As a medical services provider, your professional goal is to see as many patients as possible while balancing your daily endeavors with patient care. After all, you could likely see one patient per five minutes, but you would certainly not be able to seriously address concerns, run tests, and offer true patient care overeall by
More primary care physicians are turning toward direct patient care (DPC) practice models. A DPC practice is not the same as concierge medicine, nor is it necessarily a cash-only practice. However, DPC practices can be simpler to operate—relatively speaking— than fee-for-service healthcare. By some estimates, 75% or more of patient care can take place in
In a previous post, on crisis management, we looked at natural disaster like earthquakes, blizzards, and hurricanes. In this post, we’ll delve into human-generated disasters. First, some good news: Since the 1990s, the number of people killed in US workplace violence incidents has fallen significantly. This suggests that training, awareness, and new evacuation and police
Although medical practices can’t plan for every eventuality, there are things they can do to weather a crisis. The first priority: take a page from the Boy Scouts and be prepared. This is the first of two posts that look at planning for disasters; this one tackles acts of nature like floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards,
Use your EMR software to help you achieve excellent standards of patient care.As a medical care provider, you strive for excellence and your patients expect that you’ll take their health seriously. Sometimes, mistakes happen. While some medical errors are minor, others can have life threatening implications. Your electronic medical records (EMR) software can help you
Ken Accardi of Ankota says that as healthcare shifts to payment models that encourage maximizing outcomes and minimizing costs, practices will need to determine how to stay in contact with their patients and help them to avoid hospitalizations. CMS agrees and has approved payment to practices for Chronic Care Management (CCM) (eligible patients have two or more
Are you challenged by your claims denial rate? When a claim is denied, your medical practice suffers. While practicing medicine is all about supporting your patients, your practice needs to operate on a firm financial foundation in order to continue to serve those patients. Errors and denials hurt your cash flow and your business. Free
Your medical practice staff is your brain trust. They know how to interact with your patients and they know how to manage the systems that make your office run smoothly. When a staff member leaves, this can put a big hole into your ability to function as a practice. The use of medical billing software
Evidence is mounting that giving patients access to EHRs improves their accuracy and can improve the doctor-patient relationship. Research continues to show that the patient portal is an integral part of any practitioner’s system as they work to improve patient care. As far back as 2003, researchers at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
But perhaps the most dangerous occurrence at sea is a leak so slow that it’s not noticed until a significant amount of water has entered the vessel. This can hold relevant for a medical practice. Major conflicts and crises get dealt with immediately while slow, persistent revenue leaks go unplugged. Two things are needed to
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