{"id":2811,"date":"2012-05-18T17:30:29","date_gmt":"2012-05-18T21:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=2811"},"modified":"2012-05-18T17:30:29","modified_gmt":"2012-05-18T21:30:29","slug":"power-5-week-in-review-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/power-5-week-in-review-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Power 5 Week in Review: A Beacon of Practice Improvement Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been a cloudy, rainy week for us at Power Your Practice \u2013 a rarity here at our Miami headquarters. To counteract the gloominess outside, we spent the last few days shining a light on a wealth of ways for you to improve your practice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We hope the material, ranging from a piece illuminating the pervasiveness of outdated EHR code to an article on how casting light on your pricing can help your patients, brightened up your week.<\/p>\n

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Is MUMPS Infecting EHRs?
\n<\/a><\/strong>MUMPS is a programming language created in the 1960s that\u2019s still widely used in healthcare information systems today, despite the advancement of most other sectors toward cloud-based IT. If it\u2019s not soon phased out of product development, it could stagnate the potential for true interoperability in healthcare.<\/p>\n

3 Phases of RCM: Use Best Practices to Improve Performance
\n<\/a><\/strong>To figure out if your practice is running as efficiently and cost-effectively as possibly, you must break down the revenue cycle, take a critical look at each phase, and work to track, measure, and improve your metrics. Learn what \u201cBest Practice\u201d goals to aim for to ensure you collect top-line reimbursements and achieve optimal performance.<\/p>\n

Transparent Pricing: Make Costs Clear to Enhance Care
\n<\/a><\/strong>Patients, for better or worse, are making fiscally motivated healthcare decisions. Adapting to today\u2019s cost-driven healthcare environment can prove beneficial \u2013 not just for patients, but for providers, too. This article points out why and how to make your practice a leader in healthcare cost clarity.<\/p>\n

The End of EMR: Why One Letter Matters
\n<\/a><\/strong>This third installment of \u201cThe End of EMR\u201d series lays out the ONC\u2019s definitions of \u201celectronic medical record\u201d and \u201celectronic health record\u201d to highlight the EHR\u2019s superiority once and for all! To learn even more about what makes an EHR a better electronic records solution.<\/p>\n

The 6 Building Blocks of High-Performing Primary Care
\n<\/a><\/strong>The California HealthCare Foundation performed extensive research to figure out what differentiated highly effective, team-focused primary care practices from their peers. The six notable characteristics they discovered are introduced in this article and fully illuminated in CHCF\u2019s engaging \u201cBuilding Blocks\u201d report.<\/p>\n

We at PYP hope you have a very sunny weekend \u2013 wherever you are! While you\u2019re enjoying your days away from the office, visit Power Your Practice on Facebook<\/a> and let us know what issues you\u2019d like us to shine some light on<\/strong> in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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