May 2nd 2025
Medical Economics was on the ground in New Orleans covering the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting 2025.
Premium Content Preview | How to Switch EHRs in Five Easy Steps
September 3rd 2015How can you avoid the risk of ending up just as unhappy with your new EHR as your current one? Your next EHR purchaseneeds to be risk free, which can only happen with a free trial of the software in your office. Only by using a full version of thesoftware – not a “demo” version – in your practice, seeing real patients, will you know if an EHR is right for you.
Premium Content Preview | 10 Questions to Ask Before Hiring a Billing Service
September 3rd 2015Use these questions to help guide your decision. It’s worth it to take yourtime evaluating your options so that you get the best service possible fromthe start. Kareo Billing Service gives small practices easy to use front-officetools, expert billing staff, and a flexible, refreshingly transparent approach topartnering with a billing service.
Premium Content Preview | Seven Strategies for RCM Success
September 3rd 2015The challenges of the regulatory environment, the complexity of the coding system, and the shifting dynamics of reimbursement are not going away. Maintaining your focus on the key drivers of revenue cycle success is business critical. Concentrate on these seven strategies, and you’ll be in position to optimize your practice’s revenue cycle.
Premium Content Preview | EHR Usability: How to Recognize It and Where to Find It
September 3rd 2015In 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.
Premium Content Preview | Medical Billing Services: Make the right decision for your practice.
September 3rd 2015The 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.
Physicians and telehealth: Is it time to embrace virtual visits?
July 2nd 2015As major healthcare systems begin to offer patients virtual visits, they’re going to affect physicians, both employed and independent. So it’s time to sit up and take notice of what’s happening in the marketplace. Here’s what to expect and how telehealth may change your practice.
EHRs found to reduce prescribing problems in patients with diabetes
May 13th 2015Primary care physicians often complain that the benefits of using electronic health record (EHR) systems are outweighed by the costs of implementing the technology and meeting government meaningful use (MU) standards. But a new study suggests that in at least one area-reducing adverse drug events-EHRs are having an impact.
Patient portals: Essential, but underused by physicians
April 29th 2015Many physicians regard patient portals as just another hoop they have to jump through to get their electronic health record (EHR) incentives and/or avoid Medicare penalties. But that view can be short-sighted, consultants say, if practices neglect portal services that are attractive to patients.
New payment models bringing changes to medical practices
March 19th 2015A study of 34 physician practices jointly sponsored by RAND Corporation and the American Medical Association found that alternative payment models are changing the way physicians and medical practices operate. However, changing the payment system doesn't always ensure patient care improves.
Chronic care management success
March 16th 2015At first glance, Medicare’s new chronic care management (CCM) billing code, which became available January 1, looks like a major opportunity for primary care practices. But many practices will find it difficult to meet the requirements for billing the code, and a major reason is the limitations of today’s electronic health record (EHR) systems.
EHR strategies to optimize your workflow
March 13th 2015Observing other physicians’ struggles and having challenges of my own with the EHR compels me to consider ways to incorporate the computer into the patient-physician encounter in a manner that supports rather than detracts from the work that I love to do.
EHR non-adoption rate stands at 9%, study finds
March 12th 2015Electronic health records (EHR) use has steadily increased among office-based physicians since the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, but new studies indicate that the number of physicians who don’t or plan to participate is substantial.
Partner Content | Need a new EHR for ICD-10? 12 Questions to find out
March 6th 2015The delay of the ICD-10 conversion gave many private practices-and their EHR and practicemanagement vendors-the time they needed to prepare for ICD-10. However, industry experts fearthat many vendors aren’t going to make the postponed deadline. And there is no reason to think theOctober 2015 deadline will be pushed back.