Connect and Communicate

Email with Patients -- Freeze tag is fun; phone tag is frustrating. Offering your patients the opportunity to communicate with your practice via email can improve their satisfaction and can reduce the amount of time your staff spends returning missed calls.

e-Prescribing -- Writing an e-script takes about as much time as writing one on paper. But e-prescribing can save your staff a lot of time, and patients appreciate that they don't have to wait once they get to the pharmacy.

Share Clinical Data Electronically -- Secure messaging with other providers will improve care coordination and practice efficiency -- and it will help you achieve Meaningful Use.