Onclive Team

Health information technology (IT) is evolving rapidly. Big changes are on the way, including pay for performance (P4P), ePrescribing, ubiquitous electronic health records (EHRs), and computerized...

Earlier this year, the popular social network Facebook introduced a new initiative designed to help corporations advertise to its users.

In case you hadn't noticed, CompUSA, the largest computer specialty retailer in the country, closed more than half of its domestic stores back in February. I wasn't that surprised, given how empty...

The topic of health information technology (IT) seems to be popping up everywhere nowadays. No longer the province of healthcare and tech-focused websites, it has recently made prominent...

In addition to increasing our efficiency, maximizing our reimbursement, making our records legible, decreasing the cost of care, and other assorted miracle cures, HIT adoption is being promoted as...

Many of my colleagues use tablet PCs and handheld computers. I won't deny that these gadgets are cool, but I have to wonder if it really makes sense to use them in everyday practice.

It would be impossible to overstate the importance of backing up your practice data. This is especially true in this era of electronic medical records (EMRs). In fact, the HIPAA Security Rule...

Technology is truly transforming healthcare. Electronic medical records, more precise prescribing, and Web-based access to scanned images enabling specialists in another state or even country to...

Top 10 Strangest "Medical" Devices.

I recently attended an online marketing summit in Boston, and the buzzword throughout many of the sessions was social media, which, by Wikipedia's definition, describes the online technologies...

Recent columns on registering a domain name and building a website generated a larger-than-usual volume of reader feedback.

This month's DocMVP is Eric G. Tangalos, MD.

Prominent among the many benefits touted by proponents of electronic health records (EHRs) is cost reduction.

Currently available pharmaceutical therapies for many chronic illnesses leave much to be desired.

We've all seen the series of commercials pitting Apple against the PC, and although I admit they're clever and bring up some good points, I'd like to set the record straight and say that I will...

Pay for Performance (P4P) is all the rage in Congress and among employers, insurance companies, some patient advocacy groups, and certain headquarters of organized medicine. P4P currently utilizes...

A few months ago, one of my friends experienced the misery of a complete computer meltdown. He installed a software program and then everything crashed; he couldn't even get his computer to boot up.

Last year, hospitals, foundations, drug companies, and other large healthcare organizations were confused and bewildered by social media. Most could not understand why healthcare providers...

According to the National Sleep Foundation, sleep apnea brief interruptions of respiration during sleep for 10-30 seconds or longer that occur up to 400 times each night affects more than 18...

As healthcare organizations strive to comply with privacy and data requirements, they are increasingly looking to identify and implement remote access control solutions. These are necessary...

The Top 10 "Quackiest Quacks."

This month's DocMVP is Ignacio Herman Valdes, MD, MS.

Although stethoscopes have been around for nearly two centuries (Laennec invented the first model in 1816; it looked like a wooden trumpet), at first glance it would seem that not much has changed...

Mahamu Kanneh, a Liberian immigrant living in Gaithersburg, MD, was arrested in August 2004 on charges that he repeatedly raped and molested a seven-year-old girl over the course of a year.

Walk into the practice of family physician John Wilson, MD, in Daly City, CA, and you'll notice something unusual: It's a tiny space. Wilson uses just half of a 1,000-square-foot office for his solo..

Getting physicians to use an Electronic Health Record (EHR) is not an easy task. Getting them to fork over thousands of dollars for one is even harder and yet EHR companies have demonstrated...

Fantasy football also has me all twisted up inside every year because of my NFL team allegiances. I'm a Giants fan, and yet I'll pick a player from a rival team (the Eagles' McNabb and then ROOT...

Lately, people have been asking me if they should upgrade their computer to the new Microsoft Windows Vista operating system (OS). Unless you recently bought a new computer preloaded with Vista...

The PharmaTech section highlights online information and educational resources created by leading pharmaceutical companies. This month, we spotlight several resources from Eli Lilly and Company.

This month's Most Valuable Physician in Healthcare Technology.