I’ve been fortunate to work in NextGen environments where NextGen IT is outsourced and where it is done in house. I think this is such a critical decision that practices make because it can make or break their EMR implementation.
I’m a huge proponent of doing things in-house, I love having control over something so vital [...]

I am often asked by other developers and recruiters what makes an expert level developer. Below is a brain dump of the skills an expert level template developer should possess:

Length of Experience: The NextGen application is incredibly robust, which is excellent for users but means the learning curve is incredibly steep for developers. I am, [...]

My husband and I were having a conversation about how the NextGen Software Development Lifecycle look like last night. We always get into heated debates because he works for Microsoft as a developer. Microsoft and practices I work for are basically complete opposites as far as timelines and money. People tend to treat all software [...]

Practice Fusion (www.practicefusion.com) has long been nicknamed “Google’s Free EMR”. They haven’t come close to taking down the EMR industry as many expected,  but they have gained a small foothold according to their August 5th press release:
Practice Fusion, the leader in free, web-based physician practice applications, announced today the addition of 1,300 medical professionals since [...]

One of the fun things about having your own business is that you get to create all the marketing material yourself! Some may not find it very fun, but sometimes I think this is the best part of my job. When I had the logo done, I found this girl Nicole on Etsy who does [...]

TempDev is excited to announce a new package for the California Health and Disability Prevention PM160 form has been completed and is available for purchase.
The new templates:
- eliminate duplicate data entry by automatically pulling existing physical exam, social history, immunizations, lab results, and demographics entries
- automatically determine CHDP guidelines for codes (eg race, [...]