From the monthly archives:

May 2010

A New World Exists

May 29, 2010

Peter Drucker, the dean of American management theorists wrote;
“Every few hundred years throughout Western history, a sharp transformation has occurred. In a matter of decades, society all together rearranges itself – its worldview, its basic values, its social and political structure, its arts, and its key institutions. Fifty years later a new world exists. And [...]

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Web Site Usability

May 28, 2010

How easy is it for patients to use your web site? The link below is to a Mashable article that features online services that will set up a user review of your site for you. Click through to Usertesting .com and check it out including a sample video. This looks like a service dentists could [...]

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Electronic Signature Pads

May 28, 2010

Follow the link to a direct source for a number of different electronic signature devices. These can be used for patient signatures on history consent and HIPAA forms as well as for Dr. and staff sign off on chart entries.
The Authorized Fulfillment Partner for Topaz Systems Electronic Signature Capture Products – Computime.

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Eye-Fi Pro X2

May 28, 2010

This is an ideal gadget for use in the dental office.
Like all Eye-Fi cards, the companys latest, the Pro X2 $149.99 direct, works with any digital camera that supports SDHC cards to let you wirelessly upload your photos and videos to your PC and popular sharing sites.
via Eye-Fi Pro X2 – At A Glance – [...]

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Technology on the Rocks Next Week!

May 27, 2010

I am getting excited.
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The Backup Failed!!!

May 27, 2010
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Get the right training for digital radiography

May 27, 2010

There are three separate areas that will require training for the doctor and staff in order to use digital radiography well. These are:

General use of the software. This would include how to open it, how to find a patient, how to find a specific radiograph and how to copy or print the images.
How to take [...]

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Google Pac-Man Zapped 4.8M Hours Of Productivity

May 27, 2010

When Google released the playable Pac-Mac doodle on Friday in honor of the video game”s 30th anniversary, average time spent on Google.com jumped by 36 seconds.
via Report: Google Pac-Man Zapped 4.8M Hours Of Productivity | News & Opinion | PCMag.com.

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The Average Referral

May 26, 2010

Dentists are extremely dependent on powerful word of mouth referrals. Why should we expect anyone to refer us if we are just average? To be noticed we have to be noticeable; provide an experience that is not average.
Over time what was exceptional becomes average and expected. It isn’t good enough to be friendly, on time [...]

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How many pages and Google Juice?

May 25, 2010

The Page 1 Solutions link below is to an article that suggests more pages on a web site are better. This is based on the belief that the more pages you have the more Google Juice you get and the better you will do in the organic (not paid for) search results.
I am not sure I [...]

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The “Digital” Advantage

May 25, 2010

One of the most powerful features of a digital radiograph is one which is so obvious that it is sometimes ignored. It is an advantage which people with limited experience with digital technology often do not appreciate. That is, just the simple fact that the x-ray image is digital is a tremendous benefit.
To digitize anything, [...]

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63% favor repeal of Health Care Law

May 24, 2010

Hmmm
A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of U.S. voters now favor repeal of the plan passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama in March.
via Health Care Law – Rasmussen Reports™.

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Touchscreen vs. Mouse

May 24, 2010

It would be nice to eliminate mouse and keyboard inputs and as such eliminate the asepsis issues associated with these devices by using a touch screen. This seems like an elegant solution but in practice it is problematic and pricey. The user has to be sitting in front of the touch screen monitor. Fine mouse type [...]

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Facebook, Privacy…Oxymoron? “A bunch of mistakes.”

May 24, 2010

This link is to Mashable a great source for all things social. I do not believe we have seen the last of “privacy” issues and the Internet. In fact this will IMHO be an ongoing topic that reaches far past Facebook. For example EDR (electronic dental records) and more significantly the associated EMR (electronic medical [...]

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Biking at Dawn

May 23, 2010
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Page One…or Die

May 20, 2010

Research shows less than 5% of web searches look past the first page of reults.

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E-services: Get more, pay less

May 19, 2010

The link below is to a DPR article I wrote on the value of e-services.
E-services: Get more, pay less – DentalProductsReport.com.

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Microsoft Office 2010: 10 Tips and Tricks

May 19, 2010

Microsoft Office 2010 contains a number of obvious changes that make it the definitive version of the popular productivity suite, but its still a mammoth pile of code that requires work to master.
via Microsoft Office 2010: 10 Tips and Tricks | PCMag.com.

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10 Questions to Ask Yourself

May 18, 2010

The following link is to a Practice Marketing Newsletter. The article lists ten questions to ask regarding a practice web site. The first, and in my opinion the best question is excerpted below, and it isn’t really one of the ten. That is, “What is your website supposed to do exactly?
Much of the time a [...]

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SEO vs. Adwords

May 17, 2010

The excerpt and link below is to a white paper from Cactus Sky Communications. The bottom line of the article is that people (especially young people) use “search” as their primary method of shopping. Social media is very popular but not as important for shopping. The other big deal is that people are more likely [...]

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