Category: Health Care IT

Over the course of the coming year, and especially in the next six months, millions of Americans between the ages of 19 and 34 will be purchasing health insurance and…Read more

Just when we thought Google was taking a step back from healthcare, after its unsuccessful foray into personal health records with “Google Health” was all but bust, the Internet giant…Read more

With goods and services increasingly moving online, healthcare organizations are beginning to adopt supporting technologies to help improve patient experiences and treatment outcomes. Telehealth, telemedicine, and patient portal technologies are…Read more

How many times per week does your office receive appointment requests from patients? Although some physicians and hospital administrators may have an idea, most don’t know the answer to this…Read more

The Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act (HIPPA) stipulates that patients must be permitted to review and amend their medical records. As online patient portals and other information technologies makes…Read more

If there’s one thing I’ve learned from speaking to countless physicians, office managers and IT administrators about patient portals for healthcare it’s that there isn’t any consensus about the patient…Read more

A recent study by Aeffect and 88 Brand Partners showed that patients who use electronic medical records (EMR) are substantially more satisfied with their physicians overall. They also tend to…Read more

We know it isn’t quite October and we’re a little early to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but is there ever really a bad time to promote breast cancer awareness?…Read more

Many physicians are still unsure about the value of a patient portal and how implementing one can lead to better care. I was recently asked the following questions in a group…Read more

Interoperability has become a hot topic in the world of health IT – yet due to its inherent complexity, it remains the biggest hurdle to efficient and effective use of…Read more