Weekly Checkup: April 22-26
Exactly two years ago we published our first post here at PYP. Since then, we’ve covered a seemingly boundless range of topics, added staff writers, and featured contributors across the healthcare gamut. Our goal, though, has remained constant. We want to bring you the latest news in practice management and health IT. For two years […]
Pro-Sports Medical Staffs: Recognizing Physician’s Impact on Winning
Nothing brings a community together quite like a winning sports team. The bars are filled every game night, the water-cooler talk is dominated by statistics and the bandwagoners descend upon the local Sports Authority in droves to buy the jersey of their newest favorite player. The funny thing is, the success of a sports team doesn’t lie […]
EHR Vendor Fees: A Meaningful [Use] Conversation – Part 2
In continuation of yesterday’s Meaningful Use chat, PYP editor, Salvador, and I kept the ball rolling with a discussion on the controversial, ONC proposed EHR vendor certification fee and its possible impact on health care providers. Here’s part deux of our email thread for your reading pleasure:
Telemedicine Robots Motorize Care
Imagine a neurologist treating a stroke victim in Sioux Falls, South Dakota in the morning, another in New York City before lunch and one more in San Diego thirty minutes later — all without ever leaving his office. Impossible, you say? Not quite. Now, with advancements in telemedicine robots, this happens all the time.
EHR Improvement Act: A Meaningful [Use] Conversation – Part 1
There’s been quite a bit of rumbling lately at the legislative level in the world of Meaningful Use. In short, there are some politicians trying to adjust the program, whether because the ONC is flooded with attestation requests or because doctors are having too hard a time reaching core measures. Any of these changes could […]
Weekly Checkup: April 15-19
Power Your Practice would like to take a moment to express our deepest condolences for the victims of this week’s Boston Bombing. With an office in the Boston area, this attack hits close to home. We’d also like to give our endless gratitude to all of the medical personnel at Boston’s hospitals for their incredible, […]
How Your Practice Can Learn Community Relations from Big Business
Fortune 500 companies spend millions of dollars on community relations efforts each year. Not only do countless communities benefit from these efforts, but the participating companies receive an image boost and increased public awareness of the company in return. Fortunately, some of these community relations efforts can be scaled down to achieve similar gains for […]
Weekly Checkup: April 8-12
Ever have chocolate-covered bacon? How about chicken and waffles? Well, those odd combos are kind of like this week’s PYP: vastly different components working together in perfect harmony. From a “to-don’t” list for patient no-shows and physician rating websites, all the way to video games, the menu was quite eclectic. Hope you enjoy the Weekly […]
This Free Webinar Helps You Calculate the ROI of Your EHR
Everyone knows about the Meaningful Use incentive – it’s the reason a ton of EHR vendors began flooding a formerly quiet health IT landscape. And while the $39,000 you collect for attesting to Meaningful Use in 2013 is a nice incentive, it’s barely more than a drop in the bucket when you think of how […]
Are Physician Rating Websites Credible: A Chat with Vitals.com
No matter how you feel about physician-rating sites, the numbers show that they are here to stay. Recent statistics confirm that 4 out of 5 Americans use the Web to look for health information online. Half of those lookup their providers through search engines, and about 40% use physician review websites.