5 Key Steps for Moving from Crisis Stopgap to Patient-pleasing Convenience Regardless of where your practice is on the ‘exiting the crisis’ crossroads with telemedicine/health, two things are increasingly clear: Telehealth is firmly embedded and growing, a permanent part of healthcare delivery now and in the future. The most productive approach for plotting a telehealth … Continued
MACRA and MIPS are important parts of the overall compensation picture for many physicians. And yet, this complicated program, with all its moving parts and abundant acronyms, can be daunting and confusing. In an attempt to clear some of the fog, we created this guide, designed to address in simple, clear language the fundamental questions … Continued
Recent research shows the majority of patient-consumers have a love-hate attitude toward healthcare: they pretty much love the personal care they get from their doctor and they pretty much hate everything else. We created this eBook to help practices better understand how to remove the hate and increase the love. Even the term ‘patient-consumer,’ which … Continued
Rising patient expectations and consumerism have been significant trends prior to 2020 and have grown exponentially with what seems like a second wind through the protracted pandemic recovery. We created this eBook to explain why patient behavior is following a consumer-behavior model. Inside you’ll learn why consumerism is being driven by escalating out-of-pocket costs and … Continued
Revenue collection is a necessary part of your clinic operations, but it’s also one of the most difficult. From large multi-specialty, multi-provider, multi-location to small independent physician clinics with a single provider, revenue collection remains one of the most frustrating parts of private practice. The financial pressures of running a clinic are one of the … Continued
The use of paper charts to track patient health and demographic information (the first recorded versions of which date back to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and papyri between 3,000 and 1,600 B.C.) have all but been replaced in the last 30 years with electronic health records (EHRs). In technology terms, 30 years is a relatively long … Continued
Much more than having a good ‘webside’ manner and ‘workleisure’ attire. The concept of telemedicine (including telehealth and teletherapy) is not new—in fact, the first mention of using a telephone as a means for a doctor and patient to connect and avoid an unnecessary visit to the doctor’s office was in the British medical journal … Continued
Maximizing patient likes and minimizing staff dislikes about telemedicine The past few years are unmistakably the era of telemedicine adoption (also known as telehealth and teletherapy). New research illuminates bright spots and areas for improvement that make telemedicine attractive, productive, and favorable for both providers and patients. As the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated, the healthcare system … Continued
For nearly every medical practice, clinical care is top priority. No compromises. And keep the money discussion separate. That’s what great providers do. Practice managers, on the other hand, deal with not only creating stellar overall patient experience, but also delivering acceptable financial results – the ‘separate money discussion’ that is at the center of … Continued
Through more than 20 years of providing billing systems and services for tens of thousands of independent practices nationwide, we’ve gleaned six key billing tips that have made the biggest difference for practices in getting more of their reimbursement faster. In reality, they’re more than tips. They are fundamental billing processes every practice should have … Continued
Accessing the deep insights within the deep data in your practice Drilling for data insights in a medical practice is a lot like drilling for oil. Many practices rely on single ‘straight hole’ cuts of limited data and obtain limited insights as a result. Others have more robust data housed in separate systems that are … Continued
Our objective in this eBook is to help bring clarity to the challenge of selecting and executing a surgical center automation strategy that addresses all the complexities of a surgical center and allows you to simply and effectively deliver great outcomes for your clients and center owners. Drawing on decades of experience across tens of … Continued
Jed Shay, MD
The Pain Care Center
Keith Berkowitz, MD
Center for Balanced Health
Estaban Lavato, MD
La Loma Medical Center
Raju Raval, MD
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