What’s the worst part of going to the doctor? Waiting. Sitting in an uncomfortable chair in a boring, sterile room, next to someone watching a loud video on their smartphone for an hour before you get to your appointment is not the best experience. You can’t help but wonder: how many of the other people Read more…
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The Most Popular Websites for Patient Reviews
Finding the perfect doctor for your needs can be a long and arduous process. A patient-physician relationship is a delicate and extremely private one; it takes a great deal of time and trust to build. Naturally then, most patients prefer to do their own extensive research before taking the first step and booking an appointment. Read more…
Using Telehealth to Engage Senior Patients
Senior patients have, by and large, embraced telehealth. Surveys have found that over 60% of Medicare eligible seniors enthusiastically took to telehealth during the pandemic, and that senior usage of telehealth services increased by 300% over the course of the pandemic. Telehealth has, in many ways, already gotten senior patients more engaged in their healthcare; 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…
Why Patients Switch Providers and How to Stop Them
The past few years have brought about a great upheaval in our very way of life. One of the deadliest global pandemics in human history is not something one can just brush off after all, and almost everyone has had to adapt in some form to continue working and living. This is true for healthcare Read more…
Managing Conflict With Difficult Patients
Conflict is a frequent workplace phenomenon, and healthcare is no exception. Conflict is a frequent workplace phenomenon, and healthcare is no exception. The negative repercussions that it renders upon the overall health of the practice, however, are profound. These include dysfunctional teamwork, decreased patient satisfaction, and increased employee turnover. Research demonstrates that with adequate training Read more…
A Physician’s Guide to Patient Portals: Don’t Waste Time, Get Your Portal Online
While the uncertainty surrounding the adoption of cloud based Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems is gradually dissipating, many practices still remain reluctant to use the patient portals these systems offer. Patient portals are designed to enhance doctor-patient interaction, by providing the latter with secure access to information which includes their medical records, lab results and Read more…
How to improve your patient collections?
Medical practices need to be very careful about their billing. A weak billing department does not only impact revenues but also leads to dissatisfied patients, affecting your practice’s reputation. Thus, improving the business end of your practice should be a top priority. We at CureMD realize that doctors are not accountants. Thus, this article has Read more…
Avoid Patient Injury and Lawsuits
A lawsuit can take a massive toll on a physician’s confidence and reputation. Every day, physicians are faced with the risk of making mistakes that can potentially end up in a lawsuit, such as diagnostic errors or incomplete follow-ups. However, by creating procedures and policies to protect their practices, physicians can mitigate patient injuries, and Read more…
Patient-Centric EHR Data: 4 Essential Characteristics
Over the last decade or so, Government investment in the healthcare sector has enabled more doctors and hospitals to shift to Electronic Health Records (EHRs) software, but it still remains a tough challenge. Many clinicians do not have access to usable data for a specific patient. Interoperability, the true objective of an EHR, can only Read more…