To put it politely, there are still many opportunities for all healthcare players to more fully exchange information. In 2016, some of the largest healthcare systems and a variety of health IT companies agreed to sign the interoperability pledge. The pledge is one part of “A Way to Connect Health and Care for the Nation,”
“Physician enthusiasm” and “health IT” don’t always fit well in the same sentence. There have been plenty of mandated deadlines and functionality requirements for EHRs and other systems, but vendors and federal initiatives don’t always take their “customers”, physicians who would use said systems every day, into account. Medical practitioners aren’t generally anti-tech, but they
As healthcare organizations attempt to accommodate the ACA patient wave, it’s becoming more difficult for even longtime patients to see their physician for routine care. For many, getting a checkup can feel like being dropped into a “patient mill.” Physicians can’t provide optimal care in a 15-minute appointment, even for patients they’ve known for years.
Carter Smith is the CEO of Complete Revenue Solutions, which provides industry leading management and financial services for Home Health and Hospice providers. We recently asked Carter for his insight on helping these niche practices with billing and Revenue Cycle Management. Here’s what he shared: Tell us your story. How did you get into revenue
Why aren’t patients flocking to your portal? Some patients, for whatever reason, just plain will not sign on to your spiffy, modern-tastic patient portal. But they’re in the minority. If your portal is up and running, you’ll need to get the word out—more than once. You might also need to sell patients on the benefits
Carol Gibbons, RN BSN NHA and CEO of CJ Consulting, brings more than 30 years experience to Revenue Cycle Management to Healthcare businesses through analysis of the process, development of best practices for billing and collections and technology implementation. We recently checked in with Carol to get her insight on the evolution of revenue cycle
If you’ve been in the same location for a while, you probably take your office’s floor plan for granted. It’s hard to believe that your nondescript suite of exam rooms, grottos of office equipment, and ascetic reception area (don’t call it a waiting room) could qualify as “interior design.” But a well-configured medical office can
With passage of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama declared a new chapter in healthcare delivery. A mere six years later, are we about to see a new chapter written? A quick Internet scan shows the powers-that-be might be working on a completely different book. Before the election, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act
In one corner, you have a pile of studies, including this one, showing that physicians employed by a hospital or group are the wave of the future. About 60 percent of family physicians are working for either hospitals or physician groups, the American Academy of Family Physicians reported back in 2013. Hospital and health system
With ICD-10 here, the shifts in the medical landscape due to the Affordable Care Act, and the switch to consumer-centered practices medical office managers face many challenges, in keeping abreast of all the changes. Just staying up-to-date with the changes in medical coding could be a full time job, but medical office managers still have
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