What types of Free EMRs are out on the market and what are the true cost of the Free EMR?



The three most common types of Free EMRs on the market are the Ad Supported/Data Selling, Open Source and Basic Free Version EMRs, the question is what are you really getting with these types of EMR solutions? Do they have all the modules and functions that your practice requires? Do they offer the support needed for the software? Do they have training? What are the added cost? These are all viable questions that should be looked at, below are the three common types of Free EMR solutions out on the market.





1. Ad Supported/Data Sharing With an EMR solution that is ad supported the end user will deal with advertisements on their system whenever...

What was your last tweet or status update and was it HIPPA compliant?

Social medial sites hold a wealth of connection possibilities but they also hold pitfalls that many physicians may be unaware of. If your new to the world of social media it can be like fumbling in the dark, its not until that light is turned on that you can see. With sites such as Facebook and Twitter it can be hard to know who exactly is receiving what your saying.   Social media advisor Glen Gilmore says, "there are definite precautions that should be taken to lessen the risk of social media missteps." in a recent article written by Molly Merrill, Five steps doc can take to avoid 'social media missteps' in Healthcare IT News. The article lays out a very great basic plan on how to handle social media see the 5 steps below, to read the full article click here. ...

Technology has become part of our everyday lives by accessing information at the touch of a button, phrases such as "Google it"have become part of our normal conversation and being able to connect and engage with people all over the world via online. It has also become a a way of generating business, forming business relationships and rejuvenating past business relationships. A recent article discussed the "Top 10 ways to engage patients with IT"  while I don't think these necessarily are the "top 10" ways to engage patients I do think they are worth talking about. Below are the top 10 that the article suggested on engaging patients with technology. Online Health Information - Patients turn to the internet to get information,...