It was a short week here at PYP with Memorial Day falling on Monday. So we hope you can forgive us for only providing you with four articles this week. But hey, we try to focus on quality over quantity,
Tensions are mounting at HHS and ONC over the correlation between EHR adoption and an increase in inappropriate billings to payers and Medicare. Critics say these improper billings could undermine the benefits of the government’s push to digitize patient records.
Those of us in the pro-EHR camp constantly spend our time focusing on enhancing efficiency and saving money. Tangible EHR benefits certainly deserve attention, but the intangibles merit mention as well. Improving physician-patient relationships is one such indefinable benefit of
According to our friends over at the HHS, when dealing with sensitive personal health information, your data must be easily accessible, backed up, and, most importantly, protected. So maybe it’s time for your practice to consider a data backup service
If you haven’t kept up with Power Your Practice’s progress as of late, you probably don’t know why this week in particular has been a special one in our young history. On Tuesday, PYP rolled out the red carpet for
Just because something is “the original” doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best. Would you rather hop on the expressway in a Ferrari FF or a Ford Model-T? A similar mindset should prevail when choosing between the outdated client-server solution and
Last week, CareCloud partnered with Jim Tate, a nationally recognized expert on Meaningful Use, to tackle the highly scrutinized issue of pre-payment audits. When CMS announced up to 10% of eligible professionals would be audited prior to doling out EHR
Electronic prescribers take note: A major deadline is approaching. Individual eligible professionals (EPs) and group practices participating in the Group Practice Reporting Option (GPRO) must successfully report as an electronic prescriber before June 30, 2013, in order to avoid a
Frequent readers of PYP already know that we have a thing for health IT. Some may call it an obsession, but we prefer the term intense fondness. And this week, our fondness was on full display. We not only covered
Nurses play a crucial role in the medical practice. They have their hands in almost every aspect of care and can provide invaluable insight into the inner workings of the office. That’s why vendors consider them to be an integral
