South Beach Diet Creator Speaks at GMCC Healthcare Symposium
In a show of solidarity for our gluten-free marketer Lyssette Gonzalez, CareCloud sat in on a presentation today by Dr. Arthur Agatston, Medical Director of Wellness Prevention for Baptist Health South Florida and co-author of the best-selling nutrition plan, The South Beach Diet. Dr. Agatston, one of the nation’s leading alternative cardiologists, was this year’s keynote […]
EHR Interoperability: Why Is It So Difficult?
In the health IT biosphere, EHR interoperability is more popular than Led Zeppelin’s 2007 London reunion concert. Hence, it was the focus of discussion at this year’s HIMSS Conference in New Orleans and is considered the main criteria for Meaningful Use stage 2 attestation.
The PQRS Incentive: A Forgotten Moneymaker
We healthcare writers are guilty of having tunnel vision. Meaningful Use is an incredibly important program, but it seems like it’s the only incentive program we write about. Today we rectify this by looking at another incentive program that warrants some attention. The program is the oft-ignored Physicians Quality Reporting System or PQRS. It’s similar […]
What’s Wrong With Health Insurance Payments?
If you’ve ever practiced medicine in the U.S., it’s almost certain that you’ve had problems collecting from insurers. Chances are they didn’t pay you enough for your services, or possibly not at all. The numbers, however, tell a different story. The privately insured healthcare market in this country is enormous.
Weekly Checkup: March 11-15
After marching halfway through March, we’re taking a step back to reflect on a few major issues this week. Diagnostic errors, for one, scare some of us out of our wits, and a tarnished online social media reputation can nearly take your practice down nowadays. Check out the rest of the week’s articles after the […]
5 Steps Towards a Strong Social Media Blueprint at Your Practice
Using social media for your practice without first setting a social media strategy is a bit like building a house without a set of blueprints. It can be done, but you’ll run into problems down the road. For instance, you may later realize you’re wasting valuable time posting random content that makes no impact, or […]
Time for a Switch: Tips to Simplify the Transition
Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle.” Granted, his cause was perhaps a bit different than an IT switch, but more generally applying his words to your struggle will force you to realize you’re in for a rocky road to the […]
Meeting the 3 Trickiest Meaningful Use Core Objectives
Achieving the Meaningful Use core objectives for Stage 2 is no small task. It’s not like baseball, where batting .300 means you’re doing great. Meeting even most of the 17 objectives will leave you without an incentive payment. It’s literally all or nothing. Some of the objectives are easy to hit out of the park, […]
Weekly Checkup: March 4-8
Day becomes night as the sun sets on another week at Power Your Practice. This week, we focused on propelling your practice into a new era of medicine. Don’t be left in the dust with upcoming government regulations or emerging industry trends by checking out these five articles.
Time for a Switch: Questions to Ask Before Choosing a PM System
Choosing the right solution to replace your current PM system is one of the most critical business decisions you will face. After all, your practice will rely on it every time a patient walks in. While the basic features of practice management systems may seem similar – submitting claims, collections, reporting, etc. – modern systems […]