dedicated social networking sites. And, believe it or not, so
do physicians, sites such as doctorshangout.com , imedexchange.com , and
sermo.com are gaining in popularity with physicians. Even the Canadian
Medical Association has launched their own physicians networking site,
Asklepios.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 19:00 |
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You may have heard that earlier this year Google launched a website
called Google Health. If you are wondering what exactly Google Health
is and if it will have any effect on your practice, the following may
shed some light on it for you.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Thursday, 11 December 2008 17:07 |
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With instant access to patient files, online test results and e-prescribing, the personal digital assistant has become the doctor’s number one resource. This tiny little device is a physician’s best friend, going anywhere and everywhere.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Thursday, 30 October 2008 11:58 |
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You maybe wondering if your practice management software is all you need to be HIPAA compliant. After all, one of the goals of HIPAA is the use of electronic processes throughout the medical practice. Therefore, it would seem that using a fully integrated practice management system or an electronic medical record system would make you complaint with HIPAA requirements.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Wednesday, 12 November 2008 18:00 |
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Without a doubt, physicians understand that electronic health records
are more efficient, and allow interoperability. It is also clear that
the government is highly invested in the adoption of the electronic
health record system.
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Written by Jennifer Flaten
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Friday, 28 November 2008 09:22 |
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As patients and physicians demand health record portability and interoperability, more and more states are forming health information exchanges. Considering the sheer volume of data exchanged the amount of participants and the level of security required, it is no wonder that many states collaborate with large-scale health information technology vendors to plan and implement their health information exchanges.
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