Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 14, 2024

Their versatile skill set allows them to perform both clinical and administrative tasks, bridging the gap between direct patient care and efficient healthcare administration. Medical Assistants also play a significant role in preventive medicine, assisting with screenings, patient education, and follow-up care.

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Health Prime

APRIL 11, 2024

Fee schedule analysis: Regularly review and update fee schedules to ensure the practice is billing appropriately for services rendered. Also, remember to optimize staffing levels and roles to improve productivity and patient care. Denial management: Proactively addressing and resolving claim denials to prevent revenue loss.

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Mobius MD

MAY 1, 2024

Use previsit planning Pre-visit planning is one of the best ways to streamline patient visits. Order necessary labs or imaging in advance when you schedule a patient for their next visit. Medical assistants (MAs) can also help prepare visit materials and handle follow-up tasks.

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Valant

MARCH 26, 2024

Standardizing technology systems can make all the difference to the efficiency of your workflow, the patient experience, the ease of training new staff, and your practice’s capacity to grow profits. Patients, too, likely have opinions and how they want and need to interact with your practice.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 8, 2024

With a host of features such as a web-based portal, automated messaging, and online scheduling, athenaCommunicator integrates seamlessly with athenahealth’s broader suite of healthcare software. athenahealth communicator’s diverse features include a web-based portal, automated messaging, and online scheduling.

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Relias

JANUARY 30, 2024

Improving patient experience scores is a goal for many healthcare organizations — and for good reason. Patient experience is directly tied to patient retention, reimbursement, and in many cases, better patient outcomes. Does patient satisfaction equal better health outcomes?

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Language barriers in healthcare prevent or hinder some healthcare stakeholders from reaching out for healthcare , and when they are in a healthcare setting, it may prevent the patient from understanding their healthcare situation and how to follow healthcare protocol.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

This whole recommendation process falls into the patient referral process. A referral process involves obtaining patient information such as insurance details, and demographics; also scheduling appointments. This task can get cumbersome, so a patient referral tracking system manages the referral process.

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Northwest Career College

JULY 27, 2024

Healthcare facilities can improve these processes by implementing electronic health records and computerized scheduling systems. Electronic health record systems reduce paperwork, minimize errors, and allow healthcare providers to access patient information more effectively. Want to learn more about health care administration?

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Northwest Career College

AUGUST 1, 2024

Streamlining Processes for Efficiency The front desk is fundamental to avoiding long waiting periods and keeping the chain of a patient’s flow smooth. A digital check-in system cuts down on paperwork and allows faster patient check-in. Active listening involving the patient is essential to ensure one is heard and understood.

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Mobius MD

MAY 15, 2024

Consider that most outpatient visits consist of four stages : Gathering data Physical examination and data synthesis Medical decision-making Patient education and implementing plan-of-care In a traditional practice model, the physician is responsible for all or most of these four stages. Distributing tasks this way isn’t a new idea.

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The Healthcare Blog

JULY 3, 2024

Instead, the doctors gave them given feeding schedules. Following that logic, Wennberg and a fellow physician, Albert G. In 1988, he called for adoption of “a technology of patient experience.” “That’s where the revolutionary aspects of what we’re doing really are.” Mulley, Jr. –

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MedicalGPS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Endeavor for Excellence: Step 4 – Establish Performance Baselines If you have been following along for the redeployment of MedicalGPS’ service improvement program, this week we move into Step #4 — establishing baseline performance measures. Review the list. If that is the case, great!

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Guideway Care

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In a recent article published in Healthcare Business News, Craig Parker, CEO, Guideway Care, delves into the transformative role that care guidance plays in addressing non-clinical factors that contribute significantly to patient issues, totaling up to 80%. healthcare system. healthcare system.

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CollaborateMD

JANUARY 31, 2024

Then, we’ll discuss keeping patient data safe and following health laws.  From checking your needs to setting up the software, this guide has you covered.  It makes financial transactions with patients smoother.  This speeds up reimbursements.  It updates patient records with insurance changes automatically.

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CollaborateMD

JUNE 18, 2024

It will define patient engagement and examine its significance. This guide will set your practice up for success in the fast-evolving healthcare landscape. It’s an exciting time to be operating, and positive patient outcomes have never been more accessible. They also increase the likelihood of patient follow-through.

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

By casting my eyeballs in different directions across the health/care ecosystem, I came up with the following data-driven plotline for your 2022 strategic and scenario planning toolkit… The pandemic persists. Mortality will be up in the U.S. > consumers are “shrugging off” Omicron.

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MedicalGPS

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This understanding will also help your care team set patient expectations and improve the patient experience as it relates to telephone communication with your practice. Correlation Analysis: Key Touch Points of the Patient Experience. Assign each message to a staff member for follow-up.

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MedVA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Benefits of Integrating Virtual Medical Assistants into Medical Practices Adding Virtual Medical Assistants (VMAs) to medical practices opens up a wide range of benefits that improve total efficiency and care for patients. VMAs become more than just a tool when they can be set up in a way that fits each person’s needs.

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Northwest Suburban College

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

. – Smoking cessation and substance abuse prevention: Medical Assistants can provide guidance and support to patients seeking to quit smoking or overcome substance abuse, drastically reducing their risk for long-term health complications.

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Northwest Suburban College

MAY 10, 2024

This hands-on involvement requires a deep understanding of dental procedures and patient care, reflecting the importance of their role in the broader healthcare delivery system. They ensure all protocols are followed meticulously to maintain a safe and sterile environment for both the patients and the dental team.

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Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

The latter have impacts on the former in terms of managing patient-density in physical spaces, scheduling time in procedure rooms, and dealing with high-risk patients who must mindfully risk-manage their exposure to the virus. Virtual care will be a lifeline for many older people who cannot leave home or do not want to do so.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 27, 2024

By integrating scheduling, documentation, and revenue cycle tools into one unified system, athenahealth aims to reduce the complexity and time required to manage these critical functions. This consolidation leads to increased efficiency, allowing healthcare providers to focus more on patient care than administrative tasks.

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Patient experience is more than feeling good about feeling good. In fact, more than 70% of patients would switch healthcare providers to improve their experience. Improving patient experience scores through value-based care should be at the top of every health system’s to-do list.

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CollaborateMD

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The software reduces the likelihood of errors with automated features to ensure that proper codes are used, and the updated claims rules and regulations are followed. This minimizes the time it takes to follow-up on claims and ensures you receive reimbursements in a timely manner.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 3, 2019

But if they were offered telehealth services, most people over 50 would be interested in care when traveling, for follow-up visits (say, to manage previously-diagnosed chronic conditions like heart disease or diabetes), and after surgeries. We’re in the Field of Dreams moment in telehealth, especially for older people.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

” Across all plans, consumers’ Net Promoter Scores (NPS) have increased year over year since 2019 when they hit a low of 11, now up 7 points in 2021 to 18. And second, the month features four weeks of sessions for the annual ATA Conference which kicked off last week on Tuesday 1stJune followed by more sessions on Thursday the 3rd.

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Health Populi

APRIL 12, 2024

Deploying telehealth with assured payment regardless of communications format would help practices better manage schedules and professional resources allowing licensed clinicians to each practice at the top of their license, conserving in-person “facetime” for those patients requiring in-person encounters. Hospital care is coming home.

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Medical Advantage

APRIL 4, 2024

This system stands out for its ability to support vital patient care while ensuring compliance with HIPAA regulations. Improved outcomes: Telehealth facilitates easier follow-ups, ensuring that patients adhere to treatment plans and allowing for adjustments as needed.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Across all providers, AmWell scored highest at 885, followed by Doctor on Demand with 879 points. Cigna, the highest-scoring payer-backed telehealth organization, racked up 874 points on the 1,000-point scale. WebMD announced a new service enabling consumers to schedule telehealth visits from the WebMD Care and Vitals platforms.

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Health Populi

JULY 29, 2022

All this week in Health Populi , I’ve covered various aspects of the Retail Health Battle Royale — the shake-up of the legacy healthcare industry that is evolving into a health/care ecosystem shaped by growing consumer demands for more experiences the way people deal with retail in omni-channel, digitally-enabled ways.

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

JUNE 20, 2023

A company objective might be to ramp up sales. This can work especially well if the communication is more informative (no need for immediate action) or it is difficult to set up direct time with busy executives. One must keep up/strive to stay ahead or risk being left behind. How actionable is it? Additional forums took place.

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Coronis Health

DECEMBER 22, 2023

This release, along with the update to the 2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule , provides us with the full landscape of what CMS expects and how we are to comply with the QPP. There are a few more measures to choose from this year through the Coronis Health or the other anesthesia registries.

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Health Populi

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

On the patient-demand side, start with 50% of patients not following up recommendations after an imaging visit. It is up to us to adapt and embrace it, or be left behind. On the supply side, note that nearly one-half of radiologists report symptoms of burnout.

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Health Prime

JANUARY 24, 2024

The focus is shifting significantly from mere video consultations to comprehensive virtual care experiences. Patient engagement and experience: A holistic approach In 2024, patient engagement must go beyond appointment reminders and online portals. The future of telemedicine will look brighter than ever in 2024.

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Health Populi

JUNE 22, 2018

One-third of people cite mental health as a goal, closely followed by improving finances. The annual checkup is the top-ranked opportunity consumers identify to communicate with their physician: I repeat, “annual” check up.

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Guideway Care

APRIL 9, 2024

While the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey is a significant tool in measuring patient satisfaction, it represents a single aspect of the overall patient experience. This is possible by integrating HCAHPS findings with broader patient experience information.

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