Patient experience is the sum of all interactions patients have with a health care system. It’s considered one of the key elements to delivering healthcare quality, along with safety and effectiveness. In fact, some studies have found that various aspects of patient experience positively influence healthcare processes and outcomes.
Here are 7 ways you can […]
In 1996, Congress passed the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which was designed to protect sensitive personal health information. Keep in mind that at the time of its passage, medical records were either written or printed, and stored in filing cabinets. Transitioning to electronically stored data hasn’t changed the HIPAA privacy and security […]
It’s estimated that medical errors cost at least $19.5 billion dollars a year. While this number is staggering on its own, add in the financial costs of lost productivity and the amount escalates to $1 trillion. While this number represents the cost to the country as whole, if your practice is losing just a fraction […]
Physical therapy practices are entrusted with providing patients with excellent care while dealing with the ever-growing complexities and challenges of effectively running their practice. Unlike other medical specialties, physical therapy offices are often left lagging behind in solution-based technology due to their unique nature. For years, physical therapy practices have been working to find solutions […]
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) was enacted in 2015 with the goal of creating a flexible, unified program for reimbursing physicians under two value-based payment tracks – the Merit Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and the Alternative Payment Model (AMP)
According to CMS.gov, the purpose of MACRA is to create a quality based […]
We’re quickly approaching 2019, the year when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services – otherwise known as CMS – is set to begin its new reimbursement program (MACRA) based on a quality system that rewards clinicians with high quality scores and likewise penalizes those that achieve lower numbers. The goal is to ensure that […]
The 2015 Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) changed how Medicare Part B providers would be paid.
Replacing the volume-based payment system, MACRA is a performance-based system that rewards providers that give patients great value and outstanding service and care.
Under MACRA, healthcare providers are eligible to join the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), which combines […]
In 2015, the government implemented the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) to update the standards for patient billing and to reward healthcare facilities that were providing outstanding patient care.
This quick overview of MACRA can provide you with the knowledge to take advantage of the changes necessary to remain in compliance.
Explaining MACRA
At its core, […]
Pediatric Physical Therapists are getting on board with fully electronic systems in their practice and as the number of benefits grow, so too does interest in pediatric therapy EMR software. Electronic medical records don’t just offer convenience and ease for medical professionals (though that is one undeniable benefit), but they also offer an opportunity to […]
Bariatrics is one of those fields that requires a significant amount of monitoring, tracking, charting and changing. If you were doing everything by paper, simply keeping track of a patient’s vitals could be a full-time job. However, with bariatrics practice management and EMR software, you can do more for each patient in less time and […]
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