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Ben Carson a Story of Accomplishment Against the Odds

Conference Report | October 24, 2012 | MGMA12, Work/Life Balance, Healthcare Careers, Healthcare Reform, Risk Management

By Bob Keaveney

Describing his life of accomplishment, world-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson advises setting distant goals and resolving to achieve them.

The Case for Making Meaningful Use Sustainable

Conference Report | October 24, 2012 | MGMA12, Meaningful Use, EHR, Operations

By Marisa Torrieri

Many practices struggle to sustain the changes they made in Stage One. Here's how not to be one of them.

Mining EHR and PM Data to Improve Outcomes, Financial Success

Conference Report | October 23, 2012 | MGMA12, Health IT, EHR, Practice Management Systems

By Marisa Torrieri

Most practices don’t use data that’s available through EHRs, practice management systems, and other technology to their advantage. Here’s how.

Improving Patient Collections Through Technology

Conference Report | March 28, 2013 | HIMSS13, Medical Billing & Collections, Technology

By Marisa Torrieri

How automatic payment technology helped one healthcare organization increase in-office patient payment collections and reduce administrative costs.

Physician Technology Needs in an ACO

Conference Report | March 28, 2013 | HIMSS13, ACO, HIMSS13, EHR, Technology

Internist Gregory Spencer, an ACO participant and a presenter at the HIMSS13 Conference, discusses technology tools critical to ACO success.

Physician Practices and the Shift to ICD-10, EHRs, and Value-Based Care

Conference Report | March 18, 2013 | HIMSS13, ACO, Coding, EHR

By Marisa Torrieri

For healthcare organizations, 2013 is a year of transitions fueled by federal mandates and aided by technology.

Tricia Nguyen

How Health Reform is Changing Payer, Provider Relations

Conference Report | March 14, 2013 | HIMSS13, ACO, Fee Schedule Survey, Finance, Healthcare Reform, Payers

By Aubrey Westgate

Interactions between payers and providers tend to focus on rate negotiations and fees for service, but health reform is changing that.

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Improving Patient Collections Through Technology
Conference Report | March 28, 2013 | HIMSS13, Medical Billing & Collections, Technology
By Marisa Torrieri
How automatic payment technology helped one healthcare organization increase in-office patient payment collections and reduce administrative costs.
Physician Technology Needs in an ACO
Conference Report | March 28, 2013 | HIMSS13, ACO, HIMSS13, EHR, Technology
Internist Gregory Spencer, an ACO participant and a presenter at the HIMSS13 Conference, discusses technology tools critical to ACO success.
The Changing Nature of Medical Practice Integration
Conference Report | November 01, 2012 | MGMA12, Healthcare Careers, Practice Models, Healthcare Reform
Ken Hertz of the MGMA Healthcare Consulting Group discusses the various options and opportunities for small medical practices to thrive in the future.
The Power of Medical Practice Employee Engagement
Conference Report | November 01, 2012 | MGMA12, Staff, Productivity
Stephanie Rollheiser, vice president of CompHealth Locum Tenens, explains how to get medical practice staff truly engaged in their jobs.

Physician Practices and the Shift to ICD-10, EHRs, and Value-Based Care
Conference Report | March 18, 2013 | HIMSS13, ACO, Coding, EHR
By Marisa Torrieri
For healthcare organizations, 2013 is a year of transitions fueled by federal mandates and aided by technology.
The Threefold Path to Patient Engagement
Conference Report | March 06, 2013 | HIMSS13, Compliance, Health IT, Mobile, Patient Relations
By Keith L. Martin
There are three key elements to increasing the engagement of both patients and physicians in the care continuum, according to a health IT expert and a health system exec.
How Technology Can Help Practices Provide High Value Care
Conference Report | March 05, 2013 | HIMSS13, EHR, Healthcare Careers, Healthcare Reform, Technology, Technology Survey
By Aubrey Westgate
Health IT expert Sumit Nagpal shares his must-have technology tools for practices hoping to transition from traditional fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement.
Achieving EHR Optimization at Your Medical Practice
Conference Report | March 04, 2013 | HIMSS13, EHR, Health IT, Operations, Patients
By Keith L. Martin
EHR optimization is more than just getting the most out of the technology, says Trenor Williams. It is about the overall improvement of patient care.

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