Tip # 12 – Restrict Access To Your Practice Management Software Today’s leading practice management, electronic health record, and patient scheduling software is cloud-based, accessible from internet web browser. The convenience and reliability of these solutions are unmatched—not to mention they make ongoing IT support and server and backup maintenance things of the past. However,
Finding the right software to run a doctor’s office can be tedious and time consuming: there are myriad options for every task that staff and providers perform. But regardless of the size of the practice or specialties included in it, the best medical office software is the one that works reliably and unobtrusively to organize
It’s human nature to take criticism hard and to minimize praise even though negative feedback happens much less frequently than positive feedback. For physicians, negative online reviews can be especially stinging—after all, you constantly strive to deliver the best possible care for every patient. The bad news is that, with review sites multiplying and encouraging
As practices work to increase convenience for patients, one place they often fall short is in scheduling. It’s a bit ironic, given that the thing physicians want most is for patients to schedule an appointment… The fact is, modern communications channels have increased exponentially over the last few years, and practices have a hard time
Starting a medical practice is tough enough, but running one can be even tougher in the long term. Practice owners or managers have to contend with a variety of challenges, including keeping up with the latest in regulations and laws while simultaneously balancing budgets with patient satisfaction. Combined, these challenges can become difficult for one
Clinical decision support (CDS) provides physicians, nurses, staff, and patients with information, “intelligently filtered or presented at appropriate times, to enhance health and healthcare,” according to HealthIT.gov. The systems are designed to deliver the right information to the correct person at the right time. CDS is also an industry that’s thriving in healthcare’s lengthening data
In a recent letter in the Journal of the American Medical Association, physicians described the unrealized potential of EHR technology and their colleagues’ general unhappiness with these systems.
“There is building resentment against the shackles of the present EHR; every additional click inflicts a nick on physicians’ morale. Current records miss opportunities to harness available data and predictive analytics to individualize treatment. Meanwhile, sophisticated advances in technology are going untapped,” they wrote.
Is it time to separate your practice from your current software? Many practices are re-evaluating their systems, some of which have been in place long before Meaningful Use. This series will explore the process of making the switch.
Smaller physician-owned practices have a lot to contribute to the healthcare conversation, even when practice consolidation and hospital ownership are the name of the care delivery game in many areas. This insight comes not from a lonely rural practitioner, but from Dr. Farzad Mostashari, former national coordinator for health information technology at the US Department
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