Running a flourishing medical practice can be an extremely labor-intensive process that involves a lot of moving parts. Anything that you can do as a manager to simplify your team’s workflow and add efficiencies to the system will go a long way toward helping your organization thrive amongst your competitors. Ordinary office management software tools will not suffice for the complicated environment of a busy medical practice. This is why so many medical organizations have come to rely on dedicated practice management software created by application professionals who know their way around the world of healthcare. As you prepare to use practice management software, here are five things that you should look for to ensure you get the best results.

While we are still in the middle of summer, it’s prudent to look ahead to next year to prepare for potential changes in how your medical practice will receive payments for services rendered. Whether your patient population currently consists mostly of Medicare patients or only a portion, it’s imperative to stay on top of regulations and updates that the government issues regarding healthcare coverage. And consider that local demographics may be changing, leading to more Medicare patients coming through your doors in the years to come. It can be challenging to carve much time out of your already busy schedule to keep track of what’s happening with Medicare lately. With that in mind, here’s a look at proposed Medicare fee schedule changes that are anticipated for 2023.

Medical practices, small and large, rely on electronic health records or EHR software to help them keep track of patient data and spot overall trends in the population they serve. For those healthcare providers working in the area of behavioral health, a behavioral health EHR application is indispensable.

How is the flow of revenue in your healthcare practice these days? Or more precisely, how is your revenue cycle management (RCM) progressing?

Medical Billing: Claim Submission and Follow Up "Medical billing is the process of submitting and following up on claims with health insurance companies in order to receive payment for services rendered," as stated on HBMA. Without submitting clean claims on a timely basis, it doesn't matter how many patients you see or how many services you render.

Your healthcare organization or medical practice needs tighter control over the flow of revenue and you are now preparing to deploy Revenue Cycle Management software. If you’re new to RCM applications or are curious about how RCM will integrate into your company’s existing medical billing computation infrastructure, it pays to become more familiar with Healthcare Revenue Cycle Management software and how it works. To help guide you in the decision-making process, here are the top features to look for in Revenue Cycle Management software for both smaller practices as well as large healthcare organizations.

As your organization devotes itself to providing outstanding healthcare for patients, you have to consider what the overall experience is like for each person who passes from the waiting room into the examination room.

It’s all hands on deck when it comes to responding to the COVID-19 crisis. Medical scientists and computer scientists are working toward a common goal to improve how we gather healthcare data and then store and analyze it.

It’s no secret that the more you can standardize and automate processes, the more efficiently you can run an enterprise. There’s a timeline you can draw from the dawn of Henry Ford’s automotive assembly lines to the age of computerization and the ICD-10 codes we use today as standardized, universal descriptions for diagnosing and treating patients.

Each decision you make in a health care environment can lead to life-or-death consequences. That’s why medical professionals study throughout their career. They have to stay current on best practices. But that’s only part of the picture. They need all the help they can get. This is where clinical decision support becomes a factor.