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The Story of the Year

One of the biggest HIT-related news stories in 2011 was the extension in the effective date of Stage 2 Meaningful Use.  At some levels this was a non-event. ONC’s decision to push back the Stage 2...

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Distracted Doctoring

If a driver is texting behind the wheel and crashes his car as a result of being distracted, is it the fault of the smartphone, or the driver? For that matter, if a driver is reading a medical textbook...

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What Desktop Applications Can Learn from Mobile Apps

mHealth is hot, so there’s lots of discussion these days about mobile apps for physicians and what it will take to spur adoption. An article this week on the mHIMSS website suggests one likely driver...

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No “CIO end-runs” in Healthcare IT

I’m not an NFL coach, but I can say with certainty that the “CIO end run” is a bad play for mobile app vendors to call, at least in the healthcare sector. According to an article last week in CIO.com,...

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ONC’s Call to Support CAH IT Adoption

ONC recently challenged the entire healthcare IT industry to help get 1,000 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) meaningfully using certified EHR technology by the end of 2014. The call rang out from...

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Goldilocks and the 3 Apps

Apple’s iPad® mini® may prove to be the Goldilocks of mobile devices for physicians – not too big (like a full-sized tablet), not too small (like a smartphone), but “just right” for mobile EHR-related...

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Survey says!…

Modern Healthcare recently published results of its first reader survey of the “most important mobile healthcare apps”, and PatientKeeper finished in the top 10. In fact, PatientKeeper tied for sixth...

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Sing it, Shahid

Artists like it when other singers “cover” their songs; it’s a form of validation of their work. So we were happy to hear one of the notable voices in the healthcare IT market recently singing a tune...

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Leading by Example

We expect physicians to influence their patients’ medical choices and health behaviors. Now it turns out doctors also influence their patients’ technology behavior. In a recent survey of 2,000 patients...

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The Perks of Being a “Venerable App”

For the second consecutive year, Modern Healthcare magazine has named PatientKeeper to its list of “Most Important Mobile Medical Apps”. Of course we are pleased to receive the recognition, having...

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