by Brigitte Granger | Jul 28, 2016 | Technology & the Internet
More than 80 percent of medical providers currently use electronic health records (EHRs). EHRs were supposed to streamline the patient visit, reduce doctors’ workload, and make it easier to avoid medical errors. However, the data show that hasn’t happened. A recent...
by Michael Sopher | Jul 21, 2016 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Practice Pearls
Online eyewear retailers are capturing consumers’ interest—and dollars. Warby Parker is probably eye doctors’ biggest online competition, notes VisionWeb. The style-savvy startup has upped their game by opening up a number of retail locations around the U.S. Other...
by jsopher | Jul 7, 2016 | Practice Pearls, Technology & the Internet
We predicted that virtual reality (VR) would be a trend in health care in 2016, and it looks like we were right. Some are calling this “the year of VR,” thanks to the wave of new, relatively affordable devices now available. Market research firm IDC projects that...
by Smitha Gopal | Jun 30, 2016 | Relating to Your Patients
Patient education has changed. Decades ago, doctors distributed pamphlets to patients as needed. Now, people seek instant access to information about their health whenever and wherever they want. According to 2015 data from Pew Research Center, 62 percent of...
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...