Greenbranch Publishing and The Journal of Medical Practice Management is hosting an interesting new audioconference titled "Use or Abuse of Computers in The Medical Practice" on Sept. 20, 2007. Sounds like a very interesting topic. For more information click the title of this entry.
In this podcast, Gary Szasz, Founder and Sr. Vice President of Cellminder, discusses strategies that practices employ to communicate with patients, the advantages of virtual communications, the culture shift in practices necessary to increase patient satisfaction, the way practices can save time and money, and the other advantages of virtual communication beyond saving time and money.
SoundPractice interviews Dr. R.W. Donnell of "Notes from Dr. RW" medical blog, a hospitalist in Northwest Arkansas. Discussion includes how and why Dr. Donnell started blogging, effects on him as a physician and person, evidence based medicine, hospitalists vs. non-hospitalists, complementary and alternative medicine, spiritual review of systems.
Discussion includes early history of medical blogging; if physicians are "happy"; views on choosing medicine as a career; patients views about physicians and what they go through; balancing patients expectations in providing personal care vs. managing time; blogging as a physician and blogging in general; advantages and disadvantages of using a blog as a tool to market a medical practice.
From an article written by Mark Meyer. E-mail, as an element of a physician's clinical practice, can provide the means to accomplish a variety of tasks more effectively and more efficiently, increasing patients' involvement in their care and optimizing face-to-face office time. Concerns about billing, improper use, privacy, and confidentiality have complicated its introduction and acceptance. This podcast discusses guidelines proposed for clinical use of e-mail and barriers that will need to be overcome to move this mode of patient-physician communication into the mainstream.
SoundPractice editor-in-chief of The Journal of Medical Practice Management interviews Dr. Michael Tooke, Chief Medical Officer of The Delmarva Foundation. The subject is how the private practice office can convert to the electronic health record and take better care of patients. Dr. Tooke contends there are a number of factors making this a good time to convert.
Extracted from and article in The Journal of Medical Practice Management, this article discusses some of the pitfalls and pratfalls incorporating electronic records in into everyday practice.
Kent Bottles interviews Dr. Peter Basch, a Washington, DC internist who has many years of experience using an electronic health record in his practice. He has an editorial in this week's edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine on the EHR and offers practical advice on selecting and using EHRs in clinical practice.
SoundPractice discusses with Robert C. Tennant (CTO of CTO2), an independent IT consultant, the important issues for smaller medical practices to consider when looking to upgrade their technology in the small medical practice.
One of the greatest sources of innovation in medical informatics today is the U.S. military. A quick read of the latest DOD Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program announcement (http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir/solicitations/sbir052/index.htm) reveals a call for technological solutions to problems ranging from training medics in the field to extracting wounded soldiers with unmanned autonomous vehicles.
This podcast addresses issues a physician should consider when responding to medical research gathered by a patient from the Internet, discussing both potential medical malpractice liability and offering specific, recommended responses for physicians whose patients conduct online medical research. Author Robert Falk presents practical hints for using the Internet to the advantage of the patient and the physician.
