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. Read more...

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. Read more...

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. Read more...

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. Read more...