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
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
The last several months have brought a lot of change in the world of healthcare and telemedicine. Even if you are not in a hospital or working in the ICU, you have seen serious disruption to the way you “normally” provide care to your patients. For many clinics, that rapid switch from a mostly face-to-face … Continued
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
Once viewed as a potential home health technology “for the future,” telehealth is now blazing into mainstream healthcare with surprising speed, high adoption and tremendous satisfaction from both patients and doctors. We’ve heard from hundreds of physicians who are discovering the powerful leverage telehealth gives them in attracting and retaining new patients and maintaining business … Continued
In part one of this blog we discussed some of the ways that telemedicine has improved patient access during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, that is not universally true for all patients. In part two we’re going to discuss some of the barriers that your patients might face in accessing care through technology like smartphones, apps, … Continued
An executive order issued on Monday is aimed at improving rural healthcare accessibility, so patients have ongoing access to high-quality healthcare and expanded telehealth (telemedicine) services. Revenue for rural providers varies significantly month to month, making it difficult to stay in business. Nearly 25 percent of the U.S. patient population resides in rural communities. The … Continued
For many practices, the steep learning curve of implementing telehealth (telemedicine) technology has been surmounted, with a healthy push from COVID-19. As it turns out, that was actually the easy part. The next big challenge? Making telehealth work for patients, providers and staff alike in a way that improves trust, efficiencies, profitability and outcomes. These … Continued
Wowing patients & improving outcomes through people-centered technology For many practices, the steep learning curve of implementing telehealth (telemedicine) technology has been surmounted, with a healthy push from COVID-19. As it turns out, that was actually the easy part. The next big challenge? Making telehealth work for patients, providers and staff alike in a way … Continued
When COVID-19 shut down most medical offices and all non-life-threatening medical care (essentially all care outside of the ICU and emergency rooms in some places), many clinics and providers shifted their practices online and started meeting with patients using telehealth or telemedicine visits. Telemedicine software is beneficial and has allowed a significant number of patients … Continued
Congratulations on the growth and success of your private practice to this point! The journey can be both challenging and rewarding. We’re here to help accelerate your efforts with best-in-class resources created with input from thousands of successful independent physicians, billing managers and practice administrators. These practice leaders have discovered three key factors for sustained … Continued
A recent Mayo Clinic study found a disturbingly high incidence of physician burnout: 54% of doctors reported experiencing at least one symptom of burnout. Doctors experiencing burnout are 40 percent more likely to move to part-time work, and twice as likely to consider leaving their current practice, or medicine altogether. As a result, aspiring young people are … Continued
Steve Wampler, MD
Greenhill Family Clinic
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La Loma Medical Center