The Smart Medical Practice

Patients today are often underserved, but it’s hard to place too much blame on physicians. Most primary care doctors are completely overworked and exhausted, and they can’t seem to get much relief from that state. The Affordable Care Act, aging baby boomers, and retiring physicians are creating a perfect storm that’s completely overwhelming the health

One of the more popular trends in health care today is increasing the availability of health care providers to patients. One way to do this is to add non-traditional hours. Ways of increasing availability via extended hours Adding extra hours for patients doesn’t have to mean increasing your payroll or overhead costs. Rather, it involves

No matter if a rural doctor is wearing boots, plaid or a cowboy hat, his or her professional attitudes and beliefs are similar to those found in big-city physicians with windows overlooking Times Square.  At least that’s the conclusion gleaned from a survey published in the Journal of Rural Health. What the Survey Did The

Though mobile health is seeing increasing adoption across the healthcare industry in the United States, many professionals still consider cost to be a significant barrier when it comes to implementation. Mobile health (also referred to as mHealth) was one of the major topics at the 2014 Annual Conference and Exhibition held by the Health Information

Cloud-based medical systems are so common, yet rehab therapists are still hesitant to adopt this system. Of the 204,000 Physical Therapists, 113,000 Occupational Therapist, and 134,000 Speech & Language Therapist, more use paper charts to capture therapy notes than use electronic medical records. But when it comes to billing, the case is exactly the opposite.

The point of locus can be typified in the analogy between a bookkeeper vs. a CFO. As a bookkeeper my focus is on receipts, the accurate posting of expenditures and income as debits or credits, and in properly documenting a paper trail. A comparison can be made here to a medical coder or biller who’s

The latest trend in physician services seems like it’s hospitals hiring doctors as their employees or owning the practice jointly with the physician. While this may be the current trend, this statistic does not tell the whole story – and it certainly does not mean the end of the solo physician practice. In fact, quite

Although all nurses today rely on modern technology to perform their job as efficiently and accurately as possible, a discrepancy exists between using technology and providing educational opportunities to nurses who are involved in nursing education. An assistant professor and registered nurse working at the University of South Florida College of Nursing, Elizabeth Jordan, stated

The medical billing business is a lucrative one, but it can be riddled with problems. First of all, you have to find clients, and then you have to get them to sign up with your service. It’s not always easy to do either, and it’s even harder when you’re new at the game. If you’re

State-of-the art, cloud-based Revenue Cycle Management is a significant investment, so the owner of a Medical Billing Company must ask themselves whether it is worth the cost. The answer? Only if you want your business to succeed. Over the last several weeks, we’ve talked about the changes occurring in the medical billing sector, the threats