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Websites Need to Work

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 It seems as if everyone has a website, and in reality, there are few practices that do not have a website at all. Today, during the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, it is more important than ever for your patients to have multiple ways of getting information from your practice. Your website is among the most important of these because it can function for you even … [Read more...] about Websites Need to Work

Personal Cybersecurity Tips 2021

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Physicians and practice managers are constantly reminded by the media about how important cybersecurity is to their medical practice. The news is constantly filled with stories of the latest ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations. Despite this, many forget about cybersecurity when they leave the office.   How many of these apply to you? Do you use … [Read more...] about Personal Cybersecurity Tips 2021

Case Study: Staff Surfs the Internet During Lunch

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RS and AC work in a solo practitioner’s office. RS has been with the practice for several years and AC is relatively new. They are hard workers and play important positive roles for the practice. They spend their lunch break at their workstations surfing the internet and often updating their social media accounts or watching funny videos. It did not appear that this activity … [Read more...] about Case Study: Staff Surfs the Internet During Lunch

Patient Engagement With Your Patient Portal

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Having a Portal Is Only a Start Patient engagement with your patient portal is an important part of growing your medical practice. Most electronic health record (EHR) systems and medical informatics companies equate the patient portal system with patient engagement. This is a mistake. A computer portal system is NOT engagement or even communication for that matter. A portal … [Read more...] about Patient Engagement With Your Patient Portal