SPOTLIGHT -
May 17th 2024
The top news stories in medicine today.
May 16th 2024
Expert panel discusses advances, declines, and possible future of life longevity in the United States.
May 15th 2024
What are the time sinks taking you away from your patients? Artificial intelligence will assist those on the front lines of medicine.
May 13th 2024
Contingent business interruption coverage may protect providers from losses experienced indirectly as a result of a cyberattack.
May 9th 2024
AI was correct more than physicians, but it’s not ready to take over
The private practice revival
Despite challenges, today’s climate is an opportunity for savvy physicians.
Use technology to avoid surprises from the No Surprises Act
The No Surprises Act, which takes effect January 1, 2022, is a much-needed push for providers to be more transparent about total costs to the patient and eliminating unexpected medical bills.
How an effective revenue cycle management strategy can help reduce burnout
Optimizing the revenue cycle can help reduce much of the stress that contributes to burnout.
Telehealth snapshot August 2021
A look at who is using telehealth and how they’re using it.
The ransomware threat grows
How to prepare to protect your practice
Cybersecurity poised to take center stage at HIMSS21
The increased volume of ransomware, data breaches and other attacks that started during the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten patient, data and medical device safety.
Will remote patient monitoring be a lifeline or a liability?
Like any powerful tool or technology, RPM can be used to make things better, but it can also wreak havoc if not done right.
Building up a defense
A cyberattack will probably hit you at some point. Here’s what you need to do to be prepared.
Prepared medical staff key to stopping ransomware
What if your smartest, most trusted employee turned out to be the person who unintentionally sabotages and destroys your practice?
The most common cybersecurity mistakes doctors make
The risks of poor cybersecurity hygiene have never been greater. Here’s how physicians can improve theirs.
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerates patient use of on-demand care
Telehealth confusion could create issues for physicians
How a hodgepodge of federal and state telehealth waivers creates compliance concerns for providers practicing across state lines.
Tools of the trade: Attracting and keeping patients in a more fluid market
Not only have patient communication preferences drifted during the pandemic, but the very nature of the patient-provider relationship is changing.
Provider Data Exchange: Why Digital Dominates
If your practice is still using paper-based fax or combining traditional and digital fax communications, you are not alone, but you are behind.
How software can help providers serve more patients and improve outcomes
Health outcomes should be dictated by the care provided — not by administrative inefficiencies.
Who should be in charge of HIPAA documents and their proper storage in a medical practice?
With hefty fines in play, be careful who you put in charge of your medical records.
Teladoc Health and Microsoft to collaborate on virtual care solution
The partnership will bring Teladoc Health’s Solo Platform together with Microsoft Teams.
Why it’s time to bring artificial intelligence to encounter management
Many healthcare organizations underutilizing the rich insights from encounter data and associated risk analytics.
McKinsey sees possible $250 billion shift toward virtual healthcare
Telehealth utilization is 38 times higher now than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
How practices get caught for HIPAA violations regarding record storage
There are many ways the government can find out you are not properly handling physical medical documents.
How to keep getting paid for telehealth in 2021
3 best practices you must implement to stay compliant and collect maximum reimbursement.
A Q&A with ONC director Micky Tripathi
The future of health IT
How long does a practice have to store HIPAA documents? And what is the proper way to dispose of “expired” records
Regulations vary by state, so carefully follow all guidelines.
Report: Ransomware attacks hit one-third of healthcare organizations in past year
Most of the attacks were successful.
Pandemic made patients believers in telehealth
Most want to keep using it and see it as equivalent to an in-office visit.
Beyond urgent care: Why virtual second opinions are telehealth’s next value differentiator
Where is telehealth headed after the COVID-19 pandemic — and how can we optimize its value?
The costly risks of ransomware attacks
Ransomware attacks can cause a business to lose revenue, lose standing, or close down completely.
Why hybrid care starts with the patient
A combo of in-person and virtual visits is here to stay.
Analysis finds serious privacy problems in mobile health apps
Physicians should be aware of the privacy issues when determining the pros and cons of these apps.
If someone prints out an electronic document, does that physical copy now have to be stored like any other HIPAA document?
The rules can be confusing if not carefully followed.