Developing new patient communication strategies during and after the pandemic
How physicians can adopt new communication strategies
Regulatory Updates and New Claim Threats with Stephanie Sheps, JD
A brief overview of some of the key regulatory updates enacted during the pandemic
Patient Lending for Physician Practices with Keith Gruebele
Patient lending programs give patients more options for payment and can increase the amount of care a physician can provide
How a HiTRUST ensures healthcare technology’s security and privacy
HITRUST Alliance’s qualification ensures transparency and comfort for physician practices seeking new technology vendors
Determining the cost of telemedicine services
Elizabeth Woodcock explains recent developments regarding how cost for telemedicine services are determined.
Coding Q&A: Problem management credit with specialist involvement and A/P notes for AWV's
Will physicians lose credit for assessing problems when a specialist is involved in their care? Also, documentation required to support AWV's and problem visits in the same encounter.
Getting paid for telemedicine services
Elizabeth Woodcock explains the policies surrounding telemedicine, as well as what services are reimbursable and how payment is received.
How to get started with telemedicine quickly
Elizabeth Woodcock outlines her best practices for setting up telemedicine services from an administrative perspective, while emphasizing that it is never too late to get in the game.
Physicians face new liabilities during the pandemic
Some liability claims may only surface down the road; here’s what physicians should be doing now to safeguard against these claims.
How physicians can implement document automation and data extraction technology in their practice
John Harrison, CCO of Concord Technologies, discusses how physicians can begin to implement document automation and data extraction technologies in the practice.
Document Automation, Data Extraction, and HIPAA
Find out how document automation and data extraction comply with HIPAA regulations.
HITRUST CSF Certification: Why it’s important and what it means for physician practices
How this certification ensures the highest levels of technology security.
COVID-19 Emergency Regulatory Changes
Why emergency regulatory changes were enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they have affected telehealth services.
Document automation tools for physician practices
Here are the tools available for the three main categories of document automation.
How document automation can improve physician practice administrative workflows
Document automation and data extraction technology can improve administrative workflows and alleviate administrative burdens.
Why document automation is important for physicians
Document automation is an important tool that can help alleviate administrative burdens.
How to evolve your patient communication strategy during COVID19
Tactics should be built on a foundation of the three pillars: Educate, identify and treat.
Document Automation: The basics
Document automation is an important tool for physician practices.
Telemedicine may pose new threats for physician burnout
Until we learn how to take advantage of the benefits, and manage the challenges of telemedicine, it will be anxiety-provoking.
How physicians can manage burnout with less time
Mindfulness and mind-body practices are very important for building a resilience to burnout.
Coding Q&A: Combining or mixing service types; HCC code capture
Can multiple services from different providers be mixed or combined and billed together? Also, what are the rules for adding HCC codes at the end of your note?
Reducing burnout in physicians
Wayne Jonas, MD, discusses three things physicians can do to manage burnout in yourself and others.
The warning signs of burnout in physicians
Wayne Jonas, MD outlines some of the objective, subjective, behavioral, and physical warning signs that you or your colleagues might be suffering from burnout.
Q&A: Mixing provider types, protocols and payer behavior
Can provider types be mixed or combined and billed together? And does standard advice exist for determining telepsychiatry codes for various providers?
Reducing burnout discussion stigma
If you cover up an ongoing illness, it will be a much bigger problem later—that is very much the situation with burnout, says Wayne Jonas, MD.
Why burnout remains an important topic during the pandemic
Existing challenges in addressing burnout have been exacerbated throughout the pandemic, Wayne Jonas, MD, says. We need to up our game in burnout prevention and management.
Strategies for discussing diet and nutrition with patients
Weight management is more than just a checklist.
Telemedicine benefits patients struggling with their weight
Weight loss programs are a prime opportunity for telehealth offerings.
Connecting and coaching weight management through telehealth
How telehealth is providing a new front in obesity treatment and weight management.
Obesity’s role in combating SARS-CoV-2
Julia Wright, MD, explains that obesity, like other chronic conditions, could be a factor for worsened disease and that individuals suffering from obesity should take extra precautions to limit factors of contagion.
