Physician's Practice estimated Facebook has at least 890 million users in the U.S. alone. Taking note of these key points can help you make sure you're maximizing your potential for ROI in marketing on this platform.

A Broken Promise? In a recent article published by Medical Economics, they interviewed healthcare providers (from various fields and specialties) about their opinions as to whether EMR/EHR systems have delivered on initial promises such as increased efficiency, better time management, and fast charting. Their responses were, to put it nicely, less than positive. The vast majority of healthcare professionals interviewed in the article expressed feelings of disappointment with the EMR/EHR industry as a whole, as well as what needs to happen in order for the EMR/EHR industry to regain the trust and support of physicians and other users in the medical field.

Electronic medical records (EMRs) have transformed the medical world, impacting patient care and day-to-day operations at medical practices across the country.

Regardless of the specialty of your practice, your reputation is always going to be one of the most valuable tools that you have when it comes to attracting new patients. The expansion of technology intersecting with the advancement and growth of the field of medicine means that patients have more choice when it comes time to receive care. In order to ensure that you are maintaining your existing client base while also adding new patients, you need to protect and maintain your reputation. While this may have once been solely about offering the best care possible, times have changed. Whether you feel that you're already doing enough to bolster and protect your practice's reputation or are looking for a crash course in it, take a look at these tips.

Making sure you're using your EHR to increase patient engagement can help you get the most out of your product. While EHRs can help to simplify your practice, you don't want to get to the point where they limit your communication with the patient. According to Physicians Practice, 70 percent of practices have reported a decrease in patient face time after EHR implementation. In order to ensure you're getting the most out of your EHR while maintaining meaningful communication, you may want to try techniques like voice dictation to speed up record creation.

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In those bygone days before the rise of the internet and online search engines, people often cracked open phonebooks (remember those?) and turned to the Yellow Pages whenever they needed to find a local business or service (including healthcare). These days, however, very few people use phonebooks anymore (at least, not for locating businesses or finding phone numbers). I would challenge you to find just one person under the age of 20 who remembers ever seeing a phonebook in real life, but that’d just be a monumental waste of your time.

Electronic health records are revolutionizing the healthcare industry with more than 87 percent of physicians either in the process of implementing or already using an EHR throughout their day-to-day routines. More and more, EHRs are the glue that holds medical offices together. Efficient EHRs can significantly impact the quality of patient care, from wait times to quality of doctor consultations. Depending on if the EHR is integrated with a PM, it’s also the foundation for scheduling appointments, billing and other important administrative tasks. Unfortunately, EHRs are not all created equal and healthcare providers are unhappy with their present EHR software.