For medical professionals who are working toward increasing their online presence, making their website mobile-friendly is a great way to grow awareness of their practice and substantially increase their site's visibility. According to a recent Pew survey, 44 percent of patients look up their physicians online. Additionally, one in five patients uses online physician-rating sites.... read more
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As millions of people are adopting smartphones and migrating to the mobile web, medical practices and hospitals are looking at their options for creating mobile websites. Having a mobile-friendly site offers multiple benefits the most important being that it makes it easy for mobile users to conveniently find your site! While the choices for a... read more
The purpose of a medical website today is to get visitors to take action, right then and there. And, since studies show that you have as little as three seconds to grab the attention of a website visitor, you have to ask yourself this: How can I captivate my audience enough to take the first... read more
The number of medical providers who have switched to electronic medical records (EMR) is steadily on the rise, having tripled since 2010. This is due in part to the financial incentives that are a major aspect of recent healthcare reform acts. Practices that meet and demonstrate regulatory compliance receive financial incentives for the meaningful use... read more
Making sure that your medical, healthcare or alternative practice meets HIPAA regulations can be challenging, especially with current health reform regulations. However, there are certain important points that will help your practice as you transition to electronic records. HIPAA (Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act) serves to ensure that patients' records are kept safe... read more
Does your practice's current website portray your office in an accurate and efficient way? Let's look beyond having a site that just shows your practice's contact information and a map to the office your site should draw visitors in by introducing them to the actual people behind your practice. Your practice's site should include detailed... read more
Is your website getting a substantial amount of traffic, but failing to convert viewers to patients? Read on! Your website may not be converting because patients are leaving before you get the chance to reel them in! Changing how you present your practice, procedures and patient education can make all the difference in the success... read more
Many U.S. hospitals are speeding their transition to electronic health records in the wake of recently implemented health reform acts, according to a recent study conducted by the RWJF Health & Society Scholars program. Making the switch offers multiple benefits. President Obama has signed legislation, including the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health... read more
The forms that patients have to fill out especially new patients can sometimes seem overwhelming. Many patients take a substantial amount of time to fill out the required forms, and if they have to fill them out in the waiting room right before an appointment, it can cut into their scheduled time. That extra time... read more
With all of the changes that have been brought about in the healthcare field over the past several years, many physicians have been prompted to alter various aspects of their practice. Whether it's transitioning their current paper filing systems to electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) or creating a specific page on... read more
Like the DIY idea of Dr. Leonardo websites, but just don’t want to Do-It-Yourself? We understand! Fussing over website details isn’t for everyone. But we do love building websites with our builder and we’re kind of obsessive about how we do things. Plus, we can build them lickety-split – typically in