Recent statistics reveal that 96% of hospitals and 86% of physicians have adopted electronic health/medical records (EHR/EMR) to securely house as well as efficiently manage patient health information (PHI). While the data storage offered by EHR/EMR software is valuable, providers should also be able to access patients' medical history, document visits and track multi-disciplinary treatment plans with ease. In today's fast-paced healthcare environment, providers need technology-enabled solutions that can facilitate excellent patient experiences but also help them meet value-based care mandates all while still rebounding from the COVID pandemic. Keep reading to explore five different benefits that come from leveraging a comprehensive and customizable EHR/EMR system. 

In order for healthcare practices to understand every aspect of their financial and operational performance, they must collect as well as analyze data to identify what changes would improve clinical efficiencies as well as increase revenue. Fortunately, an intuitive and interactive business intelligence (BI) platform can help you leverage all this information to make informed decisions rather than perform manual data gathering. 

While many people recognize the integral role doctors play in the healing and recovery of patients, physical therapists are just as important in helping patients who are injured, have had surgery or need to restore everyday functionality. That's why each year, the Physical Therapy Day of Service (PTDOS) helps raise global awareness for physical therapy (PT) professionals and their contribution to the healthcare industry as well as empowers communities through acts of local volunteering.   

Every healthcare provider knows that the reimbursement process is often lengthy and that there are significant areas for potential loss due to inaccurate filing, premature charge capture or inefficient claims denial management. To counter these challenges, practicing important revenue cycle management (RCM) strategies is essential - click here to learn more about healthcare billing tactics. With an effective approach, you can easily manage all or parts of your billing, beginning with scheduling the initial appointment and concluding with the balance being fully paid.  

While front desk staff and office managers work to ensure that operations run smoothly, the team of therapists, clinicians or doctors at any practice is meant to help optimize the delivery of care as well as gain more clinical efficiencies. In order to do this, providers should implement software solutions that empower seamless collaboration, enable high level automation in addition to enhance engagement, reporting, billing and more. That's why understanding typical processes, identifying bottlenecks and clarifying key features to seek in operational support solutions is critical for any practice looking to implement or upgrade its technology. Click here to learn more about how to effectively switch software.  

Delivering care to young children differs greatly from treating adult patients, which means pediatric practices have unique operational requirements that are best streamlined with specific technology-enabled solutions. Instead of opting for a software tailored to adult therapy, pediatric clinics need a system with specialty specific documentation, interactive engagement and configurable practice management tools that ensure proper storage of electronic medical records (EMR) (i.e. immunization cards, family medical history etc.) as well as adequate reporting capabilities. Also, pediatric therapists should adopt a billing software that includes a pediatric format for notes along with goal banks, assessment content and standardized test data relevant to the population they serve.