For Patients, What A Difference A Note Makes
By Jenny Gold October 2nd, 2012, 6:01 AM Doctors are required by federal law to provide patients with a copy of their medical notes upon request, but few patients ask and doctors generally don’t make...
View ArticleVerifying Patient Health Benefits a Must at Your Medical Practice
Blog | October 13, 2012 | Billing and Collections, Patient Relations, Staff, Front Desk By P.J. Cloud-Moulds Two dollars and fifty-five cents. That’s how much it costs for an employee making $15 per...
View ArticleRetail clinics may compromise primary care relationship
November 6, 2012 | By Debra Beaulieu Patients who visit a retail clinic for a minor illness, such as sore throat or urinary tract infection, are more likely to go back to the retail setting than their...
View ArticleEHRs pinpoint patients who need personalized health messages
November 17, 2012 | By Marla Durben Hirsch Patients who received personalized messages about their risk of cardiovascular disease generated from EHR data were more likely to get medication to reduce...
View ArticleHigh deductibles cause confusion, hardship for docs and patients
December 19, 2012 | By Debra Beaulieu Nearly a third of U.S. adults said they put off getting medical care because of costs in 2012, according to a new Gallup poll. This year’s 32 percent figure is the...
View ArticleHealth Insurance: Now Sold in Stores
With the Patient Affordable Care Act in full motion, people will be required to have health insurance. With that said, the health insurance exchange is gearing but so is retail health insurance. This...
View Article3 practical ways to cut wait times for appointments
January 23, 2013 | By Debra Beaulieu Simple changes in scheduling habits can break bottlenecks and allow new patients to see doctors substantially sooner, according to a new study from researchers at...
View ArticleMSOC Health Teaming up with Meredith College’s MBA Program 5/10/13
Cameron Cox, III, will be speaking this Friday at 10am at Meredith College on the topic of “Patients as Customers.” MSOC is teaming up with Meredith College’s MBA Program to offer this program to...
View ArticleHIPAA Security Has Teeth, So Locate and Secure Your Healthcare Data
Blog | May 07, 2013 | HIPAA, Health IT, Law & Malpractice, Patients By Marion K. Jenkins, PhD, FHIMSS The HIPAA Security Rule has gone through two major modifications since it first came out in...
View ArticlePatient Balances: Get Them or Get Ready to Close Your Practice
By P.j. Cloud-moulds Posted on the Physicians Practice blog July 20, 2013 I read an article recently from CNN about physicians selling their practices to hospitals due to the impending accountable...
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