How to Improve Your EHR Software Performance
Medical practices rely on their EHR software for most key day-to-day operations, and nothing is more frustrating then when that software isn’t running smoothly. Performance issues affect everyone, so when it takes five, ten, fifteen seconds to do anything, even just enter notes, something must be done. The 2014 Technology Survey by Physicians Practice shows that […]
The Weak Link in Your HIPAA Compliance Is NOT Your Technology
We talk about HIPAA compliance a lot on this blog. And for good reason, it’s a critically important yet often misunderstood issue for small medical practices. While we’ve addressed how to make sure your technology is HIPAA compliant in a number of posts, there’s another aspect of compliance to be addressed. f your systems are set up […]
Got Multiple Offices? Here’s Why You Need to Utilize the Cloud
While working across multiple offices may mean more business through a wider volume of patients, it also brings its own unique hassles. How often do you find yourself saving a file on one computer (like a quick reminder note in Notepad), only to try to unsuccessfully hunt it down on the new computer you’re on […]
Back It Up – A Guide to Data Backups for Small Medical Practices
If you run a small medical practice, I have one question for you. Are you backing up your data as often as you need to (and are you sure it’s working)? Not only is backing up your data required by law by HIPAA, it’s a best practice that prepares you against a number of small […]
Why Hosted Desktops are THE Solution for Multi-Office Medical Practices
Ask anyone who runs a multi-location medical practice: it’s no walk in the park. Everything you need to do at one office, you now have to do at three or four. You need to coordinate schedules for who is going to be staffed at which location, plan for what hours each office will be open, […]
How Your ISP Can Kill Your Cloud (and What To Do About It)
If you’re like most small business owners, you’re probably itching to take advantage of all those wonderful benefits of the cloud you’ve been hearing so much about. Increased productivity. Cost savings. Scalability. Don’t have the budget for an IT staff? No problem. Outsource your IT support and services to a hosted IT partner. While having […]
Why Hosted Exchange is Better for Small Businesses than Gmail
Gmail’s popularity among personal email users is certainly well-earned; it’s easy to use, cleanly designed, and rarely goes offline. (Rarely enough, that is, for personal use.) But as popular and useful as Gmail is, it’s not necessarily the best choice when you need a secure small business email system you can rely on to never go down […]
A Cheaper, Easier, More Convenient Way to Run QuickBooks for Your Small Business
The death of the desktop may or may not be imminent (we’ll leave that one for people with more time on their hands to think about) but one more argument for continuing to invest a hefty chunk of your small business budget in powerful desktop computers is quickly becoming irrelevant. You don’t need to waste your money […]
The Ultimate HIPAA Compliance Checklist for Small Medical Practices
If your experience is similar to that of most doctors who decide to take the plunge and start their own small medical practice, you probably had no idea how many non-medical things you have to take care of to ensure your fledgling business is setting out on the right foot. Securing a business loan, hiring […]