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 | Mar 18, 2013 | Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines
Meaningful Use (MU) Meaningful Use is the phrase used in the 2009 HITECH Act to describe the standard providers must achieve to receive incentive payments for purchasing and implementing an EHR system. The term meaningful use combines clinical use of the EHR (i.e....
by Abraham Whaley | Jul 16, 2012 | Electronic Medical Records, Innovation
The most exciting thing for me about being in healthcare today is the contrast between steep challenges the industry faces on so many fronts – and the vast potential offered by biological and information technology. We do have some dragons to slay, but we also...
by Abraham Whaley | Nov 16, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers
A personal health record (or PHR) is an individual electronic health record that is stored securely on the Internet so it can be accessed by medical providers and caregivers who have permission. PHRs allow the storage of all critical health history information in one...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 4, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines
The death of Google’s Personal Health Record (PHR) should be a wake up call to everyone about electronic medical records (EMR) – it’s not a walk in the park! Granted, the fact that EMR is very complex software is not the only reason Google...
