How 3 Physician Groups Are Solving Hurdles Dozens of contest entries were narrowed to three finalists whose stories were shared with the QuantiaMD community. Their best practices are detailed in the pages that follow, organized by the three most important hurdles physicians face today.
6 Key Strategies for Medical A/R Management Providers are working hard to defend against reimbursement cuts and to lower
their operating costs -- all while still providing top-quality care to patients.
Complicated medical billing processes aggravate the situation. As billing complexity continues to increase, so does the importance of taking proactive steps to collect
more of your money from payers.
Tips from the Trenches: An Internal Medicine Practice Takes on CCM and PCMH Lorri Brown-Ominsky, administrator of Internal Medicine of Milford, P.C., of Milford, CT, a seven-provider practice, says her practice always asks one question when considering whether to implement a new government or payer initiative: "Is this going to improve patient care?" When the answer is yes, she says, usually everything else will eventually fall into place. Read thesetips from the trenches as an Internal Medicine Practice takes on CCM and PCMH.
EHR No-Nos: Make Your Job Easier and Avoid Dangerous Temptations Electronic health record systems can help physicians improve efficiencies in the office as well as improve patient care and safety. But if not used correctly, they can actually increase a practice's risk of liability. These risks have gotten the attention of federal regulators as well as trial attorneys. Many of these risks involve common EHR features used incorrectly or inappropriately.
Changing the Perspective Between Call Centers and Patient Loyalty As patients take on more financial burden for their care, their consumer-driven demands are also increasing. They expect healthcare organizations and providers to increase price transparency and deliver more fluid, retail-like experiences, or they will go elsewhere.Healthcare organizations must shift to a new mindset for care delivery--one that connects positive patient experiences with bottom line impacts.
HP in collaboration with HIMSS
To protect patient health information, hospitals and healthcare organizations need to be sure they are incorporating often overlooked endpoint technologies -- namely, printers -- in their healthcare IT security plans. For more insight from Pamela Dill, Senior Security Advisor at HP Inc. read more here.
HP in collaboration with HIMSS
As the healthcare industry embraces value-based care, hospitals and other provider organizations are relying on digitization to better follow patients through their healthcare journey -- and recoup each and every reimbursement dollar. For more insight from Jeffrey Goldstein, MD, MS, Senior Healthcare Specialist and Daniel Colling , BSC, RN, Global Lead for Clinical and Print Workflow Solutions at HP inc. read more here.
Focus on these neglected areas: staffing, business overhead, and payer contracts. Gains made in the areas of staffing, overhead, and payer reimbursements can contribute to more effective recruitment and retention as well as boost financial performance in the long run.
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AND example search: default AND document
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