PracticeSuite, Inc., a leading cloud platform for ambulatory care providers, announces the Office of the National Coordinator of Health Information Technology (ONC-HIT) certified PracticeSuite ambulatory electronic health record (EHR) for their 2015 Edition Cures Update. Read the full article here
The more consistent your plastic surgery practice is, the more it can deliver the experience and outcomes your patients seek. To that end, an editorial in Aesthetic Surgery Journal looked at how plastic surgeons can improve consistency by applying principles from the Toyota Production System (TPS). TPS was developed in the 1950s as a way
Scheduling has always been difficult for pulmonologists, most of whom see patients in multiple locations during the day—but the problem seems to be growing more acute. In large part, this is due to growing demands on pulmonologists, including increases in prior authorizations, payer documentation demands, and peer-to-peer reviews. One part of solving the scheduling crisis
Improving and expanding a pain medicine practice can be summed up this way: look inside and outside. Looking out is, of course, about referrals and marketing. And when it comes to marketing, social media’s benefits sometimes come under fire. It provides an relatively inexpensive way to reach potential customers, but it makes many practitioners uneasy.
One conversation taking place more frequently among otolaryngologists concerns advanced practice providers (APPs). There are a few reasons. First, during the pandemic, primary care providers were overwhelmed with patients, and many were seeing those patients via telemedicine. Since it’s difficult to properly examine an ear, look inside the nose, or palpate the neck during a virtual visit,
Health technology is usually touted as helping physicians become more efficient, improve patient outcomes, and spend more time with patients (by spending less time on paperwork). With the right software and training, these can certainly be accomplished—but can technology help you grow your business? A research paper submitted to the American College of Medical Practice Executives makes a good
Perhaps more than any other medical specialty, dermatology focuses on individualized patient treatment. Every patient needs a personalized treatment plan tailored to the patient’s condition, lifestyle, and goals. Moreover, not every dermatologist enjoys performing every type of procedure. To succeed, dermatologists need a unique form of practice management, one that fully supports both patient and provider preferences.
Nothing is more important to a cardiology review of systems than heartbeat and circulation. Similarly, in a cardiology practice, patient data must flow freely between providers and testing facilities, ECG and other test results need to flow into patient records, data from mobile apps need to download into EMRs, precise codes and documentation need to
Does your PHI plan have a strong cybersecurity component? HIPAA requires medical practices to use all available means to secure their protected health information (PHI). Many practitioners don’t understand that this includes vendor selection. PHI is your responsibility. Should a data security issue arise with one of your software vendors, you may be held responsible if more preventative options were available. Learn more Cyber threats have dramatically increased
PracticeSuite, Inc., an end-to-end medical office solution for ambulatory medicine, attains SOC2® TYPE 1 Security Certification—the coveted gold standard in data security, demonstrating its dedication to excellence in process monitoring, encryption control, intrusion detection, user access authentication, and disaster recovery. Read the whole article here.
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