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Who’s In Control – You or Your Technology?

Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012

In this electronic age, has the convenience of being able to have greater access to information actually made your life more complicated? Do you find yourself working 24/7 as you answer emails on your Smartphone, iPad or home computer, catch up on industry journals, or watch a webinar or two during the evenings and on weekends, instead of giving yourself much needed down time? Are you scheduling date night with your significant other, meditation time for yourself, workout classes, dates with friends, even time for reading a book? Do you DVR or TiVO your favorite TV program, listen to a [...]

Help is Here for Performing Your HIPAA Security Risk Assessment

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

This week I’m pleased to introduce you to my business partner Kelly McLendon.  Kelly is the owner of CompliancePro Solutions™ and has created a software tool for the HIPAA security gap assessment required under Meaningful Use. RM: Kelly, can you tell us a little more about the software tool you’ve created? KM:  Yes. Our HIPAA Privacy and Security Gap Assessment software was created to help medical providers who are attesting to Meaningful Use fulfill the requirements of Measure 15.  This is an Excel-based assessment tool that evaluates the state of your Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to identify any potential [...]

Meaningful Use Tip – You Must Update Policies & Procedures Before Attesting to Meaningful Use

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

It has been scary here lately to hear Practice Managers answering Yes that they comply with questions for the Security Risk Analysis that is required for Meaningful Use Measure #15 in order to attest.  Many of them are stating Yes that they have performed the Security Risk Analysis and know their internal processes for security; however, do not have those processes or policies written. You should know this:  Policies and Procedures and Documentation Requirements are part of the Final Rule; and in paraphrasing CFR 164.316(a) you MUST maintain site specific policies and procedures documentation that defines how your organization will [...]

How to Integrate Social Media Into Your Medical Practice Marketing

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Guest Post By Eunice Coughlin We’ve all seen the explosive growth that social media networks like Facebook and Twitter have experienced in the past few years. As small and large businesses have integrated social networks into their marketing plan, they’ve experienced more brand awareness and growth as a result. Medical practice managers may be reluctant to begin social media marketing because they don’t understand it and may think of it as a huge time-waster for their staff. In truth, it can save you time and empower your patients, staff and doctors to communicate better with each other.  It ultimately contributes [...]