If your practice’s staff and practitioners feel a chronic level of frustration with your EHR, you’re not alone; it’s a common dynamic, as most of us got into the healthcare field to play a role in helping patients, not to become IT experts. This frustration frequently leads practices to descend into giving up on their […]
On a number of levels, COVID-19 has made it more important than ever for a medical practice to focus on maximally efficient management of denied claims. First, finding additional revenue is critical for most practices at this moment, as the COVID “stay-at-home” world of March through May 2020 greatly reduced office visits, elective procedures, and […]
Value-based care programs rely on financial risk adjustment to reward providers who successfully care for complex, high-risk patients. Risk adjustment is a statistical method used to offset the cost of providing healthcare to individuals, especially those suffering from chronic conditions, who pose a high risk to insurers. The financial reward from these programs heavily depends […]
Working in a physician’s office for over 12 years, I heard a lot of patients express concerns about electronic health records. Many patients wanted to know if their data was secure, and what would happen if the computer system crashed. Of course, providers and office staff also have significant concerns about EHR systems, and rightly […]
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) places new expectations and requirements on practices and their implementation of patient portal systems. The goal of MACRA is to improve the quality of health care for Medicare patients, and this is accomplished by shifting the payment system from fee-for-service to care focused on results and value. MACRA financially […]
Electronic Health Records (EHRs) have been touted as a solution for providing more efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective care. For many reasons, EHRs have not always lived up to that promise. A recent article in Fortune magazine detailed the trials and tribulations of health care providers as they navigate through EHR systems, including many of the top EHR vendors. […]
