Annual Education Program: How Technology Is Improving Patient Care
From electronic health records to medical devices to the latest in research, technology is continuing to push into new frontiers in medicine, and that bodes well for patient care. In introducing the...
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The President’s Podium: Mass. Medicine, After Cost Control
By Ronald Dunlap, M.D., President, Massachusetts Medical Society Massachusetts entered its second phase of reform with the 2012 passage of Chapter 224, cost control legislation officially titled “An...
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Why Your Windows XP Computer Could Become a HIPAA Security Risk
Is your practice using computers that run Microsoft Windows XP? If so, you could be exposing your practice to security risks in the near future. After April 8, Microsoft will stop supporting Windows...
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EHR Conference Speaker Emphasizes Importance of Protecting Patients’ Information
By Vicki Ritterband Ali Pabrai Encryption. Encryption. Encryption. Those are the “three” most important activities doctors should do to protect the security of their patients’ electronic protected...
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EHR Next Chapter: A “Tool” in the MD’s Medical Arsenal
By Debra Beaulieu-Volk Some of the Commonwealth’s premier experts in health information technology and electronic health records gathered recently at MMS headquarters to take part in the day-long...
View ArticleThe President’s Podium: Common Sense on EHRs
By Richard Pieters, M.D., President, Massachusetts Medical Society In its landmark 2001 report, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health System for the 21st Century, the Institute of Medicine...
View ArticleCMS, AMA Announce Help with ICD-10 for Physicians
With the October 1 deadline for the implementation of ICD-10 looming, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the American Medical Association (AMA) today jointly announced some good...
View ArticleYour EHR in 2016: Interoperability is Key Trend
Interoperability is expected be a key focus for EHR systems and the physicians who use them in 2016. We asked Micky Tripathi, founding president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative,...
View ArticleThe President’s Podium: A Renewed Effort on HIT
by James S. Gessner, M.D., President, Massachusetts Medical Society Physicians well know the rapid advance of information technology in medicine over the last decade. Pushed by federal and state...
View ArticleOctober Physician Focus: Telemedicine
Technology has been rapidly changing the practice of medicine, and one of the fastest growing areas is telemedicine, using such means as video platforms, text messaging, patient portals, and health...
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