The Promoting Interoperability Program, an incentive program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), is contributing to the increased adoption of Computerized Provider Order Entry (CPOE) by more and more practices.1,2 CPOE is the process of entering and sending treatment instructions, such as...

Approximately 4.55 billion prescriptions were filled in 2020 and another 4.69 billion prescriptions are expected to be filled in 2021. Because of the aging population in the United States and the growing prevalence of chronic diseases, those numbers are predicted to continue growing.1 Even now,...

Patient no-shows are a common problem, one faced by medical practices of all types and sizes. A study published before the COVID-19 pandemic in The American Journal of Medicine found that without some type of reminder, patients did not show up for their scheduled appointments...

With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines, it has never been more important for clinicians to keep track of their patients’ immunizations. Vaccine guidelines require medical professionals administering vaccines to record vaccine information:

EHR vs. EMR: what’s the difference?