This is a good question because going paperless means something different to everyone. To some it means having absolutely no paper present in the Practice while to others it means utilizing one component of a paperless Practice, such as digital charting.
The focus of this article is to explore actual methods and products that can assist you in becoming paperless in the various areas of your Practice. At each stage of a patient visit there are opportunities to be paperless. These are explored below.
With the holidays coming up, I thought I would look back at some of the coolest tech gadgets and gizmos, some great gift ideas and some just plain old cool. Here are some of the coolest Tech products and gift ideas from 2011.
Life in the technology world is nonstop, 24/7. As an IT professional, I am tethered almost anywhere I go and anytime of the day. It takes a consious effort to put off that project until tomorrow and spend quality time with people I love. We all struggle with this. Work will always be there, so it's important to take time out sometimes.
What’s the story with Cloud computing?
Let’s start with an explanation. Chances are your office uses a standard client/server network which consists of client computers and a server that stores all of your patient information and images. Cloud computing differs from this, in simple terms, by moving your data offsite and eliminating the need for a server.
To illustrate this difference, think about gmail, yahoo email, or any other web based email program. When you log into www.gmail.com to view your email, you are cloud computing. Google is storing your data, you are simply accessing from an internet capable device.
If you’ve read my last blog entry, then you know that viruses can be vile, pernicious, sneaky beasts, sometimes able to worm their way into your computer despite your best efforts at protection. So what do you do if you’ve managed to contract a virus infection on your computer?
Okay, show of hands, how many of you have gotten a computer virus in the past 3 months, or know someone who has? I’m willing to bet that there are a lot of hands going up. Or maybe you don’t want to look like a strange person by raising your hand up while alone in front of your computer. No matter. The point is that there have been a lot of new, really nasty, viruses (virii?) going around lately.
Yes, it's been two months, but we're finally announcing our winners. Thank you to everyone who entered our raffle and stopped by to see us at the MDA session. We had so many entries that we drew some extra names.
Here are the winners!
