A major focus of provider organizations heading into the New Year is centered on the delivery of value-based care and incorporating telehealth medicine into their practices. But without a solid security infrastructure, these programs will crash and burn before they’ve even left the gate. As more and more organizations add on digital tools to assist their medical [...]
EMR Systems Increase Efficiency in Physical Therapy Practices As a physical therapist, your clinic handles a variety of claim types, clinical documents and injuries. Spend more time working with your patients and less time handling the back-office paperwork with an electronic medical records (EMR) system. An EMR system can save you time managing different payer [...]
Add Value to Your Healthcare Business with Our Strategic Partners Partnering with service providers who have the same commitment to value and integrity that we have is essential to us. As such, our partner list is offered through careful selection. This list of Raintree Systems Partners aims to bring your healthcare business additional value. Clearinghouse [...]
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, frequently referred to as HIPAA, has been on the books since 1996 to establish standards and guidelines for maintaining the confidentiality and security of patient health information. Healthcare providers and their office personnel that violate the rules of HIPAA can find themselves facing serious consequences. Even though HIPAA [...]
Patient healthcare cost, including a range of expenses such as copay, deductibles and other out of pocket costs, have skyrocketed by almost 30% since 2015. As changes in insurance have put patients in the position of taking on more financial responsibility for their healthcare, collections have become a greater challenge for medical service providers across [...]
As a member of the medical community, you have undoubtedly noticed that many of your office practices that once involved paper trails and record keeping have become digitized. The switch to maintaining electronic patient records has been an important one for the industry and for the most part it has come with plenty of benefits. [...]
There are intricacies to managing different types of healthcare specialties, but those that work in mental and behavioral health face distinct challenges. Multiple case studies have been done on the value of EMR software for mental health practices, yet finding the right fit can be difficult because EMR software features vary widely and not all [...]
In this day and age, manually tracking the hustle and bustle in most pediatric practices is not efficient. In order for healthcare providers to guarantee a modern standard of care, avoid government penalties, and maintain organization, a professional EMR system is needed. The quality of EMR software depends on the creator. Some systems are clunky, [...]
Over the years, it has become increasingly difficult for medical practices to get the money they’ve earned by providing care for men, women, and children across the country. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: 70% of claims are paid the first time they’re submitted 30% of claims are denied, lost, or ignored [...]
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 [...]
