Healthcare

A new bill wants to incentivize psychiatrists, hospitals to adopt EHR for mental health patients

A new bill wants to incentivize psychiatrists, hospitals to adopt EHR for mental health patients

Earlier this week U.S. Rep Tim Murphy from the 18th district in Pennsylvania introduced a bill to integrate medical records for addiction treatment with the rest of the patients’ electronic medical record.

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Is Biometric Identification the Answer to Patient Data Integrity Issues?

Is Biometric Identification the Answer to Patient Data Integrity Issues?

Patients can now access their own records online to view medical results, schedule appointments, request prescription refills, and manage their medical claims.

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Are You Ready for Value-Based Care? 7 Things to Consider

Are You Ready for Value-Based Care? 7 Things to Consider

While a majority of hospitals and physician practices appear to be well on their way to successfully making the transition to value-based care models, there remains many other organizations who still have work to do. Here are seven things to consider as you continue to assess your readiness for the shift from fee-for-service to VBC.

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Key Ways to Boost Collection of Patient Financial Responsibility

Key Ways to Boost Collection of Patient Financial Responsibility

How can healthcare providers redesign their medical billing processes to account for the steep rise in patient financial responsibility?

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4 Focus Areas For An Efficient Legacy System A/R Work Down

4 Focus Areas For An Efficient Legacy System A/R Work Down

The best way to keep the revenue cycle operating effectively is to begin planning for the A/R work down earlier in the system conversion process. 

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