September 25th 2023
Your weekly dose of wisdom from the Physicians Practice experts.
September 21st 2023
Providing great customer service at your medical practice boosts revenue and patient satisfaction. Here are 10 tips.
September 18th 2023
September 14th 2023
Best practices for figuring out what patients want from your practice.
September 7th 2023
Practices can build engagement through relevant, targeted messaging and by making communication as easy as possible.
Top tips and HIPAA implications.
Artificial intelligence leading the way in EHR interoperability
While EHRs are not created equally, an interoperable EHR that can accurately handle administration, data management and patient relations can serve as an asset to clinics.
Covid-19's impacts on provider and patient engagement
Results from Luma Health's survey are discussed.
Five Telephone Etiquette Tips for Medical Practice Staff
Meeting patient expectations is the surest way to increase their satisfaction with your practice. Telephone management is a good place to start.
Reducing burnout while delivering virtual care
Three best practices for healthcare organizations.
Advice for establishing a virtual waiting room at a physician practice
Advice for implementing a virtual waiting room
Improve senior patient communication with technology
Virtual care technology can ultimately help improve outcomes in your senior patient population.
Making your virtual space as comforting as your existing, physical waiting room
Virtual spaces may provide greater flexibilities, but does this mean that patients will feel as comfortable when at your practice?
Pivoting to virtual care is transforming operations
Lessons from other practices on how adding virtual care is enhancing their strategies and abilities.
Staffing required for a virtual waiting room
Can your staff can handle the work?
Integrating a virtual waiting room into your existing patient management
Virtual waiting rooms offer many new opportunities
Enhance cardiac patient monitoring while streamlining practice workflow
Fortunately, practices are acknowledging that introducing technology alternatives is easier than anticipated and actually streamlines the process and enhances patient outcomes.
Surprise Billing in Your Practice
Physician's Practice® spoke with Steve Avery, president and chief client officer at Abeo, about the practice of surprise billing—a practice that can present complications for, patients, providers, and the practice as a whole.
How the pandemic has affected the waiting room experience for physician practices
Some of these changes and new considerations.
Four essential components for your vaccine rollout strategy
Create a plan to drive patient access, action, and adherence.
This world is on FHIR
What the new HL7 interoperability standards means for providers.
How membership medicine fits into a post-COVID medical practice
The current health crisis may slowly diminish in the coming months, but the need for convenient telemedicine and strong, stable medical practices that can put patients first will not.
2021 E&M Changes: Avoiding pitfalls with the right technology-enabled strategy
Extensive revisions aim to prioritize patient care information, resource-based reimbursement, and lessening the need for audits.
Introducing staff to new technology and virtual care processes
Transitioning your practice to a virtual care strategy will require proper training for your staff.
Physician practice value-based healthcare hesitations
Scott LaRoque, CEO of MPOWER Health, discusses why some physician practices are hesitant to adopt value-based care models and how practices can get started with them.
Achieving a paperless practice is possible
What you need to know about achieving a paperless practice from Updox President, Michael Morgan.
How artificial intelligence can assist primary care physicians in cancer diagnosis
Rapid abnormal cell count diagnostics could turn the tide of rising cancer death projections.
Patient access leadership challenges during the pandemic
Rick Halton, VP of Marketing and Product at Lumeon, discusses results from their survey on patient access challenges faced by healthcare leaders during the pandemic.
Technologies physician practices should consider replacing
Technology continues to advance, yet some practices are holding on to rapidly depreciating tech
Key components of a virtual care strategy
Some key components of a successful virtual care strategy.
Virtual Care Strategy: What it is; how it differs from telehealth
The concept of a virtual care strategy.
Communication strategies for patients suffering from suicidal tendencies
How physicians can better communicate with patients suffering from suicidal tendencies.
Crisis Communications: Solutions for 5 top challenges
How to overcome some of the most common challenges in your crisis communication strategy.
A HIPAA Trifecta: OCR Audit Results, HHS Proposed Privacy Rule Changes & Indictments for Stealing PHI
As 2020 comes to a close, three items related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (“HITECH Act”) emerged.
What to do if you suspect one of your pediatric patients is suffering from suicidal tendencies
What physicians can and should do if they suspect their patients are suffering from suicidal tendencies.
Establishing Telehealth Services at Your Practice
Physician's Practice® spoke with Elizabeth Woodcock, founder and Principal of Woodcock and Associates, about what physicians need to know when setting up telehealth services at their practice.