Practice Index

APRIL 11, 2024

Right care, first time Practice managers are launching a major campaign to tackle public frustration at the delays in gaining GP appointments. It follows the national drive to diversify primary care teams, introducing a range of professions to support GPs. The local ICB reports 25,000 missed appointments in February alone.

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Practice Builders

AUGUST 11, 2024

In this blog post, we talk about some of the most common patient complaints against doctors and hospitals and how healthcare providers can address these issues. When patients feel valued and well taken care of, satisfaction and health outcomes are likely to go up. Why is Focusing on Patient Experience a Must?

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Scrubs

AUGUST 6, 2023

This new sense of self helped her stay focused on the end goal as opposed to getting hung up on the daily challenges of dieting. Nurses can also talk about the benefits of keeping up with regular checkups, cancer screenings and other important preventative measures.

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Valant

JULY 25, 2024

Personalized Reminders: Use automated reminders for appointments, medication adherence, and self-care. Highlight the importance of routine visits and follow-ups. Reinforce positive behaviors. Strategies for Effective Behavioral Health Messaging 1. Promote self-care routines.

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Valant

JULY 24, 2024

The information recorded may include symptoms, medical history, test results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescription medications, and progress made at appointments. SOAP notes can help you stay on-track during appointments with patients and quickly complete your notetaking after the session has ended.

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Practice Index

AUGUST 1, 2024

CQC shake-up pledge Practices have welcomed plans for a shake-up of the CQC after a review found major failings. Hope for end to trainee doctor strikes GP trainee strikes are expected to end following a deal between the medical unions and the Government. The proposed 6% would mean practices getting an extra 4.1% on top of the 1.9%

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Practice Index

JUNE 13, 2024

Flawed appointments measure shelved Practices had risked losing thousands of pounds because they could not provide accurate data on appointments for indicator ACC-08. The IGPM had warned NHS England of a “significant flaw” in one of the appointment management systems.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Dispute over growing appointment numbers GP and NHS leaders have clashed over another upsurge in appointment requests. NHS England says the nearly 26 million appointments in December demonstrate progress in improving primary care, while the Royal College of GPs says it shows that pressure on practices is becoming even more intolerable.

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Practice Index

MARCH 14, 2024

Practices urged to sign up as veteran friendly A drive has been launched to encourage practices to become “veterans friendly”. Record appointments “unsustainable”? NHS England reports that practices delivered a record number of appointments last year. million appointments – that’s 20% more than the previous month.

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Health Prime

APRIL 18, 2024

This process starts when a patient schedules an appointment and ends when the provider receives payment for the services rendered. RCM commands 24% of surveyed CFO’s time, followed closely by operations (18%) and cost management (17%). Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Practice Index

JULY 4, 2024

Access to general practice has been a hot topic recently, with political parties vying to promise more appointments and enhanced GP availability. As Practice Managers, we need precise appointment data tailored to our practice, relying on our own figures rather than generic estimates. There’s no shortcut here.

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Triage Appointments Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up 52

MedVA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

This blog explores the significance of VVAs, demonstrating how they contribute to a well-functioning, successful veterinary practice. VVAs handle appointments, patient follow-ups, inventory, billing, and other jobs that take a lot of time but are necessary for running the business.

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Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

This decision follows the BMA’s member referendum on the 2024/25 General Medical Services (GMS) contract changes in which over 99% of members who responded (that’s more than 19,000 GPs and GP trainees) rejected the Government and NHS England’s 2024/25 GP contract changes. The BMA’s GP leaders requested an uplift of 8.7%

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Health Prime

APRIL 11, 2024

Patient experience: Focus on enhancing the patient’s journey from scheduling appointments to post-visit follow-ups. Read more about this in our blog Practice Optimization: How to convert resources into revenue. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog. Increased revenue is a byproduct of Practice Optimization.

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Billing Patient Satisfaction Scheduling Medical Coding 87

Valant

JULY 16, 2024

Failing to follow best practices for therapy notes and progress notes can have legal and professional repercussions. Also called psychotherapy notes, these records help the provider keep track of what happened at each appointment. The following is not an exhaustive list and state laws may apply, so check regulations in your state.

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MedicalGPS

JANUARY 11, 2023

Patient scheduling may seem easy enough on the surface; however, many physician practices, therapists, and other healthcare organizations miss opportunities to provide care to their patients simply because patients are not offered appointment slots that meet the patient’s needs. Following are key strategies to make scheduling more efficient.

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Scrubs

JUNE 2, 2023

They were like, ‘Hey, come up front!’” They said as I got right up to the nurse’s station, I just collapsed.” I’ve been to three doctor’s appointments. Getting an EKG there are signs of heart trouble, then following up very carefully with a cardiologist,” the doctor said. Litonya Bennett told Click On Detroit.

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Scrubs

MARCH 21, 2023

MaineHealth recently announced it is using AI to automatically record conversations between doctors and their patients during a check-up or follow-up visit. Her regular doctor, Dr. Rebecca Hemphill, used the AI app during her last two medical appointments at MaineHealth. It feels more like my needs are being met.

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Valant

JULY 5, 2024

Pre-Visit Communication: Ensure patients receive all necessary information before their appointment, including directions or telehealth instructions. Centralized Scheduling: Implement a centralized patient scheduling system to manage appointments effectively and reduce issues such as overbooking or no-shows.

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Valant

JANUARY 16, 2024

Unbillable admin tasks outside of appointment times can eat up a shocking amount of your day. Request Pricing Streamlining the Patient Care Process with Valant’s EHR However, it’s not just the treatment phase that must become more efficient to free up your time. And much of that comes down to your EHR workflow.

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The Healthcare Blog

MAY 20, 2024

For instance, physicians were more likely to prescribe antibiotics for urinary tract infections during telehealth appointments (99%) compared to an office visit (49%). Online appointments with prescribed antibiotics were also shorter on average than in-person visits. low-income, non-English speaking, and minority patients).

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Practice Index

MARCH 7, 2024

It follows the imposition of the new GP contract with a funding increase of just 1.9%. Same day appointment hubs plan shelved A controversial plan for “same day” hubs, which would triage patients seeking practice appointments, has been shelved due to GP concerns. million it has received to improve access to appointments.

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Accepted Blog

MARCH 11, 2024

These are not convincing if they’re not backed up with evidence. If you are writing about a goal you achieved or a project you completed, spell out the process you followed. Do you check your calendar at least twice daily to ensure that you don’t miss a task, call, or appointment? Here are four tips to help you do just that: 1.

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Admissions Follow-Up Scheduling Appointments 98

Valant

MARCH 26, 2024

The more tools you use, the more effort it takes to ensure up-to-date data and uniform processes across systems. Blog Mastering Automated Reminders for Better Patient Engagement Read More Scale Your Existing Practice Scale Your Existing Practice Learn More 3. Contact Valant today to set up a demo.

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Scheduling Billing Patient Experience Appointments 52

MedVA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In this blog, we’ll discuss the interesting world of DVAs and show you how important they are to the future of dental care. They can plan appointments, keep track of patient records, and send reminders, but they can do a lot more than just help with paperwork. Here at MedVA, we are a leader in medical virtual assistant services.

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Patient Records Appointments Follow-Up Billing 52

Northwest Career College

APRIL 17, 2024

In this blog, we’ll explore administrative duties specific to medical assistants. These duties may include scheduling patient appointments, maintaining patient records, directing tasks that follow up on processing billing and coding and coordinating communications between the patient and other health staff with the provider.

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

Appointments are then scheduled one week later to focus on behavioral health with a mental health practitioner. When initial screenings for depression indicate that this client needs a follow-up, PCPs and social workers can consider these social determinants of health.

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Health Prime

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Establish a robust system that verifies insurance information before the appointment. Read about the benefits of outsourcing your eligibility and benefits process in our blog Why should you outsource your patient’s eligibility and benefits process? Subscribe to the Health Prime blog. Contact us at sales@hpiinc.com.

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Billing Follow-Up Communication Insurance 52

Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

The easy follow-up of patients using telemonitoring solutions and the augmented access to internet services will continue increasing telemedicine delivery. Learn more about this in our blog Optimize your telemedicine appointments with these best practices.

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Billing Communication Appointments Medication 52

Practice Builders

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Effective communication is the key element of a positive patient experience, from the first point of contact to post-appointment follow-ups. Being open and honest about appointment delays shows trust. Healthcare practitioners should make themselves accessible outside of regular appointment hours.

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Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

The campaign was launched following a survey of practices undertaken in December. The dashboard contains details of rising numbers of appointments, declining patient satisfaction and NHS financial support for practices. The post Primary care news round-up (13th June to 19th June 2024) appeared first on GP Practice Management Blog.

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Valant

AUGUST 1, 2024

Ask yourself the following questions about your practice: Are you turning away potential clients due to lack of bandwidth? Do patients struggle to schedule timely appointments and/or contact their provider when needed? Every clinician, no matter how experienced, must stay up-to-date with emerging knowledge in the field.

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Practice Index

JUNE 27, 2024

The call has come from the Royal College of GPs following a consultation which involved 5,000 doctors. The college says it now wants to draw up new and detailed guidance on induction, supervision and scope of practice. He added: “If one part of the NHS crumbles, the rest will follow.

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Guideway Care

JULY 2, 2024

When patients are actively involved in their healthcare, they are more likely to follow prescribed treatments, attend regular medical appointments, and adhere to medication schedules. This self-management capability is vital for preventing complications and managing daily health challenges effectively.

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Practice Index

APRIL 4, 2024

My previous Practice Index blog explored upcoming changes to flexible working legislation coming into effect on 6th April 2024. Employees who are carers may request up to one week off work over a 12-month period for the purpose of providing this care. Here’s a quick rundown of them. Holiday pay at 12.07% – maybe?

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Practice Index

MARCH 31, 2024

With several documents related to the contract being released on Thursday (28th April) afternoon, we've taken a look at the contract updates to give you a head start on the requirements of the contract so you're up and running quickly. CHOL002 is replaced by CHOL004 with wording as follows: CHOL004. mmol/L or lower.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Although this treatment requires at least several weeks of appointments at certified treatment centers where patients are observed for at least 2 hours, the time and cost can be worth it. As practices scale up, they often encounter unique complexities in managing patient care, administrative tasks, and regulatory compliance.

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Medication Billing Communication Patient Education 52