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Back in the day, people spent most of their days in the wilderness hunting their next meal, but now we spend most of our time perched over our keyboards in A\/C controlled cubicles. We\u2019re here to tell you there\u2019s no shame in that. Just like supermarkets, technology has drastically improved our lives and will continue to do so. The healthcare industry is the perfect example of this.<\/p>\n

This week, we went back to our roots and published articles about using technology to improve your practice and increase revenue<\/strong>. So if you want to learn about increasing your ranking among search engines like Google; or about raking in more Meaningful Use incentives keep on reading.<\/p>\n

Power Your Practice<\/h3>\n

According to the Practice Profitability Index, almost half of physician practices are looking to improve their operational performance in the coming year. The primary improvements are all health IT-related. Find out why<\/a>.<\/p>\n

20% of physicians who attested to Meaningful Use in 2011 failed to attest in 2012. Follow these four methods<\/a> to avoid becoming a Meaningful Use dropout<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Shawn McKee, Senior Manager of Content Marketing at CareCloud, discusses marketing techniques for small practices, content marketing tips and email newsletters ahead of a free marketing webinar<\/a> he\u2019s presenting on August 8.<\/p>\n

In the third installment<\/a> of our Specialty Snapshot series, we discuss what internists should look for in their health IT software<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Do you run small practices in need of some public relations help? Or maybe you have a larger practice and are looking to hire a PR firm? We have tips<\/a> for both situations.<\/p>\n

CareCloud Blog<\/h3>\n

A recent panel discussion in Ft. Lauderdale produced valuable insights on how companies can prepare for the Affordable Care Act. Here are the highlights from the South Florida Business Journal\u2019s Critical Conversations in Health Care.<\/p>\n

Before committing to cloud-based health IT solution, you may want to broach these topics<\/a> with the prospective vendor first.<\/p>\n

Michael Pepe, CareCloud’s Meaningful Use Expert, and EHR Implementation Specialist discuss barriers to Meaningful Use in this podcast<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019ll do it for this week. Sign up for our newsletter if you\u2019d like to receive updates from PYP. Have a great weekend!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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