by Mary Pat Whaley | May 7, 2018 | Electronic Medical Records, Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers
Do you know what blockchain is? Everyone has heard of blockchain, but not many people understand what it really is – myself included. I went looking for an approachable introduction to the technology and found this excellent Wired video (posted below) that...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 24, 2015 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines, Learn This: Technology Answers
We hear more and more every day about EHR problems and physician dissatisfaction with performance and usability, and the way the federal government makes them use it. So, who should physicians complain to? Of course you should...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 16, 2013 | Amazing Customer Service, Electronic Medical Records, Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers, Practice Marketing, Social Media
I am always excited when physicians design products for other physicians because they “get it.” Here’s the tale of a Midwest physician, Dr. Fred Church, who has developed a free app to communicate one-on-one with his patients via email or text....
by Abraham Whaley | Jan 9, 2013 | Day-to-Day Operations, Learn This: Technology Answers
I had a very illuminating conversation with my son Abraham the other day. It happens a lot. It’s one of the reasons we went into business together – we illuminate each other! Abe said “Googling is such an underrated skill.” I thought about how...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 20, 2012 | Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers
New AHRQ Guide Identifies Successful Design Methods for Development of Consumer Health IT At Manage My Practice, we get lots of calls from people with ideas for healthcare products. They want to tell us their ideas and get our feedback. We love to hear about their...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Oct 8, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records, Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers
Since first hitting the market in January 2010, the iPad and its successors have been somewhat of an anomaly in healthcare technology. Outside of cutting edge clinical treatments, the healthcare industry normally lags behind other sectors in adopting new technology....
