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Why should online reviews matter to healthcare providers?
Online reviews have redefined the way patients choose healthcare providers. Here’s a brief overview of this trend and how you can leverage it to get more patients for your healthcare practice.
Negative Google Reviews: Can I Remove Them?
The short answer is no, but wait! All hope is not lost. Sites like Google, Facebook, Healthgrades and Yelp aim to deliver honest, unbiased reviews. Some sites have strict penalties for businesses that try to game the system either by writing fake reviews, offering...
Proposed 2018 physician fee schedule includes reduced burden on physicians
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today released the proposed 2018 Medicare Fee Schedule. As part of a statutory across-the-board reduction in payments, the rule proposes an overall 1% decrease to dermatology payments. Within the proposed rule, CMS...
Sophos Stops Petya Ransomware
As with the recent WannaCry Ransomware attack, organizations around the world have again been affected by a new ransomware variant known as the Petya cyber-attack. MedCo Data customers using Sophos Endpoint Protection are protected against all known variants of this...
Our Business World Under Attack
By now you've probably heard of the new nasty cyber-bug that is wreaking havoc across the globe. WannaCry slammed into the internet last week and continues to proliferate through under protected PCs and networks worldwide. This new tactic is not "phishing" related and...
Top 10 Review Sites Where Your Patients Are Leaving A Review
Why do healthcare providers need to pay attention to patient reviews? 77% of prospective patients use online reviews as the first step in choosing a physician. Reviews are the first impression patients get of your practice. Why patient reviews on review sites are...
Why Your Patient Surveys May Not Be Working
Scientific market research really made a name for itself in the mid- 20th century, establishing many practices still in use today: questionnaires with non-leading questions, multiple-choice answers, anonymous respondents, all generating data used for extensive statistical analysis. With all the success large corporations and politicians have seen with market research over the years, most businesses implement these same practices without a second thought when trying to gauge customer satisfaction.
Sophos Intercept X Security
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Microsoft Warns of Ransomware with Self-Propagation Features
“We are alerting Windows users of a new type of ransomware that exhibits worm-like behavior,” Microsoft's Malware Protection Center alert reads. “This ransom leverages removable and network drives to propagate itself and affect more users.” Microsoft has released an...
Combat the “Sitting Disease” with HOVR
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Be Prepared for Ransomware Because You Will Get Hit Eventually
It has happened again. Another hospital system has been attacked by a ransomware. A malicious software that locks down our systems, encrypts our files and will only release them once a fee has been paid. This time It’s MedStar Health in the Baltimore area....
Ransomware Virus Alert
As you know MedCo Data manages medical practices and businesses all across the United States. We’ve witnessed an alarming rate of ransomware infections over the past several weeks. Ransomware is a malicious application that is usually introduced into the office via...