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. Analyze denial patterns to identify root causes and implement corrective measures.

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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. Providers can minimize schedule gaps by strategically managing appointment slots and increasing patient throughput.

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Health Prime

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Some factors, including understaffing, inefficient processes, and unexpected increases in patient volume, can cause long wait times. Patients experience frustration and dissatisfaction when they experience long waits when accessing healthcare.

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Northwest Career College

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Some of the work activities include: Appointment Setting Managed patient records and ensured they were up-to-date. These vital tasks provide a seamless patient experience and allow medical professionals to focus on caregiving. Scheduler: This is organizing appointments and seeing an office running on schedule.

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The entire organization, including the nursing staff and the beneficiaries, often experiences an uplift in reaching more objectives when centralized scheduling is adopted, and patient experience is often enhanced. What is centralized scheduling in nursing? Why is centralized scheduling important in healthcare?

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Northwest Career College

MAY 1, 2024

They play a significant role in scheduling patients and creating space for health providers to focus on delivering quality services. One of the most notable changes in patient scheduling is the widespread adoption of online appointment booking systems.

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Northwest Suburban College

MARCH 29, 2024

Their responsibilities are multifaceted, from patient care, sterilizing instruments, taking dental radiographs, to administrative work. In essence, dental assistants are the backbone of modern dentistry, operating behind the scenes to ensure optimal patient care.

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EvidenceCare

MARCH 11, 2024

These measures play a fundamental role in hospital management, financial planning, and patient care optimization. By understanding and leveraging GMLOS and ALOS, hospital executives can improve operational efficiency and patient outcomes. What are the negative aspects of using ALOS?

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Arkenea

JANUARY 3, 2025

Telehealth and telemedicine technologies allow nurses to provide remote patient care, monitoring, and education, which has been particularly helpful during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, nursing has seen significant advancements in technology that have improved patient outcomes and enhanced the quality of care.

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Guideway Care

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This is where an outsourced “care guidance” program and partner become invaluable. The Care Guidance Advantage 1. Bridging the Human-Tech Gap : Optimal patient care involves a human touch that automated technology alone can’t provide. healthcare system. For further insights, you can access the full article here.

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Physicians Practice

OCTOBER 11, 2024

It outlines how specific metrics reveal scheduling gaps, reduce patient wait times, and ultimately boost both revenue and patient satisfaction. By optimizing provider schedules and enhancing patient experiences, this guide provides a clear approach to making data work more effectively for healthcare operations.

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Health Prime

MAY 2, 2024

Implement appointment reminders and follow-ups Use automated appointment reminders and follow-up communications to enhance the patient experience. Patient reminders and follow-ups are critical for a successful practice. Outsourcing administrative tasks can free mental health practitioners to focus on patient care.

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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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Valant

MARCH 26, 2024

Worse yet, it could lead to inconsistent patient care. 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. Consider integration between software tools.

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Health Populi

JUNE 6, 2021

Another 2 in 5 say they are leveraging the full capabilities of virtual care along the patient journey, as well as ensure security, privacy and compliance in their communication channels. I’ll be hosted by Karsten Russell-Wood who leads Philips’ portfolio for Post Acute & Home health care.

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Practice Builders

MARCH 22, 2024

One way to do this is by asking patients about their experiences and what they liked or disliked. Additionally, making telehealth easy to use involves using simple tools for online communication and scheduling appointments. This quick access to care leads to better outcomes and higher levels of patient satisfaction.

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Guideway Care

JUNE 18, 2024

government’s Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to shape how physicians approach patient care. Enhancing Patient Experience Patient satisfaction is vital in the healthcare industry, as it directly affects the success of your practice, patient retention, and overall growth.

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Northwest Suburban College

JUNE 14, 2024

Medical Assistants work in various settings, including hospitals, clinics, private practices, and long-term care facilities, making them integral to the healthcare system. Medical Assistants also play a significant role in preventive medicine, assisting with screenings, patient education, and follow-up care.

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Medical Advantage

MARCH 18, 2024

Looking at each facet of the care journey sheds light on what proactive action can be taken. Scheduling Many roles serve as the voice of the practice and appointment scheduling is a major one. When managing practice appointment scheduling, here are a few questions to ask. Clinical Staff The clinical staff (i.e.,

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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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Medical Advantage

MARCH 27, 2024

Efficient practice management stands as a cornerstone of successful patient care and operational excellence. 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.

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Valant

MARCH 25, 2024

If your behavioral health practice is transitioning from one EHR to another, it’s important that the transition feel smooth to patients. Here are some key considerations for minimizing disruption for patients during an EHR switch. Examples might include: The new software will make scheduling easier.

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We Care Online

OCTOBER 24, 2024

This can be a major headache and result in disputes over pay with staff, and confusion when matching up timesheets and scheduling working hours. Another task that can really add to your team’s workload is the scheduling and re-scheduling of appointments. However, efficiency should never be put ahead of patient care.

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Relias

JANUARY 8, 2024

But gaining patient trust isn’t the only benefit of high patient satisfaction scores. Medicare payment systems link patient satisfaction scores with reimbursement rates, making quality patient care a primary determinant of an organization’s viability and motivating healthcare administrators to implement patient satisfaction strategies.

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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. These processes form the backbone of an efficient behavioral health workplace, and can tremendously improve the patient and provider experience.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

The growing use of APIs in health information technology innovation for patient care has been a boon to speeding development placed in the hands of providers and patients. Using APIs can help drive interoperability and make data “liquid” and useable.

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DropStat

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The impact of language barriers on patient care There are many direct and indirect impacts of language barriers on patient care. Gain peace of mind for nurse schedulers when all shifts are scheduled up to 2 months in advance. </p>

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MedVA

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Schedule Assistance: Virtual medical assistants excel in managing appointment schedules, ensuring that patients are accommodated efficiently. A MedVA virtual medical assistant can provide reminders and confirmations to patients, reducing no-show rates during the hectic holiday season.

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Northwest Suburban College

JULY 5, 2024

By mastering these communication strategies, Medical Assistants can significantly enhance patient care and professional opportunities in the ever-evolving world of healthcare. Effective communication and teamwork are vital to ensuring seamless patient care, safety, and overall satisfaction.

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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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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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Medical Advantage

MARCH 8, 2024

As a leading player in the healthcare technology market, athenahealth is committed to transforming patient care by streamlining administrative processes through its robust, cloud-based practice management software. Providers can view schedules, sign orders, and gain real-time access to EHR data, offering flexibility and convenience.

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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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Practice Builders

JANUARY 19, 2024

Within the dynamic healthcare field, where the combination of innovation and patient care determines the industry’s course, technology plays a critical role in improving patient outcomes and overall experiences.

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Northwest Suburban College

MAY 10, 2024

From the moment a patient walks into the clinic, a Dental Assistant’s work begins. They are the primary point of contact and play a pivotal role in ensuring that all aspects of patient care are managed competently. A significant part of their day involves preparing for patient procedures.

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We Care Online

MAY 25, 2024

These systems have revolutionized laboratories’ operations, significantly impacting patient care, lab efficiency, and the healthcare industry. Streamlining Laboratory Operations Laboratories are busy environments with numerous tasks, from tracking samples to scheduling tests and reporting results.

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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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