Competition among healthcare providers is fiercer than ever. What this means for small practices is that they must be looking for and implementing innovative new strategies for acquiring new patients ahead of the competition. Patient retention is just as important as before of course, but new patient acquisition is equally as important, maybe even more Read more…
Health IT
Optimizing the Patient Digital Experience
The ongoing advancement of technology has not left healthcare untouched. The technological revolution has changed the way most people interact with healthcare, and the pandemic has only increased our reliance on digital channels due to social distancing rules and lockdowns. To keep up with patient demands and expectations, providers must now offer a seamless, personalized Read more…
A Simple Guide to Personalizing Your Practice Website
The relationship between a doctor and their patient is a very personal one. A lot of us bare our most intimate secrets when going to the doctor, hoping to find someone that can help us. A lot of practices forget this when designing their websites. While a professional look is ideal for a medical practice Read more…
3 Ways to Improve Care Decisions with EHR
For all of the inherent advantages EHR technology has over the paper-based medical records of the past, healthcare administrators and providers must put it to use properly in order to ultimately benefit patients. In this article, we show you how to improve care decisions with EHR by explaining the following: What is EHR? What is Read more…
8 Tips & Tricks for Improving the Patient Experience
Providing high quality care is now simply one aspect of building a successful and thriving practice. Providers now also have to pay attention to little things, providing a high quality and efficient patient experience. The patient journey is a long one, and it offers many opportunities for practices to show patients that they offer a Read more…
3 Ways Technology Can Improve Your Practice’s Communication
With COVID-19 seemingly behind us, it is time to start reckoning with all of the weaknesses in healthcare infrastructure that were made clear because of it. One weakness that has hit practice hard is communication. According to the HIMSS 2022 State of Healthcare Report, patients are moving away from “Traditional Types of Care”. Nearly a Read more…
8 Important Features of Practice Management Software
Running a successful medical practice is an extremely difficult and labor-intensive process involving many moving parts and complex workflows. Thus, anything that can streamline the process is extremely valuable. Improving efficiencies and simplifying workflows is necessary for improving the performance of the practice. Office management tools have existed for decades, but they are simply not Read more…
4 Tips for Improving Cybersecurity at Your Practice
The COVID-19 pandemic has been around for over two years now; that’s two years where most medical practices have primarily worked virtually. While mass adoption of telemedicine was initially a response to the pandemic, it’s enduring popularity means it will likely continue to remain a key part of healthcare in the years to come. While Read more…
AI in Dermatology: What to Expect in 2022
Throughout the last few years, science and technology have undergone massive advances. As a result, our lifestyles have changed dramatically. AI, standing for Artificial Intelligence, is one of the buzzwords in tech that transforms every walk of our lives, including medicine. Although AI has been used in many sectors of medicine throughout the last few Read more…
The Stark Law and What It Could Mean for Your Practice
A medical practice requires cooperation between medical professionals to properly function. This cooperation is not limited to just physicians within the same facility, but also extends to referrals to other practices and providers. However, some have raised concerns about referrals being made for the wrong reasons and this has led to the introduction of legislation Read more…