Management

Product Category Analysis Security on Connected Systems

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:00:00 +0100

Clinical information systems have become more connected to remote services while privacy regulations continue to be a cause for concern. “Protecting confidential data online is of increasing importance to organizations across a broad range of sectors. With HIPAA and other patient privacy measures in place, healthcare organizations are under increasing scrutiny to safeguard private health information,” said Sanjay Mehta, senior vice president for Breach Security.

New Things in the New Year

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:04:43 +0100

As we start off the new year, we are excited to pass on details about what you can expect from us at Medical Technology Journal. We are planning to take advantage of some of the most interesting web technologies available, such as audio and video to bring more and better information to you in every issue of Medical Technology Journal.

Disaster Data Recovery Web Seminar

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:59:23 +0100

You are invited to attend the Medical Technology Journal's first webinar. Click below to see a video about what will be covered in this free video web seminar and to learn about saving your practice's data from disaster.

Disaster Data Recovery, Join Us on February 5th at 2:00 Eastern Time

2008 - The Year in Review

Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:50:19 +0100

2008 accelerated “doctor-squeeze” – a relatively recent phenomenon that financially and emotionally pressures doctors between government and insurance mandates, and patient expectations. Costly technology purchases could no longer be postponed by doctors in 2008, even while an ugly recession eroded patients’ ability to pay. And, insurance restrictions on care delivery further zapped physician morale.

Product Category Analysis: Billing Systems

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:00:00 +0100

When MedTech Journal last looked into billing systems, a little more than a year ago, practitioners had several major concerns -- most notably, the impending (or, in some offices, recent) transition from paper-based to electronic medical records (EMR), and a steady slide in reimbursements which, noted Coker Group COO Keith Solinsky, had "been steadily declining over the last three to five years." Obviously, not much can (or has) changed since October 2007, and related trends in billing have continued as well.

Product Category Analysis: Imaging Storage/Retrieval and Viewing Systems

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:05:19 +0100

Perhaps no other field has been as grossly over-burdened by technology as the physician practice. “A big challenge for non-institutional providers is funding; they are struggling to fund their own IT investments like e-prescribing, and EMR systems and are getting more pressure from Washington all the time to invest in these technologies,” says Carl Doty, principal analyst at Forrester Research.

Case Study: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. and Cornerstone Health Care

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:39:53 +0100

Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems have demonstrated their ability to improve the quality of patient care and safety. Healthcare institutions, both small and large, that have implemented an EHR system have also experienced the financial benefits that come along with it. Additionally, recent developments, including President Bush's public support for a National Health Information Infrastructure, are supporting a shift by medical groups towards the widespread use of information technology to improve care and reduce costs. It’s no wonder that more and more organizations are looking to Electronic Health Records to automate and streamline the clinician's workflow.

Stumbling Toward the Future: Patient Communications in a Networked World

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:52:35 +0100

The lament is so commonplace, and so seemingly intractable that it should probably be something you can place on an insurance code sheet. "Not enough time" would have to include sub-codes, as well: a) to talk with patient, b) to confer with other doctors, c) to research the case, d) to set up thorough, well-planned follow-up plan.

The list could go on and on, of course, and the causes of the "not enough time" problem can be argued endlessly (if only we had the time). But the first issue, not having enough time to communicate with patients, may be the most crucial.

Do Practice Management Systems Keep Your Practice Legal?

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:41:16 +0100

When it comes to practice management systems, the “writing is on the wall” says Dr. Thomas Handler, analyst at Gartner. “Every doctor is headed in that direction and it will eventually become the standard of care,” he predicts.

Networked Storage Systems for Imaging and Document Storage

Sun, 11 May 2008 08:15:40 +0100

The problem is simple: your practice is storing more and more digital documents every year. And documents -- especially images such as x-rays, MRIs, and PET scans captured by popular PACS (Picture Archive Communication Systems) are huge. A typical chest x-ray, consisting of two images, requires about 20 megabytes of storage space, for example.