The government has paid out more than $22 billion in Meaningful Use incentives and it is about time you joined the bandwagon in case you haven’t already. The last date to begin your reporting period for the Meaningful Use program is July 1, 2014. So get your act together and start putting your Electronic Health Read more…
For Better Posture, Brace Yourself
It’s a common practice these days, for people to spend hours being seated behind a table, slumping and not bothering about their posture. Many people disregard the fact that a bad posture is a detriment to their health. If you aren’t one of them, consider using a posture corrective brace, and you’ll feel your posture Read more…
Better Eye Care: Optometrists and their Tools
Optometrists specialize in eye care services, and carry out necessary procedures to examine the eye to detect any problems or issues. Besides this, they also carry out various tests to detect eye diseases like glaucoma, myopia, etc. They also diagnose the effects of diabetes, high blood pressure and other related problems. For treating different types Read more…
How to prepare and comply with Meaningful Use audits?
A huge number of medical practices across the country are successfully qualifying for the government’s EHR incentive program, known as ‘Meaningful Use’. But quite a few are learning that there is still one big hurdle to overcome before they can fully reap the benefits of their efforts. “Any provider that participates in the incentive program and receives money Read more…
2014: Year of the EHR switch?
The Black Book Rankings survey cited that by the end of 2013, 17% of the nearly 17,000 active EHR users “could switch out their first choice EHR by year’s end.” This proved to be true to some extent, but it is expected that the biggest percentage of EHR switches will take place in 2014. Most EHR users Read more…
How to avoid BYOD breaches?
Without a shadow of doubt, the concept of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) offers plenty of benefits to both healthcare employees and employers. To name a few, users are familiar and more comfortable with their own devices which can increase output. There is also no time spent on training because the devices are owned by Read more…
Practice Nursing Safely: Legal Tips
Nursing includes a variety of specialties and definitions that usually differ from one country to another. Broadly defined, a nurse is a person who is formally trained to take care of the sick and the disabled. But nursing is not just about that. It has many other facets related to healthcare, such as prevention of Read more…
How can EHRs help House Call Practices?
Electronic Health Records convert any patient’s medical records to an electronic format. EHRs work in real time, making the information available instantly and securely to its users. One of the key features of the EHRs, is that information can be created and managed in an electronic format. Although, EHRs have helped various providers and practices Read more…
Which innovations will drive the future of mHealth?
For the last decade, compared to any other industry, technological advancements in healthcare have substantially increased while there has also been an upward trend in associated costs. However, recent developments in mobile health technology, known as “mHealth” give us hope that perhaps the tide is finally turning. I hope that these trends will cause technology Read more…
Poor processes put patient data at risk
According to a study published recently by HIMSS Analytics, a large number of hospitals depend on outdated and inefficient practices to backup and archive their patient data. The survey undertaken by HIMSS comprised of 150 senior IT professionals from across the nation. The objective was to assess how these professionals protect data from potential loss, Read more…