The Medical Blog

The iPad empowers home caregivers to provide kick-ass, compassionate, logistically efficient and accountable care at a lower cost. Apps built to run on iPads transform what a home care giver can do in her day, how effective she is at providing care, how much it costs her to do so, as well as the overall patient experience.

We talk to many providers who run their medical practices on Macs. Finding a medical billing software solution that’s right for a Mac-based practice can be time consuming. So to start you out, we’ve put together a list of some of the more popular medical billing software solutions for Macs.

Greenway Medical is one of the leading providers of mobile electronic health record (EHR) applications. They have introduced native applications for the iPhone and iPad, and will release an Android app this fall. PrimeMOBILE, their flagship EHR app, allows providers to access patient facesheets, capture charges and more.

According to an August 3 report, 2,246 eligible providers and 100 hospitals have successfully attested to meeting Meaningful Use (MU) criteria. Among these early adopters was Premier Family Physicians. We recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Kevin Spencer, a board-certified family physician with Premier Family Physicians.

What impact is technology having on the quality of care? Are physicians benefiting from all the improvements that EMR software promises to deliver? We want to hear from you. We’re hosting a quick, 20-question survey about the advantages of electronic medical records. What kind of impact is EMR technology having on your practice?

Running an EHR system on the cumbersome stationary systems that we are used to makes it difficult for physicians to maintain any level of bedside manner. The iPad can alleviate that problem, but first there needs to be a developmental leap, creating software specifically for the iPad.

A lot has changed in the World of Apple since we originally wrote this post. Apple introduced the iPad, iPad 2 and version 4 of the iPhone. Over and above that, the App Store grew to more than 350,000 apps and reached over 10 billion downloads. Apple is clearly winning over the hearts and minds of consumers.

Apple’s iPad is making rounds in healthcare. Its ergonomic design, long battery life, and beautiful user interface (UI) gives other tablets a run for their money. Several reports indicate that the iPad is growing in popularity among physicians. As a result, more EMR vendors are releasing iPad versions of their EMRs.

There’s a lot of talk about the risks of storing health information in electronic medical records (EMRs). But, EMRs aren’t the problem. Those consent forms you sign at the doctor’s office… yeah, you should pay attention to the fine print. You may be giving permission to companies to access your health information.

At Software Advice, we speak on the phone every day with physicians who are researching electronic health records (EHR) software. We commonly hear that they’re afraid to switch to a system that puts their health records “in the cloud.” Their fear is that patient records will be out there on the Interweb, just waiting to be hacked.