On 11 September 2001, the world changed. And Julie Louise Gerberding found herself in the eye of the storm as terrorist attacks and anthrax exposures threatened the public’s health across the United States. Six years on, preparedness has emerged as o
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Practices evaluate computer software proposals seeking improved clinical and administrative efficiencies only to delay purchasing because the technology is too expensive, limited or disruptive to implement. Such delays in improving efficiencies use
Pay-for-performance (P4P) programs are becoming the payment method of choice for purchasers of healthcare wanting to beat back escalating costs and end a payment system based on volume of patients and complexity of procedures performed. Designed to a
As medical practices are struggling to keep up with rising costs and the threat of limits in reimbursement rates, new technologies that offer a substantial reduction in internal IT costs are rising to the top of the practice management gene pool. Ap