Valant

MARCH 25, 2024

Communication Is Key Effective, timely communication with patients should play a central role in your EHR transition plan. In your communications, be clear about how this EHR migration will impact the patient experience for the better. Here are some key considerations for minimizing disruption for patients during an EHR switch.

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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

An EHR makes administrative tasks, such as appointment scheduling and billing, faster and easier. EHRs facilitate better communication and coordination among each patient’s whole care team, improving collaboration and continuity of care.

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Valant

JULY 3, 2024

For many patients, med management offers distinct advantages of efficiency and convenience, whereas frequent and lengthy therapy appointments may be costly and difficult to fit into a busy schedule of work and family obligations. Integration with pharmacies ensures seamless communication and reduces manual errors. Download Template

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Valant

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

For instance, monitoring appointment scheduling and wait times helps streamline administrative processes and reduce patient wait times. Thus, by analyzing data on appointment wait times, cancellations, and scheduling bottlenecks, practices can identify areas for improvement and optimize their scheduling workflows.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Marketing a behavioral health practice is about clearly communicating your expertise and the value of your services. Download Whitepaper Reasons to Market Your Behavioral Health Business Online Remember, building a strong online presence takes time and consistent effort.

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Valant

AUGUST 1, 2024

Not needing to worry about the minutiae of insurance claims or appointment scheduling frees up time for clinical work. Download Whitepaper What to Know About Opening Your Own Practice Choosing between opening your own practice and working at a group practice is a decision that requires careful consideration of the pros and cons.

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Valant

MARCH 14, 2024

EHRs streamline these tasks by automating routine, repetitive processes such as appointment scheduling , patient communications, and insurance claims processing. Interoperability and Data Sharing Seamless communication and data sharing between healthcare providers is crucial for effective care coordination and patient safety.

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Valant

APRIL 24, 2024

You and your client should work together to identify the long-term goals of therapy, and to maintain open communication about the objectives you’ll use to reach them. Patient will continue practicing thought-challenging between appointments, as well as engaging in 15 minutes of body scans and meditation per day.

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Valant

MARCH 26, 2024

Even small tasks like scheduling appointments can have an outsized impact on your practice if not standardized. When providers and staff don’t have a set method for taking down appointments, double-booking and confusion easily ensue, tying up employees’ valuable time and creating a negative experience for affected patients.

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Valant

APRIL 30, 2024

Facilitating Communication Treatment plans can also be a vehicle for better communication with your client. Treatment plans also help therapists quickly communicate with other care providers and with insurance by capturing patient information in a standardized way.

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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. Communication strategies with patients should focus on the benefits of newer treatment options while being realistic about what it can accomplish for them.

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Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

Can the EHR streamline patient intake processes and appointment scheduling? Among other items, your communications with patients must be HIPAA-compliant , which is one reason why a secure patient portal is key. How does the EHR facilitate communication and coordination between different departments within the practice, and beyond?

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Health Populi

JULY 20, 2020

Patients embraced virtual care and communications at very high rates in the first months of the pandemic, and want to continue to use telehealth platforms after the pandemic ends. Fully one-third of patients starting using each of these 3 telehealth modalities during COVID-19.

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Valant

APRIL 2, 2024

Clinical Workflow Improvement EHR data can reveal gaps in care delivery, such as missed appointments or incomplete documentation. For example, analyzing appointment scheduling patterns can help practices identify bottlenecks, reduce wait times, and improve overall operational efficiency.

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Doximity

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

As a primary care pediatrician, I often juggle multiple demands as well as communicate with a whole roster of people. One tip - make sure to let your patients know that you'll be communicating via this method so that they don't mistake these messages as spam. What would you do with an extra 5 minutes during a clinic day?

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Alissa Knight , an expert on hacking and cybersecurity, conducted this research by first downloading 30 mHealth apps in collaboration with the companies, to do penetration testing of their apps and APIs. While a social security number can fetch $1 by a data evil-doer, a credit card can score $110, and a full medical record as much as $1,000.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Failure to document patient noncompliance with appointments, ordered diagnostic tests and/or prescribed medications. Document your patient care assessments, observations, communications, and actions in an objective, timely, accurate, complete, and appropriate manner. Download the complete report here.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 10, 2021

Zoom developed a new iOS mobile browser client on the Zoom for Healthcare platform, enabling people to connect for appointments with health care providers via Apple devices. ’ Reliable video communications like Zoom are a way of life,” the company foresees.

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Valant

AUGUST 20, 2024

Working with multiple patients at the same appointment affects everything from how you schedule sessions to how you take progress notes, and a system that runs smoothly makes for a better patient experience. Decide how you’ll communicate for this task—patient portal, phone, email? Download Template

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Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

Obtain consent from new patients to provide appointment reminders , to send PHI through a secure patient portal, to obtain medical records from past providers, and more. As your practice grows, a strong team will include front and back-office staff to handle patient communication, scheduling, billing, etc.

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Accepted Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Accepted’s free download, Fitting In and Standing Out: The Paradox at the Heart of Admissions will show you how to do both. She physically went to my mother’s and was on the appointment. And so not only do we have to communicate across disciplines, but we have to communicate across generations of technology users.

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