{"id":7486,"date":"2013-06-07T19:10:52","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T23:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=7486"},"modified":"2013-06-07T19:10:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-07T23:10:52","slug":"weekly-checkup-june-3-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/weekly-checkup-june-3-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Checkup: June 3-7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a dreary week at PYP headquarters with some of the outer effects of Tropical Storm Andrea making their way down to South Florida. It\u2019s all right though. Rain or shine, we\u2019re going to continue delivering content that helps improve your practice.<\/p>\n<p>This week had a little something for everybody. We showed plenty of acronym love with <strong>ICD-10, EHR, and RCM all accounted for<\/strong> (sorry Naughty by Nature, wrong blog). We also had some advice for our solo practitioner and cardiologist friends out there too. So read up, there\u2019s sure to be some information you\u2019ll find useful.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->A recent study shows that <strong>solo practitioners lag far behind their larger practice counterparts when it comes to EHR adoption<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/solo-practitioners-benefit-cloud-based-ehrs-electronic-health-records\/\">Cloud-based EHRs may be the key<\/a> to helping solo practitioners close the gap.<\/p>\n<p>Last month\u2019s Practice Profitability Index shows that 49% of cardiologists have a negative outlook on their profitability for the coming year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/3-reasons-why-cardiologists-are-making-less-money\/\">What\u2019s causing this perception<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>Organizations are increasingly turning to a process called lean revenue cycle management to <strong>help keep bottom lines healthy<\/strong>. John Gallagher, account manager of Simpler Consulting, provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/applying-lean-rcm-concepts-to-your-practice\/\">six tips<\/a> to help you best utilize this innovative form of management.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s often difficult to realize an ROI from your EHR. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/improving-roi-ehr-boosts-profits-pt-1\/\">The first installment<\/a> of our five-part whitepaper review series examines two attributes that\u2019ll help you get the most from your EHR investment.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 has many practices scrambling to meet the October 1, 2014 deadline. We\u2019ve compiled<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/the-physicians-icd-10-resource-guide\/\"> some of the best ICD-10 resources<\/a> from across the web in our mission to help make the transition much easier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019ll do it for this week. 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