{"id":8950,"date":"2013-09-06T17:57:12","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T21:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=8950"},"modified":"2013-09-06T17:57:12","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T21:57:12","slug":"weekly-checkup-september-2-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/weekly-checkup-september-2-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Checkup: September 2-6"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you as thrilled as we are that football season is back? College football kicked things off last weekend with a host of underdogs pulling off huge upsets, and the NFL made its debut on Thursday night to the tune of Peyton Manning tying the record for most touchdown passes in a single game.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an exciting time for many Americans, but an especially demanding one for the athletes who actually play the games. Then again, physicians work in a pretty demanding profession themselves<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s articles will help you tackle the practice management issues keeping your practice from peak performance like South Carolina\u2019s Jadeveon Clowney when he sees a Michigan running back<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced its intentions to monitor Medicare-covered services performed by non-physician employees more closely. Avoid falling under the watchful eye<\/strong><\/a> of HHS<\/strong> by following the \u201cincident-to\u201d criteria.<\/p>\n

Many practices are having issues related to the EHR reporting criteria required for successful attestation. Luckily, CMS published a new list of FAQs<\/a> meant to help physicians out.<\/p>\n

With the digitization of patient records, three obstacles have proven particularly difficult to overcome. What\u2019s being done about them<\/a>?<\/p>\n

The industry was taken aback when Farzad Mostashari, head of the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT, announced his intention to resign last month. While his successor is still unknown, it\u2019s clear the next ONC head will face three particularly difficult challenges<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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

Mike Cuesta, CareCloud\u2019s Director of Design and Community, hosted a free webinar last week where he identified the three best ways for doctors to build stronger, more productive relationships with their patients.<\/p>\n

Although they can sometimes go unnoticed, claims process inefficiencies ultimately become costly<\/a> both in terms of time and money<\/strong>. Luckily, practice management systems can help overcome many of these hindrances.<\/p>\n

Getting the most out of your practice management system isn\u2019t as easy as it sounds, but by adopting new methods and techniques, it can be done.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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