Substance abuse is a stark reality of the American healthcare landscape. Telemedicine is a plausible solution to address the opioid crisis. Substance abuse is a stark reality of the American healthcare landscape. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse, more than 130 Americans die every day due to opioid overdose. CDCP further estimates that Read more…
Physicians And Healthcare Disruptors
It is high time to leverage the problem-solving skills of physicians for developing physician-friendly technology solutions. Have you ever interviewed a physician and asked him what drove him to become one? You might almost always hear philanthropic stories for their innate love for helping others, or admiration for a parent or another family member who Read more…
Maximizing ROI on Advanced Practice Providers
To meet the demands for physicians, many health systems and hospitals are rapidly expanding their portfolio to include more APPs, making them one of the fastest-growing healthcare workforce. Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), such as physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, and clinical social workers, can generate considerable Return on Investment (ROI) for your practice. Read more…
What will a Practice Need to Offer Telemedicine?
Are you planning to implement a telemedicine solution at your medical practice? Here are all the essential things that you need to have in place to make the implementation a success: Medical practices are increasingly embracing digital health technologies to deliver superior quality care. Telemedicine is undoubtedly one of the widely acknowledged health information technologies Read more…
Reducing The Burden of Prior Authorizations – Top 10 Strategies
Here is how you can reduce the burden of the time-consuming and cumbersome process of prior authorizations. Prior authorization is one of the principal ways that healthcare professionals seek to control costs. It is mandated by policymakers to ensure coverage of certain drugs and step therapy. However, it is also one of the leading concerns Read more…
4 Reasons Telehealth Will Transform Healthcare
Telemedicine offers a channel for delivering quality care that can bridge the gap and provide care across the entire continuum. As we are moving deeper into a digitized world, we come across numerous innovative technologies that are transforming every aspect of everyday life. The prolific use of digital health technologies is one smart manifestation of Read more…
Data Driven Cost & Quality Decisions
Health systems can improve physician engagement through data and evidence. Here are our key recommendations. An increasing number of physicians today prefer hospital employment over private practice. The underlying reasons vary from gaining practical exposure to access to rich data in cost-effective manner. However, this does not really mean that they became quality and cost Read more…
8 Ways the CARES Act Will Help Improve Telehealth Expansion
The CARES Act is playing its due role in expanding telehealth across the U.S. Signed on March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) is formidable legislation that represents the most extensive economic stimulus package in the history of the United States. It is aimed at providing much-needed financial assistance Read more…
7 Tips for Hiring Staff at Small & Independent Practices
Are you a small practice facing trouble while recruiting top talent? Here are a few effective tips? Given their limited scale of operations, small and independent practices tend to face serious challenges while they run their competitive race for acquiring talent. Since they already suffer from a lack of recruitment and retention resources, limited financial Read more…
CMS proposes permanent expansion of telehealth
CMS has proposed to make telehealth concessions implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic permanent. Telehealth experienced the real push for adoption and implementation in 2019 when CMS approved payments to physicians for virtual check-ins. During the coronavirus pandemic, CMS enacted rule on March 30, offering relaxations to facilitate the expansion of telehealth. Now, CMS has proposed Read more…