Today’s discussion on EHR incentive payments and implementation included a lot of issues that regular MDNG readers are familiar with: HITECH, “meaningful use, ” and annual incentives. Although it may seem like the same old song and dance, the reality is that all those dates you’ve been hearing about are fast approaching.
Decision-making in medical practices is often stalled by competing interests, conflicting goals and misunderstandings. In this session, you will learn from real-life examples why impasses occur and the problems they create for physicians, staff and patients. You will discover how to gain agreement through using a voting matrix and how to test alternatives and devise voting options. In addition, you will learn the role of confidentiality in protecting future working relationships in the medical practice.
Dr. Michelle Koury began her session by explaining the goals of her session: to help attendees learn to organize leadership to pursue and achieve accreditation, apply strategies and tools to assist in accreditation success, and understand the organizational, financial, regulatory, and political advantages of accreditation.
Today's MGMA session on Web 2.0 was a very interesting session to sit in on, not only because of the subject matter, but also because of the audience interaction.
Physicians who have implemented an EMR but still use pen and paper to maintain certain records may help develop an even more useful EMR.
Researchers at the University of New Orleans are developing a method to produce large-scale batches of a new form of acetaminophen that may be safer than the current drug.
A new study shows that the traditional cupping technique, an external suction technique, is effective in offering short-term relief for carpal tunnel syndrome pain.
A new study has found that using morphine patches as a substitute for other habit-forming pain medications, may actually be more dangerous than helpful.
A new medication for the maintenance treatment of eczema may "prevent flares and prolong flare-free intervals."
So you have this idea to create a set of educational materials to help patients who have been asking you about the latest alarming disease of the day.
The questions asked in this article can assist candidates prepare for the Maintenance of Certification Exam in Cardiovascular Disease.
Is a wireless practice right for you? If so, what components would benefit you most, and what should you know about them before making the jump?
What should you know about malware, what can you do to protect your computer, and what should you do if your computer becomes infected?
Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy With aspirin and clopidogrel is recommended for all patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.
Cultural brokers can be an effective resource for physicians and other healthcare professionals who treat an ethnically and culturally diverse patient population.
In low-income areas where educational and career opportunities are limited, the AMA's Doctors Back to School Program works to give students a vision of something bigger.
It started with an e-mail to thousands of health bloggers from Dr. Geoff Rutledge, Chief Medical Information Officer at the health website Wellsphere.
Who will lead the way in promoting greater adoption of e-prescribing, and how can physicians get the most out of using this technology in their practice?
A key component of health literacy is the ability to understand statistics and concepts like "probability" and "risk."
A new treatment that uses oxygen and ozone to provide pain relief from herniated disks will become standard practice in the US in less than 10 years.
Reforming healthcare often took center stage during the presidential campaign. Having won the election, President Obama continues to tout healthcare reform as one of the top issues he wants addressed his first year in office.
An article published January 21 in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) provided several examples of the kind of dangerous thinking that is driving the debate over health IT.
Conducting distance learning activities over the telephone and the Internet is a cost-effective alternative.
In examining the brains of people with a chronic pain condition known as complex region pain syndrome (CRPS), scientists found that patients’ brains "looked like an inept cable guy had changed the hookups, rewiring the areas related to emotion, pain perception and the temperature of their skin."
Can the application of chaos theory lead to better clinical rehabilitation and assistive devices for patients suffering from neuromuscular disorders?
