Practice Management

Time to brush up on some particularly festive ICD-10 codes

Telehealth solves many challenges by enabling easy, convenient contact between patients and physicians

Information is certainly not going to slow down, so doctors should come up with a plan to keep up so they are ready to have informed conversations with patients.

From booking first appointments to follow-ups and final billing, providers should consider how they can make the patient experience better. 

Machine learning technologies offer providers opportunities to address rising risk and deliver better care.

Hiring a good administrator is as important as hiring a good physician. But, how do you find the right administrator for your practice?

There are three aspects to medical financial hardship: material, psychological, and behavioral. They all can impact adherence to physician treatment plans and follow-up care.

What patients want is a single and rewarding patient experience across all touchpoints, which can be best achieved by following these hybrid communication best practices. 

A slideshow on how much time practices spent on prior authorizations in 2018.

Physicians spend their lives analyzing problems-so why not translate those skills to developing doctor-friendly technology solutions?

Emerging growth and quality opportunities accompany CMS’s growing enthusiasm for RPM.

Here are three recommendations for health systems looking to improve physician engagement with data and evidence.

The powerful drivers of demand for healthcare services and workers have been chugging along unseen by most.

What does this mean for those documenting E/M services, assigning the code levels, and auditing them?

If your practice gives patients pricing information, you’ll be one of the few offering that information-which will separate you from the competition.

In-house medication dispensing can save patients money and improve medication adherence

By improving exam room design and workflow data and equipment, medical practices can facilitate a better experience for both patients and caregivers.

While there are obvious concerns over primary care shortages, nurse practitioners practicing unsupervised is NOT a safe or wise answer.

The federal government recently finalized a rule that will allow Medicare Advantage plans to offer telemedicine as a core benefit.

Many practices turn to staffing agencies to fill vacancies. This can be a fast and easy way to find a credentialed temp, but drawbacks included expenses and work restrictions.

Is it legal for physicians to import medication for poor patients?

Under value-based pay, practices may find they need ancillary services just to maintain their current revenue.

Technology can serve a higher purpose in healthcare by enabling clinicians to easily communicate and share information without having to taking time away from patient care.

A slideshow of the biggest challenges facing primary care in 2018. 

A recently retired physician reflects on his last patient and the healthcare system.