How Smart Payer Contract Negotiations Can Make You Money
Think of all the payer contracts your practice has to manage. Although they cover many of the same procedures, each payer contract contains a unique set of rules and terminology that affect your practice’s financial well-being. Because there are so many, even minimal gains on multiple contracts can provide a huge boost to profitability. So […]
What General Surgeons Need From Their Health IT Software
Each specialty comes with a distinctive set of challenges and, as a result, requires different software capabilities. So PYP granted special attention to certain specialties by publishing a series of articles that zeroed in on the current state of each specialty and the functionality they demand from PM systems and EHRs. In the final edition […]
Provider Corporate Compliance Training: What You Need to Know
The Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) physician compliance training recommendations can be vague. Differentiating between mandatory and voluntary requirements is difficult, and finding training materials can be challenging. Let’s take a moment to analyze the issues surrounding corporate compliance training, and determine what your practice needs to do to ensure accuracy when billing Medicare […]
CareCloud’s Top 5 Physician Resources
Today’s physicians are working in an increasingly challenging environment. Ever-changing government regulations, lackluster technology solutions and decreasing reimbursements all threaten practice success. In response, we’ve compiled a list of the top five physician resources that CareCloud and our sister site, Power Your Practice, have created to help your practice streamline operations and increase profitability.
4 Overlooked Methods for Optimizing Your EHR
Give two physicians the same EHR system and they’re likely to experience different levels of satisfaction. One may notice increased productivity and profitability, while the other thinks the system is a waste of hard-earned money. If your EHR is equipped with all the telltale features and functionality of a quality solution and you’re still disappointed, […]
Weekly Checkup: October 21-25
With the World Series underway, the composition of a good baseball team comes to mind. A monolithic lineup made up of one type of hitter won’t score enough runs to win the series. But a lineup filled with a mixed bag of talents has a better chance of taking home the pennant. The U.S. healthcare […]
Will Copy-and-Pasting in Your EHR Endanger Your Practice?
Do you remember the nirvana-like feeling you got the first time someone taught you how to copy and paste? It was like a whole new world of possibilities opened up at your fingertips. No longer would you waste valuable time retyping words over and over again until your knuckles turned white. But with great power, […]
Is Health Technology a Boon For Rural Physicians?
Rural physicians face a set of challenges different from their urban-based counterparts. Issues like lower-income patient bases, glaring physician and registered nurse shortages and geographically disconnected patients all contribute to the difficulty of practicing in a rural setting. Unfortunately, their distinct needs are often overlooked when discussing the impact health technology has on physician practices. […]
Client-Server EHRs: The Illusion of Low Costs
Although purchasing a client-server based EHR seems like it would be a one-time lump sum commitment, this simply isn’t the case. There are many costs client-server vendors fail to mention when marketing their software offerings. The truth is, client-server EHRs are difficult to maintain. Yet, some single-location practices opt for client-server EHRs because of the illusion of […]
What Emergency Department Physicians Need from their EHR Software
Emergency department (ED) physicians work in one of the most fast-paced and demanding environments imaginable. At any moment, patients suffering from all sorts of afflictions can come through the door. Accordingly, ED doctors need EHR software that allows them to effortlessly switch between conditions and rapidly enter patient data. However, not all EHRs are up to the […]