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.

Communicating critical test results is often done at multiple levels. But sometimes one or more channels will breakdown and expected redundancies will evaporate.

Physicians can't do everything in the office, but being directly involved in critical communications can provide further protection against medical errors.

When a medical practice has a policy of ordering tests “STAT,” but routinely accepts reports issued on a less than urgent basis, troubles lurk.