RBT+ December Issue

Apps Update: this section provides an update of the latest smartphone and tablet applications that are useful for renal professionals working in dialysis clinics.

News: This section discusses the latest trends in technology and mobile health that are affecting how renal professionals use new advances in their dialysis clinics.

NRAA Health Information Exchange: this article discusses the National Renal Administrators Association's health information exchange, which will allow all dialysis clinics to batch submit their data to Medicare's CROWNWeb system.

CROWNWeb 101: in this article, Oniel Delva, MA, discusses the new approaches the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are using for dialysis clinic data submission.

Benefits of Telemedicine: telemedicine could help healthcare reach more patients effectively and efficiently, and this article discusses a report how this technology can help patients.

Social Media: this is a brief update that outlines the trends in how physicians are using social media networks, such as Facebook, LinkedIN, and Twitter.

Focus on Finance: In this month's column, Jack Ahern looks into a new EMR vendor and provides some advice on what questions to ask when shopping for a new system.