{"id":8105,"date":"2013-07-19T17:23:36","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T21:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=8105"},"modified":"2013-07-19T17:23:36","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T21:23:36","slug":"weekly-checkup-july-15-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/weekly-checkup-july-15-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Checkup: July 15 &#8211; 19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Three things are pivotal to the success of any blog: a worthy purpose, top-notch writers, and a loyal fan base. Power Your Practice is fortunate enough to claim all three, and that\u2019s why we\u2019re able to make the following announcement. <strong>This week we posted our 500<span style=\"font-size: 11px;\">th<\/span>\u00a0article!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not often we use exclamation points around these parts, so you know we\u2019re excited. A special thanks goes out to our readers who are the only reason we continue to thrive. It\u2019s you that\u2019s going to push us toward 1,000. But since that\u2019s going to take a while, let\u2019s check out articles 499-503 first.<\/p>\n<p><strong><!--more-->Power Your Practice<\/strong><br \/>\nCreated in the 1970\u2019s, SOAP notes are the most common method of documentation used by providers for entering notes into patients\u2019 medical records. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/electronic-health-records\/how-soap-notes-paved-the-way-for-modern-medical-documentation\/\">Learn more<\/a> about this living legend of documentation and how to use it in modern practice.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the big five-oh-oh. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/practice-profitability-index\/\">Practice Profitability Index<\/a> revealed <strong>60% of physicians spend the equivalent of one day a week performing administrative tasks<\/strong>. Will health IT software be able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/practice-profitability-index\/can-health-it-software-alleviate-administrative-burdens-for-physicians\/\">alleviate this problem<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>The shift from paper-based health records to an EHR isn\u2019t always a smooth one. Follow<a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/electronic-health-records\/3-ways-to-mitigate-the-impact-of-a-new-ehr\/\"> these 3 suggestions<\/a> to help make the transition easier for you and your staff.<\/p>\n<p>The Affordable Care Act passing into law brought about an influx of software companies looking to take advantage of the government\u2019s push toward health IT. Now, the number of companies is shrinking due to a high rate of mergers and acquisitions. Unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/medical-technology-trends\/physicians-care-health-it-vendor-consolidation\/\">this may not be a good thing<\/a> for physicians.<\/p>\n<p>From large corporations to mom-and-pop restaurants, all types of businesses utilize blogging as part of their marketing strategy. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/practice-marketing\/3-reasons-add-blogging-physician-practice-marketing-strategy\/\">Here\u2019s why<\/a> your practice should be one of them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CareCloud Blog<\/strong><br \/>\nCareCloud reached an important milestone this week by <strong>releasing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/blog\/carecloud-next-generation-charts-cloud-based-ehr\/\">next generation of CareCloud Charts<\/a><\/strong>, a Meaningful Use certified EHR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/blog\/carecloud-next-generation-charts-cloud-based-ehr\/\">already gaining attention<\/a> for its design.<\/p>\n<p>The physician-patient relationship used to be limited to the confines of the office. 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