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Healthcare Payment for Outcomes like Performance Pay for Teachers The debate among educators about using student test scores to “grade” teachers has been around for a while. The debates line up like this: Standardized testing can evaluate the efficacy of teaching skills vs. test... Read More

Remember back in college when you had to write those exhaustive research papers? I do. There were times the words just flew out of my mind and onto the page with ease. More so than not, however, I had some trouble formulating a thought or determining the direction the paper... Read More

The benefits of tele-monitoring are evident, especially for some diagnoses.  But the theory behind tele-monitoring and the realities of dealing with tele-monitoring have a gap in-between them.  How to over-come the gap and bring real value is the question. More and more hospitals... Read More

Just read a pretty interesting article about patient vs. customer as the language being used in healthcare but not in any other industry.  The point was made that the word “patient” is now an antiquated term for healthcare consumer and in very real ways, patients are now... Read More

As we reflect on this past year and prepare for 2014; a time to pause and take realistic stock of our practices is in order. What did your practices do right this year?  How did you change and grow?  What technologies did you add to your practices?  How are they working for you? ... Read More

By Andy Popple Most medical groups, and privately held companies, are governed by owners who serve on the board of directors. For independent medical groups, Medical Management Services often provides assistance in evaluating effectiveness of a particular board structure,... Read More

With the current trend of higher deductibles and co-pays, health care practices need to evaluate their current self-pay (patient portion) strategies and make needed adjustments. There is a growing need for practices to mitigate the effects of a growing self-pay population.... Read More

Patient portals as a way of communicating with and to patients is now becoming more popular with patients and physicians.  While patient portals require no small amount of IT expertise and over-sight to build and maintain; once established, they provide a platform for... Read More

As October 1st gets closer and closer, many practices are wondering what to expect as that date signifies the beginning of exchanges, insurance reform and the official start date of the Affordable Care Act. 17 states have opted to run their own exchanges.  Of these, the GAO... Read More

Over the past several years, hospitals, physicians and other providers have been spending billions of dollars nationally to install electronic medical records and other information technologies. The EMRs, which also can be shared online through secure networks, help to reduce... Read More