Zach Watson

Having been forecast for some time now, the hour of the patient portal seems to have arrived for US healthcare. In fact, according to a 2012 survey, 57 percent of providers already have a patient portal in place, although the survey sample size was somewhat small. A number of market factors have converged to push […]

Implementing an EHR can be a long and confusing (not to mention expensive) endeavor for hospitals and practices. Even worse, many practices end up so unhappy with their chosen program that they decide to switch vendors. That means a whole other round of implementation, complete with on-site IT staff, patient delays, and frustrated doctors and […]

The United States healthcare system is in the midst of a technological revolution. Less than a decade ago, a majority of doctors maintained patient data using only paper documents. Now, electronic health records are one of the most prevalent technologies in medicine. Besides reducing errors related to the upkeep of paper records, EHRs feature a […]

Despite the myriad of obstacles thought to impede healthcare technology adoption, it appears that the federal government’s incentive program (or at least its penalties), has done a decent job of moving providers away from paper-based systems. Approximately 70% of primary care physicians nationwide have now adopted some type of electronic health record (EHR) system. However, […]