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� Online patient portals: Unveiling the doctor's note - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: CDC offers flu app for doctors - Dec. 31, 2012
� Brief: CMS awards grant for cloud-based decision support system - Dec. 31, 2012
� Physician practices step up data security budgets - Dec. 31, 2012
� Universal EHR to streamline care for active military and vets - Dec. 28, 2012
� Doctors lean local in joining health information exchanges - Dec. 24, 2012
� Column: Employed doctors don't have to lose social media voice - Dec. 24, 2012
� Brief: Mobile tools can help shed pounds - Dec. 24, 2012
� Meaningful use drives physician EHR boom - Dec. 24, 2012
� E-prescribing soars among doctors with EHRs - Dec. 18, 2012
� Online portal leads patients back to doctors’ offices - Dec. 17, 2012
� Doctors shun the help that could cut suicide risk - Dec. 17, 2012
� Brief: Text messages get expectant mothers ready for parenthood - Dec. 17, 2012
� Letter: To make EHR use more effective, give patients their own screen - Dec. 17, 2012
� Connected Coverage: Social media: Physician's friend and foe - Dec. 10, 2012
� Watchdog call for EHR bonus audits meets resistance - Dec. 10, 2012
� EHR loan program targets practices in underserved areas - Dec. 4, 2012
� The South responds to its surging HIV epidemic - Dec. 3, 2012
� Pediatricians: EHRs lacking in 5 main functions - Dec. 3, 2012
� Some EHRs in danger of missing data connections - Nov. 28, 2012
� Med school applicants might want to rethink that last tweet - Nov. 27, 2012
� U.S. primary care doctors making sizeable strides on health IT - Nov. 26, 2012
� Programs preview mainstreaming of personalized medicine - Nov. 26, 2012
� Column: 3-point plan protects medical practice technology in disasters - Nov. 26, 2012
� EHR confidentiality tests teen trust - Nov. 20, 2012
� Column: Frustrated doctor bloggers can consult a specialist: a ghostwriter - Nov. 19, 2012
� Where growth is coming in telemedicine - Nov. 13, 2012
� Study identifies patients most willing to use personal health records - Nov. 12, 2012
� Decisions doctors must make to avoid Medicare penalties - Nov. 12, 2012
� Medicare finalizes physician pay for new care coordination benefit - Nov. 12, 2012
� Passwords make doctors vulnerable, but solutions are easy - Nov. 12, 2012
� Doctors get another chance to avoid Medicare e-prescribing penalty - Nov. 5, 2012
� Patients online drill deep for information on doctors, procedures - Nov. 5, 2012
� When the Rx is an app - Nov. 5, 2012
� Biggest obstacles to stage 2 EHR bonuses revealed - Nov. 5, 2012
� AMA wants to know if physicians are satisfied with their EHRs - Oct. 29, 2012
� Investigation faults handling of Medicare patient data breaches - Oct. 29, 2012
� Column: Some early signs that your EHR is working as hoped - Oct. 29, 2012
� Doctors tell how they use social media as professional watercooler - Oct. 22, 2012
� Older patients join crowd consulting Dr. Internet - Oct. 22, 2012
� Column: Stage 2 meaningful use success rests on 3 elements - Oct. 22, 2012
� EHR standards sought to cut tech-induced errors - Oct. 15, 2012
� User feedback is key to improving EHR systems - Oct. 10, 2012
� Patients who read doctor notes feel more in control of their health - Oct. 9, 2012
� Patients seek strong say in how their data are used - Oct. 3, 2012
� Wireless health monitoring technology expected to expand - Oct. 2, 2012
� Column: Can a computer game help practices keep data secure? - Oct. 1, 2012
� Discussion: Getting ready for ICD-10 - Oct. 1, 2012
� Large settlement for data breach sends message to lock up laptops and smartphones - Sept. 28, 2012
� Guide aims to generate patient interest in electronic access to records - Sept. 25, 2012
� EHR implementation: How common blunders can alienate your patients - Sept. 24, 2012
� CDC health safety network promises more updated information - Sept. 24, 2012
� Study quantifies drug monitoring database�s effect on opioid prescriptions - Sept. 20, 2012
� Device theft poses greatest risk for health data breaches - Sept. 18, 2012
� Medical licensure: State lines pose daunting barriers - Sept. 17, 2012
� Column: Knowing e-discovery rules saves doctors time and money - Sept. 17, 2012
� Will meaningful use spur growth of patient portals? - Sept. 17, 2012
� Column: Electronic audits can prevent, catch data breaches - Sept. 17, 2012
� �Blue button� medical records program logs its millionth user - Sept. 13, 2012
� Pilot programs look to increase use of prescription drug monitoring databases - Sept. 12, 2012
� Detecting deception: How to handle a malingering patient - Sept. 10, 2012
� Doctors shift focus to compliance as ICD-10 deadline set - Sept. 10, 2012
� EHR cost savings might depend on proximity to IT firms and talent - Sept. 5, 2012
� More complex EHRs can result in declines of quality measures - Sept. 4, 2012
� EHR standards get tougher under finalized meaningful use stage 2 - Sept. 3, 2012
� Hospitals get revenue boost from meaningful use money - Aug. 29, 2012
� Column: Managing lab tests when patients view results online - Aug. 27, 2012
� Will smart pills, cash boost drug compliance? - Aug. 20, 2012
� Patients worried about medical records going digital - Aug. 20, 2012
� Column: How physician practices can stir up Pinterest - Aug. 20, 2012
� Federal rule to streamline electronic fund transfers and other billing transactions - Aug. 16, 2012
� Medical student training in EHRs found lacking - Aug. 13, 2012
� Baby boomers trust physicians� recommendations on medical apps - Aug. 13, 2012
� E-prescribing up, but progress by states is uneven - Aug. 13, 2012
� CMS starts auditing recipients of meaningful use bonuses - Aug. 13, 2012
� Lawmakers blast Medicare for using Social Security numbers on IDs - Aug. 9, 2012
� Humanlike features in automated decision tools build trust - Aug. 7, 2012
� Hospital websites don't tell whole story on robot-assisted surgery - Aug. 6, 2012
� Medical ID theft: Double danger for doctors - Aug. 6, 2012
� Half of medical practice EHR shoppers not first-time buyers - Aug. 6, 2012
� Do EHRs result in better care? Many physicians say yes - July 30, 2012
� Sleep centers provide lessons for need to adapt in changing health system - July 30, 2012
� Column: New technology coming to boost preventive care - July 30, 2012
� Cloud computing expected to grow rapidly in health care - July 23, 2012
� Column: How to communicate well with a patient while working on an EHR - July 23, 2012
� Patients seek Internet information to start dialogue with physicians - July 19, 2012
� Regional center helps 1,100 health professionals achieve meaningful use - July 18, 2012
� EHR use linked to fewer medical liability claims - July 16, 2012
� Desktops still dominate at physician offices - July 16, 2012
� Patients want technology to manage their health � but with a personal touch - July 11, 2012
� Doctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs - July 10, 2012
� Column: Rules, technology leave drug reps out of luck - July 9, 2012
� Fear of EHRs being wrong leads doctors to code E&M services manually - July 9, 2012
� Health technology and patient-centered principles shown to improve care - July 9, 2012
� News Telemedicine can pose ethical problems, delegates warn - July 2, 2012
� Column: How physicians should choose a health information exchange - July 2, 2012
� More states make doctors consult databases before prescribing - June 28, 2012
� 4 ways social media can improve your medical practice - June 25, 2012
� Physicians at 2,600 hospitals linked in new health care database - June 25, 2012
� Physicians aren�t connecting much to one another�s EHRs - June 19, 2012
� Column: How some physicians use YouTube for networking - June 18, 2012
� Physicians could see more medical devices going mobile - June 14, 2012
� Doctors� EHR note-taking method affects quality of care - June 12, 2012
� Lifestyle action plan plus mobile monitoring can help patients - June 11, 2012
� Discussion: Meaningful use�s stage 2: A recipe for failure - June 11, 2012
� Demographics, not practice setting, predict doctor tech use - June 11, 2012
� EHR certification lacking usability factor, doctors say - June 4, 2012
� Connected Coverage: Getting the most out of EHRs - June 4, 2012
� Health information from different search engines can vary widely - June 4, 2012
� Doctors quick to adopt tablets into practice - June 4, 2012
� Column: How to make the most of patient scheduling reminders - June 4, 2012
� VA launches iPad pilot program - May 29, 2012
� Transplant experts question impact of Facebook�s organ-donor registration push - May 28, 2012
� E-prescribing sign-up highest among small practices - May 28, 2012
� Column: 3 ways to set up online payment systems for patients - May 28, 2012
� Study links lower education levels to higher obesity rates - May 25, 2012
� 3 ways doctors can take on insurers - May 21, 2012
� AMA calls for 2-year delay of ICD-10 enforcement - May 21, 2012
� Column: Should doctors stop patients from taking smartphone pictures? - May 21, 2012
� Physicians receive federal innovation grants - May 17, 2012
� GAO: Doctors should submit more data to get meaningful use money - May 17, 2012
� EHR incentive payments improve bottom line of for-profit hospitals - May 16, 2012
� Health plans providing detailed cost estimates of doctor visits - May 15, 2012
� JAMA unveils network linking 10 AMA journals - May 14, 2012
� Stage 2 meaningful use rules sharply criticized by physicians - May 14, 2012
� Physician interest in online CME is strong - May 14, 2012
� Study highlights how health information exchange can cut costs - May 14, 2012
� FDA weighs prescriptions without medical visits - May 14, 2012
� Doctors' love-hate relationship with EHRs - May 7, 2012
� Recent health data breaches highlight risk of inside jobs - May 3, 2012
� $100,000 HIPAA fine designed to send message to small physician practices - May 2, 2012
� Telemonitored patients show no drop in readmissions and ED visits - May 1, 2012
� Patients want to use social media tools to manage health care - April 30, 2012
� Column: 3 steps to EHR training for new staff members - April 30, 2012
� Regulatory compliance alone not protecting practices against data breaches - April 26, 2012
� Column: How mobile devices can help a physician land a job - April 23, 2012
� More physicians awarded meaningful use money - April 19, 2012
� Web-based game tests doctors' knowledge of sepsis - April 18, 2012
� NIH�s 1,000 Genomes Project gains wider access - April 18, 2012
� Neonatal webcams welcome the ever-present parents - April 16, 2012
� Website offers Q&A on patients� ethical quandaries - April 16, 2012
� Search is on to cure EHR alert fatigue - April 16, 2012
� New ICD-10 deadline will be Oct. 1, 2014 - April 12, 2012
� Civil liberties group criticizes health information exchanges over privacy - April 10, 2012
� CMS backlog shortchanges doctors on e-prescribing exemptions - April 9, 2012
� Data breaches of small businesses, including doctor offices, on the rise - April 5, 2012
� Steep fine sends message on patient data protection - April 2, 2012
� Column: 7 missed opportunities of not creating an online presence - April 2, 2012
� National health information network soon will stand on its own - March 29, 2012
� Everything in medicine is going mobile (HIMSS meeting) - March 26, 2012
� EHR adoption rates jump for solo practices - March 26, 2012
� Column: How to ensure a lost mobile device won�t cause a data breach - March 26, 2012
� Enforcement of 5010 standards delayed until July 1 - March 22, 2012
� Hospital report cards fall flat at improving patient outcomes - March 19, 2012
� Column: The EHR: It�s about our patients, not technology - March 19, 2012
� ICD-10 delay frees physicians to focus on other practice needs - March 19, 2012
� Survey searches for definition of the engaged patient - March 19, 2012
� U.S. leads many nations in health IT - March 12, 2012
� Column: Practices can use EMRs to join more clinical trials - March 12, 2012
� HHS seeks physician comments on meaningful use rules - March 8, 2012
� Legal risks of going paperless - March 5, 2012
� First look at the next stage of meaningful use - March 5, 2012
� Discussion: Strike the right balance on essential health benefits - March 5, 2012
� Physicians and hospitals must make websites more patient-friendly, study says - March 5, 2012
� Column: Patients recognize quality and security benefits of EMRs - March 5, 2012
� Insurers think outside the policy - Feb. 27, 2012
� Column: Family may use secret recording in medical negligence suit - Feb. 27, 2012
� Physician rating website reveals formula for good reviews - Feb. 27, 2012
� Column: Giving technology tips to older doctors should be done delicately - Feb. 27, 2012
� AT&T to operate AMA's online physician platform - Feb. 24, 2012
� Are meaningful use bonuses enough to drive EMR adoption? - Feb. 22, 2012
� Doctors win redress in online defamation suits - Feb. 20, 2012
� New electronic billing standards causing payment woes - Feb. 20, 2012
� Patients expected to use smartphones for health monitoring - Feb. 20, 2012
� Patients directed to online tools don't necessarily use them - Feb. 15, 2012
� CMS chief signals delay in ICD-10 transition - Feb. 14, 2012
� CMS lays out how to appeal meaningful use decisions - Feb. 9, 2012
� AMA calls on Congress to block ICD-10 mandate on doctors - Feb. 6, 2012
� Discussion: Do you read news on a smartphone? - Feb. 6, 2012
� Discussion: Become an informed tech shopper - Feb. 6, 2012
� More people use mobile devices to look for health information - Feb. 6, 2012
� Rite Aid clinics place new twist on "doc-in-a-box" - Feb. 6, 2012
� Column: How your practice can get the most from tech support - Feb. 6, 2012
� Telemedicine boosting dermatology care - Jan. 31, 2012
� Cognitive screening test off-limits after copyright dispute - Jan. 30, 2012
� Cyberchondria: the one diagnosis patients miss - Jan. 30, 2012
� AMA offers online CME to help with health IT - Jan. 30, 2012
� Patients as partners in health IT - Jan. 30, 2012
� Column: Successful cloud-based EMR should include data rights in vendor's contract - Jan. 30, 2012
� FDA issues first social media rules for drug companies - Jan. 25, 2012
� Big insurers investing in mobile health apps - Jan. 23, 2012
� States consider requiring physicians to use drug-monitoring databases - Jan. 23, 2012
� Doctors should weigh costs in treatment, ACP says - Jan. 18, 2012
� Small and midsize practices planning tablet computer buying spree - Jan. 16, 2012
� Small medical practices greatly at risk for data breaches - Jan. 16, 2012
� Electronic banking could save health system $4.5 billion - Jan. 12, 2012
� Practices and hospitals differ over safety of cloud-based data - Jan. 11, 2012
� Connected Coverage: A look back at the big stories of 2011 - Jan. 9, 2012
� Handful of states promise physicians online access to advance directives - Jan. 3, 2012
� Company withdraws contracts controlling online comments by patients - Jan. 2, 2012

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