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A productive healthcare practice is one of the main goals of most healthcare practices. No matter your specialty, productivity means money gained and money spent. Every practice is looking for operational improvements that make a difference to their bottom line. And if you are... Read More

“More interoperability, more upgrades, more plug-ins, more costs” That’s what Forbes says about EHR costs in the future; more, more, more. The reason is simple. There is now not one existing end-to-end EHR that fully meets needs of providers, facilities and patients. The cost of... Read More

Healthcare Practice Managers are always in need of good advice. For that matter, any manager is in need of good advice. Over many years of practice management and being in the healthcare industry, I have had several experiences that have taught me something. Maybe not always at... Read More

What does a practice do when the EHR they have purchased (for whatever reason) has failed to meet the expectation of staff and providers? How do you go about replacing an EHR? Regardless of the reason, if staff and providers are convinced it will not work, then guess what? It... Read More

In this age of instant, there are some things that simply are not satisfactory instant. Instant coffee for instance. Really awful stuff.   There is something about savoring a well-made cup of coffee that renders instant coffee completely unnecessary. We willingly wait in long... Read More

Every day we speak to healthcare practices and physicians who know they are in trouble and need help. Almost 90% of the time, if they had called 6 months ago, we could have helped to prevent the feeling of desperateness most of them express. So when is the right time to begin the... Read More

In 2012, healthcare spending in the United States hit $2.6 trillion, almost 10 times the $256 billion that was spent 30 years ago. Approximately half of this spending goes toward hospital care and clinical services. It is not uncommon for 40 percent of the providing care costs to... Read More

Successful healthcare practices (whether standalone or clinics) share three characteristics that are true not only in healthcare but also any business or industry.  For years, the belief that healthcare was somehow different than most businesses kept the industry from making the... Read More

An email from a vendor came the other day saying that their tools were designed to make conversion to ICD 10 easier.  So my interest peaked until the reality sunk in that it was really just a sales ploy. The reality is that conversion to ICD 10 is complex and requires months of... Read More

The Affordable Care Act now requires that preventive care visits and preventive services, including lab work, be provided without any deductible payment. While it may appear to be a great idea for wellness centered care, it presents patients (particularly those with... Read More