{"id":10366,"date":"2013-12-13T18:00:18","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T23:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=10366"},"modified":"2013-12-13T18:00:18","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T23:00:18","slug":"weekly-checkup-december-9-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/weekly-checkup-december-9-13\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Checkup: December 9 – 13"},"content":{"rendered":"

For physicians, having options is generally a good thing. It allows you to choose from various avenues and select the one that most benefits your practice. For instance, outsourced billing companies give you the option to streamline practice operations. And pay-for-performance models provide the potential to increase revenue through a different method of billing.<\/p>\n

Options can have their drawbacks, though. Take patients who have the option to self-diagnose through health websites. This has caused a major problem for physicians when patients choose to ignore their treatment plans.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s posts are meant to help you sort through your options and choose the best ones for your practice.<\/p>\n

Power Your Practice<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Studies show that properly utilizing physician assistants<\/a> not only improves patient satisfaction but can generate additional revenue as well.<\/p>\n

Proper lab result documentation, true system interoperability and patient portal requirements were identified as the most troublesome Meaningful Use core objectives at this year\u2019s AMIA symposium. But what is the ONC doing to address these issues<\/a>?<\/p>\n

This free webinar<\/a> on December 17 will help you decide if outsourcing your medical billing makes sense.<\/p>\n

Cyberchondria has become a huge problem for physicians in the Internet age, but a tactful approach<\/a> should help patients overcome their concerns.<\/p>\n

No matter how much you train, relying on faulty ICD-10 information will leave your practice scrambling on the official October 1 switch date. To help make sure you aren\u2019t caught off guard, we\u2019ve addressed some of the most common myths behind the new coding set.<\/p>\n

CareCloud Blog<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Affordable Care Act (ACA) has brought pay-for-performance (PFP) models to the attention of healthcare providers across the country. Yet, it\u2019s been difficult to determine whether PFP will actually benefit the nation\u2019s physicians.<\/p>\n

The Health IT Case Study Challenge ebook<\/a> reveals how three physician practices used health IT to improve practice performance.<\/p>\n

CareCloud\u2019s Vice President of Operations Ralph Catalano and Director of Billing and Collections Christina Ferreira answer common questions about outsourced billing<\/a> in anticipation of their December 17 webinar covering the topic.<\/p>\n

Good day, all. If you\u2019d like to receive more from PYP, sign up for our email list below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For physicians, having options is generally a good thing. It allows you to choose from various avenues and select the one that most benefits your practice. For instance, outsourced billing companies give you the option to streamline practice operations. And pay-for-performance models provide the potential to increase revenue through a different method of billing. 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