Amy Romano, MSN, CNM has joined Private Practice as Vice President of Health Ecosystems. Childbirth Connection’s former Transforming Maternity Care Partnership Director will oversee the new Maternity Neighborhood, a series of modular tools for client engagement, patient-centered outcomes research, and clinical quality improvement that can securely exchange data on Private Practice’s innovative technology platform. In …

Last week, the New York Times, Washington Post, and Consumer Reports were buzzing about something most Private Practice users have been doing all along…sharing your charts with your clients. The source of all the excitement are the results of a year long study that surprised even the most seasoned healthcare veterens. The OpenNotes study included …

Is Google’s new $199 tablet a good fit for midwives using Private Practice? Maybe. At half the price of the least expensive iPad, the Nexus 7 offers good bang for the buck. However, the Wifi only connection (no 3G or 4G) makes it tough to recommend for most midwives. Compared to the iPad, the smaller …

Last week Apple released OS X Mountain Lion…with over 200 new features. Here are a couple of nice ones that didn’t get mentioned in the official documentations. Rename Files in the Document Header It’s gotten a lot easier to change a document name. Just click its name in the title bar and choose “Rename” from …

On May 15th 2012 Private Practice received the federal government’s “meaningful use” stamp of approval by earning Modular Certification. Our primary goal of Modular Certification was to assure our users that Private Practice uses Privacy and Security measures that meet the highest governement standards for oversight and protection of private health data. To get a better …

How many times have you been writing a progress note and wanted to look at her labs or overview without losing what you have written. With this simple tip called “tabbed browsing” you can. Step 1: Start by going to the new progress notes screen. Step 2: 1. Hold down your "Ctrl" key ("Command" key …

Private Practice recently competed in an exciting event where we not only had the opportunity to be mentored by the brightest movers and shakers in the world of Health Information Technology, but also took home a first place prize. With advice from former US Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra and Health 2.0 Co-Chariman, Matthew Holt, …

Recently, we received an intriguing phone call. It was from a pregnant woman from Florida who was looking for a midwife, specifically one that uses Private Practice. She was currently receiving routine prenatal care, but something significant happened that made her explore other options. She was visiting a pregnant friend in California who had just …

This great 3 minute video reminded me of one of the best things midwives do…listen. Amgen CEO Kevin Sharer talks about the epiphany that made him a better listener. Don’t see the video above? Click here.

John over at the EMR and HIPAA blog just tipped us off to this little gadget. PhoneSoap is a small box that simultaneously charges and sanitizes your cell phone using UV-C light. UV-C light is electromagnetic radiation that’s used in hospitals and clean rooms around the world. This short wavelength of light penetrates the cell …