{"id":8446,"date":"2013-08-09T19:02:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-09T23:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=8446"},"modified":"2013-08-09T19:02:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-09T23:02:14","slug":"weekly-checkup-august-5-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/weekly-checkup-august-5-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Checkup: August 5-9"},"content":{"rendered":"

In case you haven\u2019t tuned into the Discovery Channel or checked Facebook lately, we have an announcement. It\u2019s officially Shark Week<\/em><\/a>. We bring it up because there\u2019s a strong common bond between PYP and our cartilaginous animal friends.<\/p>\n

So perhaps we\u2019re reaching, but here it goes: some sharks never sleep in order to keep water moving through their gills. They keep swimming, instinctively knowing there\u2019s no time for rest. And that\u2019s reflective of the attitude at Power Your Practice \u2013 our mission to be the best health IT and practice management site<\/strong> on the web doesn\u2019t allow time for rest.<\/p>\n

On that note, take a bite out of this week\u2019s articles.<\/p>\n

Power Your Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n

By increasing pricing transparency and accountability, menu model pricing<\/a> may be an effective way to promote your practice\u2019s affordability to patients. One Oklahoma surgery center is already seeing it pay off.<\/p>\n

In May, we released the Practice Profitability Index, a survey of over 5,000 physicians gauging the financial and operational health of U.S. practices. Each week since, we wrote articles based off the most insightful findings<\/strong>. Here are the highlights<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brian Fugere, COO of RemitDATA, a comparative analytics provider, identifies the five most common<\/a> medical claims denials.<\/p>\n

Considering it\u2019s the most popular social network in the U.S. by far, giving Facebook a try is a must. But just like with any marketing strategy, there are some do\u2019s and don\u2019ts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As healthcare reform continues to transform the economics of practicing medicine, it pays to know a little something about business<\/strong>. But is a physician MBA worth the investment<\/a>?<\/p>\n

CareCloud Blog<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Initially, Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) were the only alternative to traditional paper records and did improve upon them. However, Electronic Health Records<\/a> (EHRs) took the improvements to the next level.<\/p>\n

With only 31% of solo practitioners having adopted a Meaningful Use certified EHR, smaller practices lag far behind their mid-sized and large counterparts. Cloud-based EHRs may be the solution<\/a> to help bridge the gap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In case you haven\u2019t tuned into the Discovery Channel or checked Facebook lately, we have an announcement. It\u2019s officially Shark Week. We bring it up because there\u2019s a strong common bond between PYP and our cartilaginous animal friends. So perhaps we\u2019re reaching, but here it goes: some sharks never sleep in order to keep water […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2],"class_list":["post-8446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth","tag-growth"],"yoast_head":"\nWeekly Checkup: August 5 \u2013 9 - Continuum \u2013 CareCloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Weekly Checkup: Hot topics for the week of August 5 - 9 in health IT and practice management system. 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