What is the Benefit of an EMR in a Medical Practice?

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Today, I have another guest post. This time it's from Dr. Suzanne Berman MD, FAAP. Dr. Berman is also a contributor to Survivor Pediatrics. In this post, she gives insight into the real benefit of having a EMR. For example, many docs believe that a EMR will help them chart faster. But as Dr. Berman points out, that is not always true.  The real benefit of an EMR isn’t being able to put data in/chart faster – this is great if you can do it … [Read more...]

Should I Open a Medical Practice in This Environment?

In the past few months I’ve been asked a couple of times what advice I would give to someone that is opening a practice from scratch. And in the same conversation I’m asked, do you think, considering everything that is going on now, if it is a good idea to open a medical practice. My short answer is, go for it! My long answer is, well, more complicated. First, I think it is important to assess one’s priorities and determine the true … [Read more...]

PediatricInc: Top 10 Post of 2011

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In case you missed them, here are the top 10 post for 2011. Is Your Front Desk a Command Center? Top 11 Pediatric Facebook Pages Patient Collection Letters, What is Your Approach? Medical Practice Advertisement Tip #3, How To Save $80,000 How Social Media Can Transform Your Medical Practice Can Costco and Your Medical Practice Have Something in Common? Does Your Medical Practice Have a Problem with Bad Debt? Here is a … [Read more...]

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