The change from in-person visits to virtual (telemedicine) visits was dramatic in recent months as millions of patients were unable to come to clinics. Some of that was due to local regulations that closed businesses (including non-emergency medical facilities) while some were from patients not feeling safe coming into your clinic for fear of contracting … Continued
One of the primary concerns vexing clinicians and office managers in any healthcare setting is how to get every patient to show up for their appointment. Most patients do show up, but a fairly significant number of people who you put on the schedule still end up canceling or simply not coming at the scheduled … Continued
Craig Cooper, product manager at AdvancedMD, was recently interviewed about how to digitize your practice to boost staff efficiency and decrease wait times. Physicians enter the medical profession because they want to take care of patients, not focus on administrative tasks. Yet these tasks continue to dominate their time and attention, leading to frustration and … Continued
The rise of telemedicine in recent months has been swift, with many practices starting telemental and telepsychiatry for the first time (along with others who didn’t have it and didn’t really know where to start). For practices that don’t offer telemedicine right now or those looking to improve on a system you started up recently … Continued
As part of the ongoing series of telehealth interviews with EHR vendors, John Lynn at Healthcare IT Today interviewed Tim Costantino, VP, Head of Product at AdvancedMD. In this series, Healthcare IT News talks with EHR vendors to better understand how they’re approaching telehealth. Are they developing telehealth in-house or are they relying on partners? … Continued
Our objective in this eBook is to help bring clarity to the challenge of selecting and executing a mental health office automation strategy that addresses all the complexities of a behavioral health practice and allows you to simply and effectively deliver great outcomes for your clients, therapists and practice owners. Drawing on decades of experience … Continued
For a busy OB/GYN private practice, the challenge of growing and improving your operations isn’t a lack of options, but managing the fragmented complexity of ideas, solutions and technologies that are constantly thrown at you – particularly regarding medical office automation. And the world doesn’t stand still. Important developments like telemedicine and rural medical care … Continued
It was just a few years ago that electronic prescribing of narcotics (EPCS) became legalized nationally. Many states are now considering mandating the use of EPCS for prescription management of controlled substances. Several states have initiated new regulations requiring EPCS along with National Registry Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) access requirements. You can research your … Continued
Providers, clinical staff, and office managers have spent a lot of time this year discussing and adapting to a new way of providing care (and for patients, a new way of receiving that care). A lot of the focus has been around telemedicine, which provides patients and providers with a convenient option when in-person visits … Continued
Pretty much every clinic in the U.S. healthcare system has learned recently that it’s essential to have tools for providing remote care to patients. Many clinics were caught off guard by the speed with which everyone had to switch to all-remote visits, and only had the tools in place to provide some limited care over … Continued
ePayments from AdvancedMD provides online patient payment solutions to conveniently allow patients to pay their outstanding balance.
Mental health care has long been a point of concern for clinicians and patients. Many agree that we do not have adequate resources to meet the mental health needs of all our patients in the U.S., and a lack of mental health services in many areas makes it hard for certain patient populations to access … Continued