Introducing an electronic medical records (EMR) system into the practice helps the physicians and staff provide more efficient care by making medical records more accessible. It also brings some risks. Here are five areas of risk exposure and provides recommendations in each area.

Use Caution When Emailing Patients? Answers to physicians questions about the dos and dont's of emailing patients.

Cloud Storage Companies Must Meet HIPAA Requirements? HIPAA's privacy requirements declare that Cloud Storage Companies Must Meet HIPAA Requirements.

Protecting patient information ?When deciding whether to use mobile devices, consider how they will affect the risks to Protected Health Information (PHI).

Many physicians don’t realize is that the Security Rule applies to both EHR and non-EHR practices, and failure to comply can be extremely costly and time-consuming.