Health IT

meridianEMR announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Intuitive Medical Software, the developer and marketer of UroChartEHR software, in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey.

The American Medical Association and 91 state and specialty medical societies, including the AUA, recently submitted formal comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on the proposed changes to the electronic prescribing penalty program.

Urologists say they don't have time to participate in blogs, but some do embrace the medium.

Web-based communication has become increasingly important for creating a more effective patient experience.

Some urologists have started experimenting with social media due to patient demand. Others are taking a wait-and-see approach while weighing the benefits and possible drawbacks.

More than 21,000 health care providers initiated registration for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs in January, and four states reported initial Medicaid incentive payments totaling more than $20 million, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reported.

Peter Bretan, MD, a urologist in private practice in Novato, CA, is the sole urologist for a company specializing in telemedicine-in this case, the use of robots to connect with computers at great distance from the bedside of the patient.

For busy clinicians, new technologies promise savings in time as well as costs?in theory. But in practice, is this actually true? The jury is still out.

With more and more doctors making use of e-mail, it is important to learn proper etiquette when communicating with patients.

Along with their ability to standardize and improve record keeping and communication, EHRs also have medicolegal implications, both benefits and possible drawbacks.

In the Internet Age, it's all about making sure that Google ranks you on page one in position one.

There's lot to think about when it comes to adopting an electronic health record system.

Should a physician send his or her patients a "friend request" on Facebook? Social networking poses new challenges with new rules for doctors and other professionals who embrace it.

Urologists share the software and technology they would most recommend to colleagues.

When it comes to making a good first impression on patients, one area that should not be overlooked is your practice's Web site.

The latest generation of mobile phones relagates the "talking" function to the background and offers users a wide array of activities once available only on desktop computers.

Most do-it-yourself videos require a minimum of tweaking and editing before they're ready to be uploaded to the Internet.

Adding physician videos to a Web site is a unique and easy way to not only make your practice stand out, but also provide another avenue for patient education.

A new computerized tool may solve the problem of the time and effort it takes to have patients fill out forms to assess quality of life.

"We're just starting, but I'm not looking forward to it."

The traditional prescribing process can be inefficient. We help you understand the definition of e-prescribing, the case for e-prescribing, and how to get started.