Health Prime

MARCH 21, 2024

The revenue cycle in healthcare refers to the entire process of managing the financial aspects of patient care, from the initial appointment scheduling to the final payment received for services rendered. It is also essential that your practice regularly updates patient records to prevent billing errors and delays.

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Valant

JUNE 19, 2024

Benefits for Patients and Providers Telemedicine offers several advantages: Efficiency: Patients save time by avoiding commutes and waiting rooms, leading to more efficient appointments. Convenience: Patients can schedule appointments at their convenience, sometimes even during non-traditional hours.

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Health Prime

MAY 9, 2024

These appointments are pivotal in identifying and addressing health concerns before they escalate, from screening for breast and cervical cancers to monitoring blood pressure and cholesterol levels. AWV can help you decrease overall costs, increase practice revenue, and enhance good patient care. At Health Prime, we can help!

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Valant

JULY 5, 2024

Balancing the volume of patients and the diversity of cases along with the complexities of operational management and staff coordination requires well-defined practice policies. Implementing effective practice policies and choosing the right tools can help maintain success and ensure high-quality patient care.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Clinical reporting is a critical tool for optimizing a practice’s operations, ultimately leading to improved patient care and outcomes. Patient satisfaction is shaped by the details as much as by the big picture. Efficient scheduling enhances patient satisfaction as well as resource allocation within the practice.

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Health Prime

APRIL 11, 2024

Also, remember to optimize staffing levels and roles to improve productivity and patient care. 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.

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Valant

AUGUST 1, 2024

This level of control allows you to create an environment that reflects your priorities for patient care. You can decide to specialize in certain treatment methods or set up your practice to be more welcoming and accessible to specific patient groups. This can lead to longer wait times for patients.

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Valant

MARCH 26, 2024

Worse yet, it could lead to inconsistent patient care. Blog Mastering Automated Reminders for Better Patient Engagement Read More Scale Your Existing Practice Scale Your Existing Practice Learn More 3. Even small tasks like scheduling appointments can have an outsized impact on your practice if not standardized.

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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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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

Key Components of an Operating Budget Overhead costs are the ongoing expenses required to maintain a practice’s operations, excluding direct patient care costs. EHR systems handle administrative tasks, improve patient care coordination , and simplify compliance. The value an EHR provides outweighs the investment.

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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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Health Prime

APRIL 18, 2024

RCM refers to the process of tracking and managing the financial transactions involved in providing healthcare services to patients. This process starts when a patient schedules an appointment and ends when the provider receives payment for the services rendered. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Valant

JULY 5, 2024

Today, efficient EHRs play a major role in improving practice operations, enhancing patient care, and driving growth and scalability. For clinicians, efficient scheduling means better time management and the ability to see more patients. Once appointments are scheduled, automated reminders reduce no-shows and late cancellations.

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Practice Builders

MARCH 22, 2024

With the advent of telehealth, patient engagement has taken on a new dimension, offering innovative ways to improve the healthcare experience for both patients and providers. One way to do this is by asking patients about their experiences and what they liked or disliked.

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Valant

JULY 24, 2024

Progress notes are where you record information about treatments applied and how the patient responds to treatment. The information recorded may include symptoms, medical history, test results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescription medications, and progress made at appointments. Example SOAP notes are quite flexible. .):

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Valant

MARCH 14, 2024

As practices scale up, they often encounter unique complexities in managing patient care, administrative tasks, and regulatory compliance. Electronic health record (EHR) systems provide benefits that can play a pivotal role in optimizing practice operations and improving patient care delivery.

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MedQuest College

JULY 19, 2024

In dental care, technical expertise is essential, but equally crucial is the ability to connect with patients on a personal level. Chairside manner, the way dental professionals interact with patients during appointments, plays a significant role in patient satisfaction and overall experience.

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Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

This found that fewer than one quarter of practices felt optimistic about being able to deliver safe patient care this year; 51% said they were having to operate outside the boundaries of their clinical expertise. It shows that last year, just 35% of patients usually saw their preferred GP, compared with 50% in 2018.

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Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

Supportive of collective action While collective action is not the same as strike action, it could see GPs prioritising their patients’ needs over local NHS system wants, pulling out of data-sharing agreements or pushing back against NHS England to offer face-to-face appointments as a default. How will you prepare your practice?

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 28, 2024

Today’s patients are digitally savvy and expect a seamless, personalized interaction with their healthcare providers. This shift in expectations has led to innovative patient engagement tools that improve patient care and foster stronger relationships between patients and providers.

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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. Read more in our blog 5 strategies to enhance patient engagement.

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Valant

MARCH 25, 2024

To maintain patient satisfaction and confidence in your practice, you’ll want to collect patient feedback about the new system and the transition process. This includes making sure that your referral sources know the best way for patients to reach you during software downtimes.

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Valant

AUGUST 1, 2024

Do patients struggle to schedule timely appointments and/or contact their provider when needed? By investing in these crucial steps, practices not only meet immediate staffing needs but also lay the groundwork for sustainable growth and excellence in patient care. Would you like to expand the services you offer?

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MedQuest College

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As the demand for skilled healthcare professionals continues to rise, Medical Assistants play a crucial role in providing quality patient care. In this blog post, we will delve into the diverse career options available for Medical Assistants.

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Northwest Career College

APRIL 8, 2024

And what can you do to get more patients to share their positive experiences? This blog has got your back. Good reviews can instill confidence and trust in the practice, which raises the possibility that new clients will schedule an appointment. Read our blog on How to Succeed as a Dental Administrative Assistant.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In a recent blog post , the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) revealed the top trends in continuing education today, including: Engaged Learning Students learn best when they are able to engage and interact with the material. Our students learn concepts that can be applied to a variety of healthcare settings.

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Scrubs

MARCH 21, 2023

Deborah Vaughan, a patient at the hospital, said she appreciates being able to look her doctor in the eye while talking about her health. 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. “You

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Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

Understanding EHR Reporting Basics An electronic health record (EHR) streamlines data collection, access, and analysis, providing a comprehensive view of practice operations and patient care. Reporting features in EHRs empower practitioners to make informed decisions, identify improvement areas , and improve patient care quality.

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Practice Builders

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

This not only builds trust with patients but also streamlines the user experience, enhancing patient engagement and accessibility in the digital landscape. Effective communication is the key element of a positive patient experience, from the first point of contact to post-appointment follow-ups.

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Practice Builders

JANUARY 16, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore the reasons behind the growing implementation of AI in healthcare marketing, ethical considerations, and the diverse ways AI is enhancing patient care and experience. Understanding how to use AI in healthcare is crucial, as it automates tasks like appointment scheduling and billing.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 1, 2023

We may think about patients, patient care, medications, interventions, and hospitals, but justice might seem like the purview of lawyers, legislators, activists, human service agencies, and non-profit organizations. When we reflect on nursing, we don’t always consider the concept of justice.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

This is quite different and, for many patients, potentially more effective than other medications. 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. Recent research (e.g.,

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Practice Builders

MARCH 28, 2024

In this blog post, we’ll explore how these metrics can help practitioners build a culture of continuous improvement and patient-centric care, promote healthcare equity, and help medical practices deliver the highest quality of care to their patients.

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Valant

JULY 3, 2024

This can impact everything from scheduling and billing to patient care. Documentation Headaches An EHR system with limited clinical workflow support tools, such as documentation, can directly impact the quality of patient care. Optimized scheduling can allow for more appointments and reduce no-show rates.

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Valant

JULY 3, 2024

Benefits of Medication Management Alone Although therapy can be useful and beneficial for many patients, research shows that medications have an important role to play in the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and some forms of substance and eating disorders.

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Guideway Care

JULY 3, 2024

The healthcare industry attempts to enhance patient satisfaction in hospitals through the implementation of the 5 Ps of nursing rounding. This is proactive and forms a core part of quality patient care as patients’ needs are addressed satisfactorily and efficiently.

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Southern Careers Institute

JULY 31, 2023

The adaptability, versatility, and patient-centric approach of medical assistants enable them to bridge the gap between administrative functions and patient care to enhance overall healthcare efficiency. The expanding workload in the primary care settings has created new opportunities for MAs to take on more responsibilities.

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