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Installing an EMR in your practice is a long, difficult, painstaking process that requires extensive research and due diligence, total commitment from staff, intensive training, and full support from a dedicated vendor.

Research confirms that surgery is an effective tool for treating pain associated with degenerative spondylolisthesis.

A new study has found that using morphine patches as a substitute for other habit-forming pain medications, may actually be more dangerous than helpful.

A new medication for the maintenance treatment of eczema may "prevent flares and prolong flare-free intervals."

Installing an EMR in your practice is a long, difficult, painstaking process that requires extensive research and due diligence, total commitment from staff, intensive training, and full support from a dedicated vendor.

The recently enacted American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, commonly referred to as the "stimulus plan," includes more than $19 billion in incentives for physicians to adopt EHR technology.

So you have this idea to create a set of educational materials to help patients who have been asking you about the latest alarming disease of the day.

Having only a basic website for your practice isn’t enough anymore; unless your site helps your patients find you, you could be missing out on potential revenue.

The questions asked in this article can assist candidates prepare for the Maintenance of Certification Exam in Cardiovascular Disease.

A new study has found that the use of teledermatologic consultations can reduce referrals to specialists and decrease the wait time for appointments.

It's been three months since the passage of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which incorporated the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act and its provision for billions of dollars in incentives to promote the use of interoperable, certified health information technologies.

New guidelines issued by the American Pain Society address clinical practices for use in treating lower back pain.

Pundits, analysts, and other industry observers have been weighing in with their thoughts on what the President's proposals will call for, what effect they may have on the nation's healthcare system, their chances of being enacted, and how we're going to pay for it all.

George L. Foltin MD, FAAP, FACEP, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine and NYU provides physicians with important information about Swine Flu.

Is a wireless practice right for you? If so, what components would benefit you most, and what should you know about them before making the jump?

What should you know about malware, what can you do to protect your computer, and what should you do if your computer becomes infected?

How can you create your own medical podcasts? How do you distribute them? Why should you even bother?

Does it seem like everyone in the world has suddenly created a profile on Facebook and wants to become your "friend?" If you already use social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Friendster, and Twitter, then read no further.

Physicians who see Medicare patients are practicing in very difficult times.

Though healthcare is often considered a recession-proof industry, the cost of healthcare is never far from patients� minds in trying financial times.

A clinical trial on psoriasis patients at Rockefeller University has begun with the goal of discovering the way in which ultraviolet light, already a proven treatment, works to treat the skin disorder.

In these difficult economic times, every little step and adjustment to increase efficiency can have an effect on the financial health of your practice.

Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy With aspirin and clopidogrel is recommended for all patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

You may remember the story of Harvard Medical School grad and CIO of CareGroup John Halamka who was an huge advocate of using implantable radio-frequency identification chips to give patients the option of being a walking EMR. Halamka actually had one of these chips implanted in his arm in late 2004, and the PR frenzy began.

Ultrasound may be a helpful tool for diagnosing and treating rheumatoid arthritis, a new study has found.

Check out photos taken at last week's Health 2.0 Conference held in Boston.

Swine flu has been confirmed in patients in 5 states and abroad, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidelines today on which antiviral drugs will be most effective in combating it.

Sleep trouble can lead to an increase in pain symptoms among cancer patients, new research has found.

During an on-site interview with Matthew, he offered some personal observations about how the Health 2.0 Meets Information Therapy was going.

At the Health 2.0 Conference, Jay Parkinson gave an update on what's been happening with Hello Health.