Author Archives: Derek Brown
Phishing Alert for QuickBooks Customers
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR QuickBooks Customers: Intuit is receiving reports of individuals receiving fraudulent emails from QuickBooks or QuickBooks Online. The two separate emails ask customers to either download a plug in to assess their security or download a Digital Certificate. Customers should delete either of these emails. As we discover these fraudulent sites (cyber criminals [...]
gloStream’s gloEMR Version 5.0 Receives 08 CCHIT Certification
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI – The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology today announced that gloStream’s product gloEMR version 5.0 is a CCHIT Certified 08 Ambulatory EHR additionally certified for Cardiovascular Medicine and Child Health and meets the Certification Commission’s electronic health record (EHR) criteria for office-based use. Ambulatory EHRs are designed for physician offices and [...]
Apollo Health Street and gloStream Announce Partnership to Support gloStream Products
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. – (Business Wire) Apollo Health Street, a provider of world-class information technology to the nation’s healthcare organizations, and gloStream, an electronic medical record and practice management software provider, today announced a new partnership in which Apollo Health Street will make its services available to gloStream’s national network of technology partners. Apollo’s services are [...]
EMR built on Microsoft Office receives accolades from physicians
Seventy-five percent of physicians still haven’t installed an electronic medical record (EMR)—despite financial incentives do do so.
One reason may be the enormity of choosing from the hundreds of EMR solutions on the market. You want a solution that will meet industry standards—and is built on technology guaranteed to be around many years from now.
Now there [...]
Meaningful use criteria proposed
Finally, a step forward in the vague standards regarding electronic medical records (EMRs): A government agency has created “meaningful use” recommendations.
To be reimbursed for the installation of EMRs under Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), medical professionals must use a “certified” EMR in a “meaningful” way.
To this point, however, exactly what [...]
Webcams, video conferencing, and all that jazz
The internet makes a great number of tasks more convenient for many people, especially in the area of communication. The power of the internet allows millions of people around the world to talk to each other over voice programs and even videos – all in real time.
While the benefits to personal communications are obvious, the [...]
Protect Your Systems from Organized Crime Networks
While software companies have made significant progress in protecting customers from malicious online threats, these threats continue to evolve, and now a new player has entered the game: organized crime.
Malware, short for “malicious software,” is designed to infiltrate a computer system without the owner’s consent. It includes viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, and even adware.
The [...]
Microsoft Releases Fixes and a Workaround for Several Vulnerabilities
The web is indeed becoming a dangerous place. These days, your PC could become infected with malware or vulnerable to a hacker attack just by innocently browsing a website or opening an email. Last July 14th, Microsoft released six bulletins with fixes for at least nine known security vulnerabilities that put users at risk in [...]
Businesses Should Replace PCs Every Three Years
For many small and medium-sized businesses, the cost of maintaining an old PC may be more expensive than upgrading to a new one. This insight comes from a survey conducted by research firm Techaisle, which polled 630 companies across seven countries.
Their research suggests that the average cost for SMBs to repair PCs over three years [...]
Making Sense of the Economic Stimulus and EMR Incentives