by jsopher | Dec 21, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Technology & the Internet
In the first half of 2016 alone, there were 263 health data breaches, reports Healthcare IT News. The number of individuals affected by a protected health information breach skyrocketed from less than 600,000 in 2010 to just under 112 million in 2015, according to the...
by Smitha Gopal | Aug 18, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Nearly half of U.S. doctors are unfamiliar with the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, otherwise known as MACRA, according to a new survey by Deloitte. Yet the proposed rule’s shift from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance will drive health care...
by Katie Moyer | Jun 16, 2016 | Patient Engagement
Patient satisfaction is more important than ever. It’s increasingly being recognized as a key component in how patients choose providers, whether patients have positive outcomes, and how practices and hospitals are reimbursed. Health care organizations are looking to...
by Michael Sopher | May 12, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends
A nurse inspired by a young chemotherapy patient’s courage posts a photo on her personal Facebook page, being careful not to use the patient’s name. A practice manager posts a photo of an office party on Instagram; a stack of patient files is in the background. A...
by jsopher | Sep 3, 2015 | Emerging Technology & Trends
Small or large, medical practices must take extraordinary measures to protect the confidentiality of patients. In a landscape defined by greater mobile access to information and increasing legal requirements for health care providers, implementing measures to help...
