As we close out this week at Power Your Practice, we also, as of Tuesday, closeout another winter. So as you enjoy your first Saturday of Spring 2012, let’s take a look back at the five great pieces of content that went up on PYP as we inched closer to April.
Monday opened with an insightful piece contributed to us by Karen Farrell, the Director of Healthcare Solutions Marketing at Nuance Healthcare. Looking “Beyond the EHR,” Ms. Farrell hypothesized about the “Data-Driven Healthcare System” of the future.
On Tuesday, Ahmed looked into “How Telemedicine Can Connect Underserved Patients to Providers.” Thanks to the many practical advantages it presents, the global telehealth technology market is set for a boom, estimated by BCC Research to reach 27.3 billion by 2016.
“Is Your Patient Data Safe?” That intimidating question opened Wednesday’s story on how “Data Breaches Nearly Doubled in 2011.” Hopefully, it didn’t scare you too much, since the ANSI resource highlighted in the article can help you find the right level of investment to put into data security at your practice.
Marketing is sometimes an afterthought at smaller doctors’ offices, so hopefully, Thursday’s entry of the “Actionable Analytics” series served as a good reminder to “Develop a Marketing Plan for You Practice,” and track the referral sources of new patients.
And I closed out the week with “Shelf Life: Can You Trash Old Records & EOBs?” My research for this one led me to some surprising material: docs are required to retain the medical records of veterans for 75 years after the last date of service! Can you imagine how much patient data is housed in your local VA hospital?
Next week, we’ll tell you how to identify clinical workflows in advance of EHR implementation, advise you on how to handle patient or payer overpayments, and give you some jazz-inspired pointers on how to infuse creativity into your leadership style.
Trust us – you won’t want to take a “Spring Break” from reading our content. See you next week!

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