As technology evolves, IT Directors replace old technology with new. Due to cost and complexity, <em>complete</em> clinical data conversions from the old system to the new are atypical. This can result in a portfolio of read-only systems that carry <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/long-term-storage-of-phi-an-easy-to-use-patient-data-archive/#more-1536" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Long-term Storage of PHI: An Easy-to-Use Patient Data Archive">(more…)</span></a>
A recently published <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150509032613/http://www.idc.com:80/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS24443913" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">report</a> from IDC Health Insights cites that nearly 60% of the 212 PCP and specialist providers surveyed are very dissatisfied, dissatisfied, or neutral about their ambulatory EHRs. The primary reason for the dissatisfaction across the over 25 different EHR products used was loss of productivity. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/ehr-satisfaction-down-ehr-replacements-up-archiving-on-deck/#more-1504" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading EHR Satisfaction Down, EHR Replacements Up, Archiving on Deck…">(more…)</span></a>
Medical practices migrating off of The Medical Manager® software may be at risk. That old system contains individually-identifiable protected health information (PHI) that, according to state and federal mandates, must be secured and archived for at least 7-10 years. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/helping-former-users-of-medical-manager-properly-archive-data/#more-1480" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Helping ‘Former’ Users of Medical Manager Properly Archive Data">(more…)</span></a>