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HIGHLIGHTS * Practices can benchmark themselves, using data from the Medical Group Management Association or other professional organizations to compare their performance with that of other practices in the same [...]

Physicians are frustrated with their current electronic health record (EHR) system-58% of doctors surveyed described their EHR as 'hard to use,' according to a 2015 Accenture report. With the evolving [...]

If you are a physician looking to optimize the use of your practice's patient portal, you may be the most effective marketing tool and an important reason for the technology's [...]

Is meaningful use Stage 2 (MU2) obtainable for most small-practice physicians? Perhaps not, as evidenced by the government's decision to delay implementing MU2 and allow providers to attest using 2011-certified [...]

No longer a rarity in patient examination rooms, electronic health records (EHRs) now are found in nearly 72% of office-based physicians' practices, a 400% increase from a decade earlier, according [...]

Training is a crucial part of successfully implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system. Although you may be tempted to skimp on it to save money, doing so could wind [...]

Technology is driving the revolution in healthcare, and it's dramatically influencing how you, other physicians, and your patients access healthcare information and communicate it. Smartphones, iPads, mobile health (mHealth) apps, [...]

In today's high-tech world, mobile technology is ensconced in physicians' personal and professional lives. Most likely, you have a smartphone in your pocket and a place on your office desk [...]

Technology has altered many facets of your personal life, changing how you bank, read books, check-in for flights, and access the Internet. Now it may be time to take advantage [...]

The tsunami of app offerings is frustrating to many of you who sift through the 'medical' section of Apple's App Store only to find the Anti-Mosquitoes and Car Seat Helper [...]

Do you own an iPad, smartphone, or tablet? Nationwide surveys reveal that 80% of physicians carry a mobile device, with many using mobile health (mHealth) applications to search for drug [...]

A doctor's bag was a necessity for physicians not long ago, but the humble leather satchel has given way to smartphones and iPads, as mobile health (or 'mHealth') becomes an [...]

What does the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) deal with Cerner Corporation mean for the broader electronic health record (EHR) market? While the immediate impact will be limited, according to [...]

The components that make up revenue cycle management (RCM) are quickly changing, and it is being driven by healthcare reform. Pay-for-performance programs, medical home initiatives, a push toward accountable care, [...]

Physician practices, hospitals, and medical schools soon may be following in the footsteps of healthcare industry pacesetters, such as Medtronic, that are creating private-branded app storefronts for their employees. Ojas [...]

The article discusses challenges which many physicians in 2014 face when attempting to use electronic health records (EHRs) to enhance patient-doctor engagement due to insufficient training or a lack of instructions on their best practices. A discussion of efforts to improve physicians' competence with EHRs, and of a training initiative at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix which teaches students to begin an office visit by explaining why the computer is important to the office visit, is presented.

Features the re-creation of the South American Amazon River Basin on the upper level of a two-acre edifice at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. Inhabitants of the open-air exhibit; Computerized map showing disappearance of half of Earth's rainforests; Objective of exhibit; Tips for protection of rainforests.