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iPad For Doctors

Apple hopes the iPad will become the point of care tool for doctors and patients. Designed with a large screen, which is perfect for viewing images and access to over 4,000 health and fitness apps at the AppStore, it offers many options for healthcare professionals. Read more...

Mobile Continuing Education Credits

Staying up to date with continuing education is important to a doctor; their patients expect them to be abreast of the most current developments in the medical field. Yet, it can be very difficult to find the time to sit down and take the continuing education classes. Read more...

Open source EMRs

Selecting an electronic medical record system is a complicated process. With so many different proprietary software choices available, it can be hard for a doctor to decide which package will work best for them. Further complicating the decision is the fact that the price of the software often doesn’t include the hardware upgrades and technical support necessary to bring the software online. Since the software itself represents a significant investment, it is no wonder that many physicians are reluctant to make the switch to electronic medical records.

There is another alternative to proprietary software systems, open source electronic medical record systems. Read more...

Mobile Clinical Decision Support

Physicians frequently turn to clinical decision support software to help diagnose and treat patients. Not only does the software facilitate an accurate diagnosis, but also many doctors feel it contributes to reduced healthcare costs. By providing an accurate diagnosis the first time, return visits are eliminated, along with referrals and unnecessary tests.

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3M Mobile Dictaton: Dictation on the Go

Dictation is a necessary but time-consuming job. While dictation software has made the task a whole lot easier, most still require that the physician be in front of a computer for the duration of the dictation. Of course, this is a big step up from the days when physicians had to send tapes off to a transcription service. Read more...

More Doctors See Twitter as a Valuable Tool

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. Read more...

Healthcare Reform: More Money for Health IT?

On March 21, 2010, the House passed health care reform: www.whitehouse.gov/healthreform. It’s imperfect but a new beginning, passed during the spring equinox. The divisive fight over the bill was like watching a boxing match, full of bruises and cuts to both sides.

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SharEHR Streamlining the Exchange of Patient Information

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. Read more...

Meaningful Use & EHRs

Doctors spend a lot of time deciding on an electronic healthrecord system. They are often times overwhelmed by the myriad of systems offered and how to determine if a system is right for them. In addition to worrying about choosing the right system for their practice, they now have to pick a system that will demonstrate meaningful use. Read more...

Cloud Computing & HIE

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. Read more...

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