Weekly Checkup: September 9-13

September heralds in cooler temperatures and the changing leaves of autumn – except in South Florida, where it’s basically summer all year around.

We at PYP like to be one with our environment, so we never cool down or change our approach to health IT writing. It’s always full-steam ahead, so to speak. And this week we zeroed in on using health IT software to overcome the challenges currently encumbering many U.S. physicians.

Power Your Practice

Although it’s unfeasible for most physicians to adopt the micropractice model, larger practices can still learn from the concept.

With reimbursement rates declining, practices can’t afford to let patients avoid copays. Patient portals, practice management software, and the promise of payment logs are three ways you can keep patients from skipping out on the bill.

Rosemarie Nelson, MGMA Principal Consultant, will discuss the features needed in an EHR to make your practice more profitable and productive in a free, upcoming webinar sponsored by CareCloud.

Experts estimate that only 50% of patients take their medications as directed. This may lead to patients’ conditions persisting or even worsening. We explore a few tactics to get patients to adhere to their prescriptions.

When used effectively, Facebook and Twitter are great ways to engage patients. Yet, they aren’t so great if a patient’s health information gets compromised. Here are some tips for avoiding social media-related HIPAA penalties.

CareCloud Blog

The aforementioned Rosemarie Nelson sat down with CareCloud for a Q&A session in a preview of the webinar she’ll be leading on September 17, that’ll reveal seven must-have EHR features.

Denied claims, underpayments, and patients failing to pay copays are some of the primary reasons revenue cycles become faulty. Luckily, there are best practices for correcting all three issues.

CareCloud won a WebAward for Outstanding Website this week, courtesy of the Web Marketing Association.

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