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Integrations, consolidations, and mergers: steps toward a better future?Unaligned practices may see patients forced to move to closed practices.
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The importance of putting patient care above profitsA recent court ruling illustrates the risk of failing to place behavioral health coverage needs ahead of financial interest.
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How independent physicians can combat ongoing hospital consolidationHospitals across the country are purchasing private practices even though patients prefer AND receive better care from independent physicians.
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How online ratings affect healthcare’s bottom lineA look at the interconnectedness of reputation management, patient engagement and value-based care.
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How to prepare for locum tenens physiciansHere are four ways practice owners and administrators can ensure temporary employees are successful.
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Why I’m quitting my jobIt’s good to seek professional help and try coping strategies when you’re feeling burned out. But if those don’t work, then it might be time to consider prioritizing yourself and walking away from your job.
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Why you need to integrate behavioral health into your primary care practiceThe Affordable Care Act required health insurance plans to include behavioral health coverage, and that has benefits for patients, physicians and payers alike.
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Why you need to integrate behavioral health into your primary care practiceThe Affordable Care Act required health insurance plans to include behavioral health coverage, and that has benefits for patients, physicians and payers alike.
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Your revenue cycle’s worst nightmare: Optimizing denials management, recover revenueRecover revenue by utilizing proactive measures and technological solutions to navigate this difficult terrain.
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American medical students less likely to choose to become primary care physiciansPhysicians who have matched into primary care positions has been on the decline for the past eight years, according to data from The Match.
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Women will make STEM environments more equitable, humaneInvolvement in change efforts can help reduce gender biases and discrimination.
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7 Things physicians say will improve their workplace well-beingA recent study confirmed burnout remains a problem for health care. These are interventions that doctors say would help.
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3 ways to empower patients and improve collectionsAs patient responsibility increases, physician practices should consider how they can make it easier for patients to pay their medical bills.
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Don't forget this important step in your practice's medical billing cycleIt’s one area that is not always completed correctly.
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6 ways to improve your revenue cycle managementIncrease your medical practice's revenue by understanding payer reimbursement tactics.
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5 tips to reduce accounts receivable turnaround timeHere are some helpful strategies to ensure your practice gets paid on time.
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How practices can shift operations to manage virtual patient engagementTelehealth platforms play a key role as physicians reconfigure office visits, adjust to new regulations, and seek to restore their practices.
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HHS’ revisions could add value and reduce burdenFour new exceptions and four new safe harbors proposed.
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Physicians, don't make this huge mistake!Don't sign up for a role you don't fully understand.
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Cloud-based technology is an essential part of an emergency contingency planThe COVID-19 pandemic serves a tragic, yet urgent reminder of the need for a critical evaluation of business emergency preparedness.
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Nine ways to improve your patient communicationsTechniques for better physician-patient communication, patient outcomes and profitability.
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Why getting claims right the first time is cheaper than reworking themMedical practices continue to be squeezed by increasing costs and decreasing reimbursement, emphasizing the need for better clinical coding and editing technology that can improve claims even before they’re submitted.
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Is now the time for true consumer-driven healthcare?Healthcare has experienced many changes in the past decade, but a cost-effective future won’t be fully recognized until the system increases the importance of primary care physicians in helping patients choose the best care and promotes true competition to the marketplace.
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How you can make your exam room more accessibleYou owe it to all your patients re-examine your exam room to see how you can provide a high level of care for everyone, including those with mobility limitations.
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Could you be responsible for your practice’s unpaid taxes?A recent case is a reminder that physician practice managers must be responsible, and can be held responsible, for unpaid taxes their employer may owe.
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Making value-based care work for smaller practicesPhysician practices are facing an uphill battle in their quest to remain independent
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Discussing prescription prices with patientsA one-minute conversation can have an enormous impact.
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Clinical pharmacists: A critical link for managing chronic conditions effectivelyCMS’ emphasis on preventive care and the need for better chronic care management raises the need for a care coordinator to ensure medication management and monitor for potential contraindications. The ideal coordinator? Clinical pharmacists.
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Text messaging: The secret weapon for remote patient monitoring successTexting can be used in numerous ways to help support and grow an RPM program.
