Providing a great patient experience is slowly shifting from a differentiator to a survival tactic. In a world where reimbursements are tied to patient...
Medical Groups
For the 23rd episode of the Healthcare IT Podcast, we’re asking the question Are Medical Groups Still Viable? This is a big question with a lot of nuance...
The exhibit hall at the 2019 Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) Annual Conference – #MGMA19AC, featured an astounding 69 new companies – almost...
As part of its “Patients over Paperwork” effort, CMS recently issued a Request for Information seeking new ideas on reducing levels of administrative burden...
Though most medical groups have invested heavily in health IT, particularly EHRs, most are still struggling to manage the data necessary for running the...
Ever wonder what large medical practices want from the EHRs these days? According to one study, the answer is “cloud-based systems with all the bells and...
Take a look around you at HIMSS18 and you will see a lot of different types. Of course, the biggest and flashiest presence will be the hordes of vendor...
One might assume that by this point, virtually every provider with a shred of IT in place is doing some form of patient data exchange. After all, many studies...
Recently, I had an initial appointment with a primary care practice. As I expected, I had a lot of paperwork to fill out, including not only routine...
Right now, as things stand, only a small percentage of medical practices have fully implemented EMRs (about 15 percent), research suggests. But the trend...