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Starting an urgent care centerIs 2015 the year you decide to open an urgent care practice? If you are interested in urgent care medicine, you are not alone. Growth is expected to continue as patients seek immediate access to medical care and lower-cost alternatives to emergency department visits. Despite the rewards, urgent care medicine comes with risks-especially for physicians unprepared for the business demands of operating an urgent care center.
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Premium Content Preview | Physician sentiment starting to improve?The Practice Profitability Index (PPI) provides an annual window into the issues affecting the financial and operational health of physician practices across the US. Reflecting input from more than 5,000 physicians, this third edition reveals how physicians expect practice profitability to trend in the year ahead, the top challenges they’re facing, and the key steps they're taking to shore up operations and boost financial results.
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Premium Content Preview | How to Set Up Your Medical Practice's Facebook Account: A Step by Step GuideSetting up social media accounts for your practice can be a simple, step-by-step process and a great place to start is Facebook. Think of Facebook as a channel to connect with your existing patients and even bring in new ones by offering helpful tips and insights into your practice. Follow these simple steps to get your Facebook page up and running and reap the rewards of this added connection to your patient community
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Addressing social determinants ‘the right thing to do’Internists urge focus on non-medical factors to truly drive patient improvement, promote health equity
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An examination on the art of caring: Physician writing contestMedical Economics is proud to unveil the honorable mention entries in our 2015 Physician Writing Contest. We believe the essays exemplify what connecting with your patients is truly about, and demonstrate the levels of heart, determination, and empathy you strive to bring into every exam room, every day. Thanks for reading.
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3 medical billing strategies to counter ICD-10Prepare now to fight off lost revenue due to denied claims once ICD-10 becomes a reality with these three medical-billing best practices.
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Dealing with Mr. Smith: Advice on managing difficult patientsMedical Economics is proud to unveil the honorable mention entries in our 2015 Physician Writing Contest. We believe the essays exemplify what connecting with your patients is truly about, and demonstrate the levels of heart, determination, and empathy you strive to bring into every exam room, every day. Thanks for reading.
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ICD-10's financial impact before and after Oct. 1ICD-10 affects many areas of your practice but none as important as your bottom line. Here's what to expect prior to and after the Oct. 1 transition.
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Connecting care: The physician as a healerMedical Economics is proud to unveil the honorable mention entries in our 2015 Physician Writing Contest. We believe the essays exemplify what connecting with your patients is truly about, and demonstrate the levels of heart, determination, and empathy you strive to bring into every exam room, every day. Thanks for reading.
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Safeguarding your medical practice from HIPAA violationsYou may know about HIPAA, but what are you doing about it? Here's some insight and three key strategies to protect your practice from a violation.
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Premium Content Preview | ICD 10 Conversion, Coding Confusion, and SolutionsA physician’s visit with a patient often centers on telling the patient’s story. Yet a physician’s revenue often centers upon properly documenting and coding that patient encounter.
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How to prevent malpractice lawsuits due to EHR errorsThe rise of electronic health records that don’t always work well can lead to liability risks if managed incorrectly.
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No balance without boundaries for physicians2017 Physician Writing Contest: Honorable mention
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The last lesson: Physician writing contest honorable mentionMedical Economics is proud to unveil the honorable mention entries in our 2015 Physician Writing Contest. We believe the essays exemplify what connecting with your patients is truly about, and demonstrate the levels of heart, determination, and empathy you strive to bring into every exam room, every day. Thanks for reading.
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One month countdown to ICD-10: Are you ready?Working with your vendors and partners can help guarantee success in the ICD-10 transition. Here's advice on how to make the last month until ICD-10 count.
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PCMHs put patients - and intelligent IT - at the center of carePatient-centered medical homes can improve healthcare, but they depend on health IT solutions to make them a success.
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Premium Content Preview | Getting a Handle on Revenue Cycle ManagementEvery practice management system can produce reports, but are you utilizing those reports on a monthly basis? They are the key to your practice management numbers, but it’s amazing how many people I work with who do not know how to run reports
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Premium Content Preview | Capturing capital for yourself and your practiceYou can maximize the benefits of your current position or make the transition into one of many profitable, fulfilling opportunities in healthcare.
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Healthcare financing is the next mortgage fiascoPhysicians face financial ruin if patients continue to access products they simply cannot afford.
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Premium Content Preview | EHR Usability: How to Recognize It and Where to Find ItIn a 2014 JAMA survey, physicians reported an EHR-associated loss of 48 minutes of free time per clinic day. Similarly, an IDC Report published in 2013 found that the top reason for physician dissatisfaction with EHR software was lost productivity.
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Premium Content Preview | Medical Billing Services: Make the right decision for your practice.The medical industry is growing more complex every day as insurance reimbursement rates decline, operating costs go up, and administrative challenges increase. From elaborate and confusing payment systems and intricate compliance requirements to IT-related issues like security and reliability, it is becoming increasingly difficult to manage the business of your practice without losing focus on what matters most – your patients.
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Prior authorization bill seeks to address ‘cumbersome’ processA bipartisan bill introduced in Congress in January could help improve patient care while saving doctors time by allowing for electronic prior authorizations of Medicare Part D prescriptions.
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The last words you should say to any patientMedical Economics is proud to unveil the honorable mention entries in our 2015 Physician Writing Contest. We believe the essays exemplify what connecting with your patients is truly about, and demonstrate the levels of heart, determination, and empathy you strive to bring into every exam room, every day. Thanks for reading.
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Crowds, angels, and VCs: A short primerWhat physicians need to know about different funding sources.
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Increasing patient portal use: Lessons from my practiceTim Dudley, MD describes how his patients use patient portals and how the lessons he's learn can apply to others.
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Physician-assisted suicide up for debateWhat role should physicians have in states where assisted suicide is allowed?
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CMS pay-for-performance measures flawedThis problem represents yet one more example of CMS’ ill-advised attempts to dictate what transpires in the course of the doctor-patient encounter.
