{"id":9646,"date":"2013-10-18T18:30:47","date_gmt":"2013-10-18T22:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poweryourpractice.com\/?p=9646"},"modified":"2013-10-18T18:30:47","modified_gmt":"2013-10-18T22:30:47","slug":"weekly-checkup-october-14-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carecloud.com\/continuum\/weekly-checkup-october-14-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Checkup: October 14-18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government shutdown is officially over, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees can get back to work and things can return to normal. Well, at least until January. Then the roller coaster may just begin again.<\/p>\n<p>While there isn\u2019t likely anything you can do to prevent another shutdown from happening, you can try to <strong>mitigate any potential effects by optimizing your practice today<\/strong>. Like always, this week\u2019s batch of PYP articles will help you do just that.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><!--more-->Power Your Practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Private practices are finding it more difficult than ever to compete against the growing number of large provider groups and the multitude of services they provide. Fortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/practice-management\/group-without-walls-a-new-breed-of-aco\/\">the group without walls model<\/a> is giving some practices hope.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/practice-marketing\/sidestepping-4-common-practice-marketing-mistakes\/\">Medical practice marketing<\/a> can be the difference between practice profitability and closing your doors for good, so <strong>check out these medical marketing mishaps you want to avoid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a Harvard research study, as many as 22.4 million new patients may enter the healthcare system once the Affordable Care Act is fully in place. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/practice-management\/6-time-management-tips-for-healthcare-professionals\/\">Time management will be critical<\/a> for physicians during this time.<\/p>\n<p>For a number of reasons,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/medical-technology-trends\/cloud-based-vendors-giving-health-it-a-boost\/\">cloud-based SaaS health IT vendors<\/a> are offering better EHR and practice management software<\/strong> than their more-traditional counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Should you purchase EHR and patient portal solutions separately or should you opt for an integrated solution? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/electronic-health-records\/case-ehr-integrated-patient-portals\/\">Find out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CareCloud Blog<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/blog\/3-techniques-to-maximizing-your-ar\/\">Here are three medical A\/R cleanup tips<\/a> to help your practice collect more payments in less time.<\/p>\n<p>Switching from paper records to an EHR can be frustrating for physicians, which has led some physicians to avoid making the change. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carecloud.com\/continuum\/blog\/stay-stress-free-with-quality-ehr\/\">choosing the right EHR<\/a> can quell these concerns.<\/p>\n<p><strong>That\u2019s all for this week. Sign up for our email list below to receive more great content from Power Your Practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government shutdown is officially over, meaning hundreds of thousands of federal employees can get back to work and things can return to normal. Well, at least until January. Then the roller coaster may just begin again. 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