The Healthcare Blog

MARCH 31, 2025

Yet, they continue to frustrate clinicians with poor UI/UX and largely fulfill a primary role as a system of record to document claims submissions. See the previous blog post in this series Beyond Awareness: Understanding the Magnitude of Point Solution Fatigue in Healthcare.

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

To learn more, check out our blog 6 aspects to consider when choosing the right medical coding partner for your practice. Document thoroughly and legibly Comprehensive and legible documentation is vital for successful mental health billing.

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Health Prime

MAY 30, 2024

Implement robust coding and documentation practices Accurate medical coding and detailed documentation are crucial elements in preventing underpayments. Therefore, it is important to ensure your staff is well-trained in coding practices and emphasize the importance of thorough documentation to support the services provided.

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ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 9, 2025

In this blog post, we will be discussing the Pediatric Medical Assistant position. Medical Records Management: Updating and maintaining accurate patient records, including documenting symptoms, medical histories, and treatment procedures. Technical Skills: Proficiency in medical software used for scheduling and records management.

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Health Prime

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Other than these, whether due to wrong coding, incomplete documentation, or eligibility issues, the claims denied or rejected take a great deal of time and resources for follow-up or resubmission, delay reimbursement, and affect cash flow. Read more about this in our blog 4 strategies to reduce your practice’s administrative burden.

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Health Prime

JULY 18, 2024

Claim denials can occur for various reasons, including incorrect patient information, coding errors, lack of prior authorization, incomplete documentation, and non-covered services. Read more about this in our blog Simple steps to get your denials under control. What are the common reasons for claim denials?

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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. Additionally, clear communication of patient responsibilities, such as copays or deductibles, during scheduling promotes transparency.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Lots of new blogs, updates, and support across Practice Index and the HUB. Catch up in our useful roundup blog! Best of our blogs Busy or unpredictable? - Todays blog is designed to take readers through some of the common sick pay issues were asked about. We started off 2025 just as we ended the previous year!

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MedicalGPS

JANUARY 11, 2023

One major challenge facing all physician practices is patient scheduling. It is imperative that the scheduling problem be solved to provide adequate care, improve patient satisfaction, increase revenue and make the physician’s practice run as smoothly as possible. Following are key strategies to make scheduling more efficient.

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Valant

AUGUST 2, 2024

Look for vendors that offer multiple communication methods to fit your practice’s busy schedule, including emails, phone assistance, and live screenshare sessions. Ongoing Support After implementation, you’ll want access to troubleshooting assistance and helpdesk services.

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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. Scheduling: You’ll collaborate with group members to select a meeting day and time that works for everyone.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

This allows practitioners to spend more time on direct client care and less time on documentation. This leads to more efficient documentation processes and better overall practice management. This integration can reduce data entry time, minimize errors, and ensure consistency across all client documentation.

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Practice Index

APRIL 25, 2024

One Practice Manager estimated they were saving a day a month, which can be a considerable relief in their busy schedules! Staff scheduling and rota management: Chatbots can assist in creating and managing staff schedules, considering various constraints and preferences to ensure that the practice is adequately staffed at all times.

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Scrubs

JULY 20, 2023

She also always tries to work with our schedules. She’s always gowned, gloved and masked, helping us with an admission, getting vitals, assessments, documentation, central line dressing changes. -Amanda My boss has this awful habit of trying to get us really good bonuses when we pick up a shift. Yasmin Always supports her staff.

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Health Prime

MARCH 6, 2024

Additionally, it allows patients to: Access their medical records Schedule appointments Receive important updates This seamless communication fosters patient engagement , leading to increased satisfaction and loyalty. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

Blog Mastering Automated Reminders for Better Patient Engagement Read More Grow Your Practice Leverage Your EHR To Grow Your Practice Learn More Justifying the Expense of an EHR-Provider Partnership An Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution is essential for private practices. The value an EHR provides outweighs the investment.

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Valant

MAY 2, 2024

The process usually ends with negotiating your terms of a contract and fee schedule. Blog What Is an Insurance Panel? Because of their expertise and experience, hiring a consultant may result in better approval odds, a faster credentialing process, and a higher-paying fee schedule. A drawback of this path is the additional cost.

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Health Prime

AUGUST 1, 2024

Therefore, in this blog, you will delve into the intricacies of medical coding for immunization services, including CPT codes for vaccine administration and ICD-10 codes for vaccine-preventable diseases. Read the complete document here: Category I Immunization Long Code Descriptors | AMA (ama-assn.org). Deletion of Appendix Q table.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The next scheduled update will occur Thursday, October 10, 2024 between 00:30 and 04:30. PRD SRO is accessible from any computer used for documenting in Connect Care regularly. What you need to do BEFORE DOWNTIME Complete orders and documentation in the chart before downtime begins. Netcare also remains available.

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Valant

AUGUST 1, 2024

This means you can create a work schedule that accommodates your personal life. Billing, scheduling, and other administrative tasks are often handled by dedicated staff, allowing providers to focus more on patient care. Cons of Opening Your Own Practice Starting your own behavioral health practice also comes with challenges.

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Connect Care Bytes Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The next scheduled update will occur during downtime on Thursday, September 12, 2024, between 00:30 and 04:30. The environment that controls information flow between clinical systems, the Regional Integration Engine, will also be taking a scheduled outage during this time (from 00:30 to 02:00). Netcare also remains available.

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Valant

JANUARY 14, 2025

Speed your process In Valants fully-integrated system, every workflowfrom notetaking to scheduling to billingis designed to be as efficient as possible. Our scheduler hub keeps you up-to-date on all relevant information about upcoming patients.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Blog Mastering Automated Reminders for Better Patient Engagement Read More Grow Your Practice Leverage Your EHR To Grow Your Practice Learn More American Psychological Association (APA.org) The APA website offers valuable resources for practice management and professional development.

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

According to the 2021 Internet of Healthcare Report , 90% of healthcare executives said their organization relies on multiple systems for at least one process, including claims processing and clinical documentation. Read more on the blog A Four-Point Checklist for Choosing your RCM Partner – Health Prime (hpiinc.com) 2.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

In one of our past blogs, we delved into the end-of-year reports you should run in your practice. Read more about this in our blog How to reduce your Days in AR. Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) Report RCM reports provide a comprehensive view of your practices revenue cycle, from patient scheduling and billing to payment collections.

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Valant

JANUARY 16, 2024

Maybe you want to see more clients, but see no feasible way to add to your schedule because of logistical burdens. Auto-generating narratives, check boxes, and the ability to pull material forward from a previous note all make it easier to capture and document info quickly. And much of that comes down to your EHR workflow.

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Valant

MARCH 20, 2024

Blog Mastering Automated Reminders for Better Patient Engagement Read More Scale Your Existing Practice Scale Your Existing Practice Learn More Fragmented Communication and Collaboration Fragmented communication can impede care coordination and compromise patient safety or security.

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Valant

AUGUST 1, 2024

Do patients struggle to schedule timely appointments and/or contact their provider when needed? Ask yourself the following questions about your practice: Are you turning away potential clients due to lack of bandwidth? Do your providers often run out of time for daily tasks like clinical notes and billing-related work?

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Valant

JULY 5, 2024

Scheduling Process Easy scheduling is the base of an efficient workflow in behavioral health practices. Streamlined scheduling makes work easier for office staff and improves patient access by reducing wait times. For clinicians, efficient scheduling means better time management and the ability to see more patients.

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Valant

AUGUST 5, 2024

Blog Mastering Automated Reminders for Better Patient Engagement Read More Grow Your Practice Leverage Your EHR To Grow Your Practice Learn More Increasing Practice Revenue In the transition toward value-based care, outcome measures data can significantly impact a practice’s financial performance.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Clinical documentation features should be available that allow practitioners to easily generate narratives, complete clinical notes, pre-fill assessments, and chart progress. A specialized behavioral health EHR should include note templates for CBT and other types of therapy, and they should be easy to customize.

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Valant

MARCH 26, 2024

Intake, scheduling, billing, patient portal functions, clinical reporting, and other basic functions of your practice should work the same across all providers, staff, and locations. Learn about your patients’ experience with the patient portal , scheduling, intake, and billing/payments. Consider integration between software tools.

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Group therapy involves unique documentation and coding practices that can significantly impact your bottom line. These codes are used to document the services provided within a group context. Accurate Documentation for Group Therapy Accurate documentation is the cornerstone of successful reimbursement. Take attendance.

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Health Prime

JUNE 22, 2023

Accurate gastroenterology coding and documentation Accurate coding and thorough documentation are the foundation of successful medical billing. This may include documenting detailed descriptions of symptoms, performed procedures, and any complications or comorbidities. Subscribe to the Health Prime blog.

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Valant

MARCH 1, 2024

As your practice grows, a strong team will include front and back-office staff to handle patient communication, scheduling, billing, etc. This includes EHR solutions that support functions such as intake, scheduling , clinical documentation , billing , patient communications , and offer a convenient patient portal.

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Valant

JANUARY 30, 2024

Data Collection and Documentation What’s involved in insurance audits varies. That is, because these systems automate reporting and documentation, the risk of errors is minimized. EHRs can integrate seamlessly with billing software, ensuring that a practice’s financial documentation aligns with its patient care records.

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Valant

APRIL 30, 2024

Understanding Treatment Plans in Counseling A treatment plan is a document that records a patient’s current mental health status and lays out goals for the outcome of their treatment. This document provides a clear roadmap you can use to ensure your treatment stays on track with a client’s goals.

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