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Stephen O'Connor

Stephen O'Connor is the Director of Brand and Digital Marketing, responsible for many aspects of Advanced Data Systems Corporation’s (ADS) marketing, including product marketing, customer acquisition, demand generation, brand, brand design, and content marketing.

Stephen has more than 20 years of healthcare industry experience. Prior to ADS, Stephen spent 11 years at Medical Resources Inc. (MRI), most recently as the Manager of Marketing & Internet Services, where he and his teams were responsible for all marketing efforts and the market positioning of MRI’s services.

Stephen spends his day's planning, writing, & designing resources for the modern healthcare professional.

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Radiology Information System

By: Stephen O'Connor
February 15th, 2013

If you run a radiological practice, you may be wondering "Does my practice need RIS software?" The short answer is yes. By utilizing RIS Software, your practice can:

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Electronic Health Records

By: Stephen O'Connor
February 13th, 2013

OB GYN EMR software allows medical practices to process patient records more efficiently and without the need to purchase outside storage space when the office runs out of room. Not all electronic medical records software is created equal, and to find an appropriate solution check that the EMR software solution meets basic criteria. While these requirements are not the only factors that should be taken into consideration, they are the fundamentals that can help avoid purchasing the wrong software and can help in selecting an appropriate medical software company.

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The Importance of Patient Engagement: Why They - And You - Need It

Learn why patient engagement is a necessity and how you can master it within your practice.

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Electronic Health Records

By: Stephen O'Connor
February 8th, 2013

The newest trend in medical records is to go with an electronic health records (erh) system from a reputable medical software company. These systems take the paper out of paperwork and allow doctors, nurses and other staff members the ability to access vital records, prescription histories and diagnostic reports at the click of a mouse. There are 5 major reasons to look into one of these systems for your office.

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Medical Billing / RCM | Practice Management

By: Stephen O'Connor
February 6th, 2013

As medical practitioners continue to be challenged to improve service outcomes and deliverables in the face of rising costs and shrinking budgets, many clinicians are realizing the financial benefits of online medical billing software.

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Medical Billing / RCM | Practice Management

By: Stephen O'Connor
February 1st, 2013

As business continues on into the 21st century, applying new technology to day to day operations becomes essential for a company to compete. Billing and collections in particular can be a nightmare for any type of business, but with the high costs and potential for privacy violations, medical billing is an even trickier situation. For that reason, it is recommended to use an online billing software or service that specifically caters to medical practitioners.

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Radiology Information System

By: Stephen O'Connor
January 28th, 2013

A radiology information system (RIS) will improve your practice in many ways and maximize your production while minimizing administration time. RIS software complements hospital information systems (HIS) and is essential for streamlining workflow.

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Healthcare Advice

By: Stephen O'Connor
January 23rd, 2013

Numerous medical practices rely on specialized software to effectively manage their clinical records and billing information. Unlike most other practices, the needs of pain management clinics are unique and therefore require a unique approach to practice management and electronic record-keeping. Any software used by a pain management clinic has to be tailored to meet the charting, billing and management requirements that are unique to each pain management practice.

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Electronic Health Records

By: Stephen O'Connor
January 21st, 2013

Electronic health records software helps practices organize and track information that relates to specific health concerns related to the foot, ankle and lower extremities. Podiatric medical offices have special requirements and needs that a general medical software package may not provide. Choosing the right Podiatry EHR software solution can reduce costs, eliminate penalties and simplify claim processing.

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Healthcare Advice

By: Stephen O'Connor
January 18th, 2013

ICD-10 and How It Will Benefit You ICD-10 provides multiple benefits for healthcare providers through various categories, including information technology, quality measurement, reimbursement, monitoring, and performance. The coding from ICD-10 can not only provide these benefits, and more, to a variety of healthcare professions, but the upgrades to this unique program can allow the medical software company to more easily make updates in the future to accomodate your growing and changing business.

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Electronic Health Records

By: Stephen O'Connor
January 16th, 2013

As a dedicated health professional, you want your focus to be on delivering the best care for your patients. Unfortunately, many behavioral health physicians find themselves split between taking care of patients and keeping track of billing, charts and other critical records. Relying on manual record-keeping can easily result in a tangle of lost or misplaced records, incidences that can cost you time and cause headaches. Having an efficient form of electronic health record-keeping can help solve many of these problems and make your practice more efficient.