Guest Contributor

This is a guest post from Gene Fry, VP of Compliance for Scrypt. Scrypt is healthcare’s document platform that transforms your workflow via a HIPAA-compliant cloud-based environment. ___ When developing a healthcare app, determining whether or not it needs to meet HIPAA compliance can be a difficult process. From developers to consumers to organizations, the […]

This is a guest post from Dr. Cristian Grossmann. Grossman is the of CEO Beekeeper, the communication tool for reaching and engaging everyone in an organization. ___ With the proliferation of social media and the rise of messaging apps, companies must adjust to the ways their employees communicate outside of work. This pull from outside […]

This is a guest post from Jeff Frankel, Executive Vice President and Principal at docSTAR, a B2B software firm specializing in cloud document management solutions and business process automation. He has more than two decades experience in corporate business development, with industry-leading firms such as Authentidate Holding Corp, Med-Flash, Health Focus of NY, and Ernst […]

This is a guest post from Tom Giannulli, MD, MS, the Chief Medical Information Officer at Kareo. _____ It seems like everywhere you look you see someone with a wearable health tracker like a fitbit or (forthcoming) Apple Watch. According to a recent survey conducted by TechnologyAdvice, one quarter of adults are now using either […]

This is a guest contribution from Joanna Jones. Jones is the Marketing Manager at Impact Learning Systems, an organization that provides customer service, sales, and call center training.  There is no doubt that technology has disrupted the way business is conducted and customer service is delivered. From Quick Response (QR) codes to mobile-payment systems, technology is […]

This is a guest contribution from Janessa Lantz, the Director of Content Marketing at RJMetrics, a cloud-based analytics platform. You wouldn’t use a pocketknife to cut down a tree, or a sledgehammer to pound in a nail, yet many decision-makers regularly use the wrong tool to tackle their data jobs. Choosing the wrong data analysis […]

Guest contribution from Tom Giannulli, MD, MS, Chief Medical Information Office at Kareo. EHR interoperability has been one of the key concepts behind the Meaningful Use program, but recently concerns have been raised that all EHRs should be required to offer simple user controlled interoperability. This would allow all interested parties to exchange data without […]

While most first-generation EHRs were single-function, vendors have now begun to offer consolidated software with EHR, billing, and practice management systems in one interface. To learn first-hand how this trend is affecting primary care physicians, we reached out to Lea Chatham, the Content Marketing Manager at Kareo, to share a recent case study with us. […]

Guest Post from Tom Giannuli, MD, MS, Chief Medical Information Officer at Kareo. Physicians’ perspectives on electronic health records (EHRs) are a complicated thing. While just over 60 percent of physicians have an EHR, about 40 percent of those are seeking to replace their current system. So what is the deal? If more than 55 […]