{"id":10580,"date":"2013-12-30T17:00:34","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T22:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=10580"},"modified":"2013-12-30T17:00:34","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T22:00:34","slug":"new-years-resolutions-for-doctors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/new-years-resolutions-for-doctors\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year: 5 Resolutions for Our Readers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ready for the New Year? The Power Your Practice staff sure is. With updates on Meaningful Use, the ICD-10 transition deadline, and the ripple effects of the Affordable Care Act on the horizon, we’re surely in for a show in 2014.<\/p>\n

To kick it all off, we first offered an update on our “52 Things Healthcare Learned in 2013” series, which you can read here<\/a>. Today we’re looking ahead. See what we think you should give a little extra attention to this year to ensure it’s more successful than the last.<\/p>\n

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  1. Urge patients to familiarize themselves with and safeguard their personal health information.\u00a0While EHRs are becoming more interoperable, it’s possible there is a disconnect from the records of several other doctors your patients have visited. Urge your patients to create a summary of their own medical records to bring with them to doctor visits, including personal, family, and medication history.<\/li>\n
  2. Work hard towards Meaningful Use Stage 2 attestation. If you’re eligible for the Medicare EHR incentive program and you attested for Meaningful Use Stage 1 in either 2011 or 2012, you’re likely attesting next year. Beware of clinical summaries, CPOE, and patient education core measures – they’re tricking a number of eligible providers already<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Consider an early ICD-10 transition. While double coding and staff resistance may present an issue here and there, an early ICD-10 transition will help your practice work out some kinks, identify any necessary changes in workflow and make for an overall more effective transition.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    For more details, check this PYP article out<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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    1. Replace outdated health IT systems. This should be obvious by now. According to the Practice Profitability Index, 41% of physicians are planning operational improvements at their practices. Replacing outdated systems is at the top of their lists.<\/li>\n
    2. Get ready for the ACA’s patient influx. Hearing that 32 million patients will enter the healthcare system in 2014 due to the Affordable Care Act is a little terrifying, especially when one takes into account the 48% of physicians who lack the resources to accommodate them.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Will you have to add another physician at your practice or hire a physician assistant? Perhaps you’ll embrace new technologies. At any rate, check out this useful article to quell some of your pre-New Year anxieties<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      Be sure to stay tuned for our “Practicing Medicine in 2014: What’s Out and What’s Here to Stay” Slideshare presentation, out later this week. Sign up for our newsletter and be the first to check it out!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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