{"id":1272,"date":"2011-12-30T17:35:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-30T22:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=1272"},"modified":"2011-12-30T17:35:54","modified_gmt":"2011-12-30T22:35:54","slug":"healthcare-tips-trends-and-technology-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/healthcare-tips-trends-and-technology-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthcare Tips, Trends and Technology in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As 2011 draws to a close, <em>Power Your Practice<\/em> has been highlighting the technology and practice management news that will be most important in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve addressed the big transition to HIPAA 5010, the top <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/breaking-down-the-top-health-technology-hazards-for-2012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">health technology hazards<\/a> to watch out for in 2012, and the industry\u2019s ongoing concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/icd-10-drawbacks-protect-your-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coming ICD-10 conversion<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As you look ahead to the coming year, we hope you will use our resources to continue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/create-medical-practice-improvement-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">improving your practice\u2019s performance<\/a> and will engage in a dialogue with us about <strong>the future of technology in healthcare<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Power Your Practice<\/em> has a wealth of valuable content coming down the pipe at the start of 2012 that will help you make the best decisions for your medical practice.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning next week, we\u2019ll be running several week-to-week series on important, timely topics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>\u201cTech Tuesdays\u201d<\/strong> series will highlight the best technology systems you may not have heard about yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>On <strong>\u201cAR Wednesdays\u201d<\/strong> we\u2019ll detail the seven best practices for your Accounts Receivable operations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>And in the <strong>EHR Series<\/strong>, <em>PYP<\/em> will present in-depth research on electronic health records, which are shaping up to be the most important topic in health IT for 2012.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We at <em>Power Your Practice <\/em>look forward to providing you with these stories and much more expert content in the coming year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here\u2019s to a prosperous 2012 for your practice!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As 2011 draws to a close, Power Your Practice has been highlighting the technology and practice management news that will be most important in the coming year. 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