Despite a healthcare environment that’s pushing physicians toward employment, many doctors still value their autonomy, and are exploring strategies—from banding together…
Top 7 Strategies for Revenue Cycle Management Excellence
Money may be the root of all evil, but it is also the root of the healthcare industry. Revenue cycle management,…
Are You ‘POISED’: Best Practices When Using EHRs in the Exam Room
Physicians need to adopt better ways of incorporating electronic health records when examining patients, according to new commentary published this week in JAMA Internal…
How to Minimize Revenue Risk When Implementing an EHR
The biggest effect of installing or upgrading an EHR system may not be on the clinical or business sides, but…
CPT 99490 – Chronic Care Management’s Secret Code
Chances are good that you're familiar by now with CPT code 99490, the new chronic care management (CCM) code that…
Profit, Administrative Pressures Drive Physician Practices to Sell
A new report shows more physicians that own medical practices are deciding not to sell their businesses, though many of…
Too Small for an EHR? Think Again.
The conventional wisdom is that small, independent primary care practices are at a disadvantage in the digital world, because they…
Physicians Report Increased Electronic Sharing of Health Information
The proportion of physicians electronically sharing health information with patients grew by double-digits between 2013 and 2014, but only four…
4 Key Drivers of EHR Adoption
Electronic Health Record (EHR) divorce rates are on the rise. Although the promise of EHRs is expected to transform healthcare,…
How Not to be a Victim of a Decertified EHR
For the second time, the ONC has stripped an EHR of its certification, leaving any hospitals and providers who were using the…