A recent study of nearly 7,000 physicians found that half of American doctors exhibit symptoms of burnout. A previous Mayo Clinic study found a similar disturbingly high incidence of physician burnout: 54% of doctors reported experiencing at least one symptom of burnout from the Maslach Burnout Inventory, a validated tool for measuring burnout. Even more alarming, the … Continued
Regardless of practice size or specialty, a typical medical office software buyer claims three common needs for their staff: easy to use, easy to learn and easy to scale. Now that patient engagement is becoming more and more mainstream, the same needs apply to self-service software and apps for patients. Inside this eGuide you’ll find … Continued
4 Principles to Traversing the Post-COVID Landscape With so many unknowns, we looked for examples of timeless principles, applied in times of crisis and recovery, which made significant long-term impact. We compiled them in this 5th eBook in our Covid-19 Practice Essentials collection. Included are four timeless principals that when applied specifically to optimizing and … Continued
Four essential elements in getting past merely normal As we move out of the pandemic crisis and into a post-COVID-19 world, there is much talk of what the ‘new normal’ will look like. How will patients, practices and care delivery be affected? How many of the temporary practices and workflows will stick to become a … Continued
7 Head-on Initiatives that Help Patients Pay (and feel good about it) Collecting payments is a difficult part of private practice operations, but it’s also one of the most necessary parts because it is the only way to keep your clinic running. As costs for healthcare have climbed over the past several years, payers and … Continued
Medical practice cybersecurity is a major risk. Substantial fines and cost of repair for a breach of patient personal healthcare information (PHI) can be devastating to a group practice. Use these 4 measures to stop cyber thieves.
Many people say, “We will never be fully the same,” and “The pandemic has forever changed our world.” If that is truly our new reality, then the question becomes, what will my future look like in the new landscape? As you face the question of rebuilding your practice post-pandemic, many issues, questions and options will … Continued
We’ve heard from dozens of early-adopter physicians who are discovering the powerful leverage telehealth gives them in attracting and retaining new patients and maintaining business (and revenue) continuity in times of uncertainty or temporary/seasonal dips in demand. The novel COVID-19 epidemic is a prime case in point. While stay-at-home and social distancing regulations temporarily curtailed … Continued
KPIs That Absolutely, Positively Make a Difference for Your Practice Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs, are core to the success of any business, organization or independent practice. Two roadblocks often deter practices from successfully utilizing KPIs to their full advantage: 1) Inability to focus on the right, very limited number of indicators and 2) Inconsistency … Continued
A Golden Opportunity to “Level-up” Clinic Performance and Tribal Healthcare Delivery. While IHS discontinuance of RPMS may cause disruption for clinics involved with providing tribal healthcare, facilities have a “green field” opportunity to significantly level-up their systems for greater productivity, better patient interaction and care, improved reporting and compliance and more attractive bottom-line performance. With … Continued
In today’s value-based care (VBC) healthcare environment, the decision regarding technology to support the revenue cycle management piece of the puzzle can have a deep and long-lasting effect on the success and financial health of your Lab. The starting point is to decide whether to outsource the process or keep it inside. This includes evaluating … Continued
Help your practice unlock untapped EHR power Many billing professionals are surprised to find that their search for cost-reducing, profit-boosting options for their practice may lead them to their own EHR. Work with thousands of practices nationwide has pointed to these five EHR-based features and processes that are proven to quickly improve practice efficiency and … Continued
Jed Shay, MD
The Pain Care Center
Keith Berkowitz, MD
Center for Balanced Health
Estaban Lavato, MD
La Loma Medical Center
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