The Faith of E-Prescribing Controlled Substances

With several medical organizations seeking to become paper-less with the implementation of an EHR, they are still dealing with paper based documents in many clinical areas. But fortunately, physicians are more eager to completely eliminate some of the paper documents, especially given 10% of their prescriptions written on Pads are for controlled substances.
Up until June of 2010, all controlled [...]

The Different Types of Mobile Healthcare Apps

There is a lot of excitement around mHealth. And the more smartphones and mobile devices gain popularity the sooner we will see them in the clinical setting. As many already know mHealth stands for Mobile Health. As defined by in the Wikipedia it is “is a term used for the practice of medical and public [...]

Thoughts For 2011

As we start the new year we all start to wonder what will this new year bring in term of changes that may be a little out of our control.  For many health care professionals 2009 and 2010 were  very eventful years, and 2011 will most likely be as exciting as the previous two.
The new [...]

Simple Steps to Streamline Vitals Capturing

It is no news that the implementation of an EHR does add more workflow for everyone in the organization initially.  And as we continue to identify new ways to streamline the workflows in the clinical department, it is has to ignore how some simple tasks do require time that may not be necessary.
Currently, almost every [...]

Checklist for EHR Data Migration

As we continue to see more and more certified products from the ONC on  http://onc-chpl.force.com/ehrcert, many early adopters of EMR are facing a serious challenge. They are at a crossroad where they have to make the choice between either upgrading their current system to a certified version, or completely replace the existing system with a [...]

Round Three for Healthcare & More Changes From the Deficit Panel

Clearly with the recent election results there is a sentiment that some are seeking change. As Americans we look to our government to implement and adopt laws that will allow our nation to prosper and continue to be an economic power house and model for democracy. So with that in mind, a recent Deficit panel [...]

When is the Next Mobile Revolution for the Market Place?

In the past few months, I have been assisting several health organizations with the selection of healthcare specific mobile solutions. Ranging from mobile surgery scheduling tools, surgery charge capture and the delivery of health summary records to Smartphone. The challenge I kept facing is that in most organizations unless there is a strict policy on [...]

Smartphones and Medical Data Exchange

Smartphones have significantly changed the way we interact and use data. But despite the wide use of Microsoft previous Windows Mobile operation system in the manufacturing and enterprise settings, there seems to be a larger demand for Apple and Google devices in the healthcare arena. Read More

Reda Chouffani is the Co-Founder of Biz Technology Solutions, [...]

Medical IT Audit and Technology Assessment

With many medical organizations seeking to implement EHR systems and become paperless, they have become increasingly dependent on their computerized information systems to provide care to their patients, maintain the medical records and carry out their operations. Read More

Reda Chouffani is the Co-Founder of Biz Technology Solutions, Inc and an active Healthcare Information Technology writer [...]

The Must Have Qualities for an EHR Project Manager

So, here you are looking at implementing the EHR solution that you have spent many years deciding on. On one side the vendor has provided you with a an implementation specialist and they have a check list for everything from… Read More

Reda Chouffani is the Co-Founder of Biz Technology Solutions, Inc and an active Healthcare Information [...]