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Over the past several years, hospitals, physicians and other providers have been spending billions of dollars nationally to install electronic medical records and other information technologies. The EMRs, which also can be shared online through secure networks, help to reduce... Read More

In the blink of an eye……it was gone.  The motherboard on my laptop fried right after checking email and turning around to answer phone.  Upon turning back, the screen was black and there was a loud and persistent beeping.  What happened? Now what?  All my records stored on the... Read More

Social media has become the pinnacle of communication in the last 5 years.  Marketing of products, people, politics and services have migrated from more conventional marketing i.e. direct mailing and printed ads to Facebook and twitter campaigns.  Most healthcare practices have... Read More

Decision making and realizing the consequences of decision-making has never been more complex or critical as in these uncertain times for healthcare executives.  Reacting to federal mandates and laws takes time and considerable judgment as much of the definition of the law as yet... Read More

Health care marketing is undergoing dramatic reinvention and change, due to emerging trends, reform uncertainties, emergence of social marketing and renewed focus on quality, outcome and prevention. Executives are demanding higher impact and bigger returns from marketing... Read More

How many times have you heard that in the past two years?  One time is way too many. So what have you done, to combat the dreaded email that you get from your vendor? You know the one that explains to you that something has gone wrong with one of the many systems that push the... Read More

Many of the EHRs that you will purchase have a strong selling point of promoting patient safety. That patient safety is accomplished through the use of alerts.  Some of those alerts could warn the physician or their staff that something could possibly be wrong.  It could be... Read More

There are so many challenges that come from any new organizational change.  Implementation of a new EHR/EMR has many diverse challenges. What are covered in this blog are the top three organizational challenges that practices have had to deal with. Capital for purchase of a new... Read More

The basic economic definition of a “pro forma” describes a presentation of data that reflects an “as if” basis.  Many in the medical field have had equipment sales reps come into the office with a “wonderful new piece of technology” that will help patients and, of... Read More

How can you define what benefits you will receive from MU?  Well monetarily there are incentive payments for adoption and use of a certified EHR and reporting on each of the required measures. A second monetary benefit is cost savings realized with a successful implementation of... Read More