Outdated Communication Technologies Cost U.S. Hospitals More than $8.3 Billion Annually U.S. hospitals lose a total of $8.3 billion annually due to inefficient communications technology, according to a new report from the Ponemon Institute. May 9, 2013 HIPAA, Technology HIPAA, medical communication tools, physician communications, health IT 0 0 Comment Read More »
“Pause Before Posting”: New Ethical Guidelines for Physicians and Social Media Usage Physicians should exercise caution—and “pause before posting”—when interacting in online settings in order to preserve professionalism and maintain appropriate patient-physician relationships, according to a policy paper released today by the American College of Physicians and the Federation of State Medical Boards. April 12, 2013 Physician Resource, Practice Management, Technology American College of Physicians, Online Medical Professionalism, patient communication, social media, ACP 0 0 Comment Read More »
When Email Is Part of the Doctor's Treatment Patients love it. Physicians find it often saves them time and money. So why aren't more doctors burning up the email lines with their patients? March 27, 2013 Technology telehealth, Email, Physician email 0 0 Comment Read More »
Technology and Health Care A physician's perspective about new innovative smart phone technology and why it hasn't been embraced in health care. February 11, 2013 SFMS Member, Technology smartphone, Eric Topol, Toni Brayer 0 0 Comment Read More »
Organized Medicine Advocate for Delay in Meaningful Use Rules Leading medical groups have called on the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay implementation of Stage 3 of meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), saying providers are still trying to implement Stages 1 and 2. January 16, 2013 AMA, Medicare, Technology Stage 3, EHR incentive program, HITECH, Meaningful Use 0 0 Comment Read More »