The end of the year is an excellent time to rethink your strategy for building your practice and increasing relationships with your existing patients. In fact, many medical and dental practices around the country are already looking to the future with electronic patient intake forms, online patient registration
More dental and medical offices are starting to realize the benefits of electronic patient registration forms outweigh the problems inherent in using paper-based forms and traditional PDFs. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that up to 78.4 percent of office-based physicians, including dentists, use electronic health records and patient registration form....
Read MorePokémon Go is currently the most trending app of this year. Whether it’s a 90’s kid thriving on old feelings, parents who remember buying their kids these toys, or people who just want to fit in the trend. Pokemon Go is a big part of our lives now. For those of you who don’t play, Pokémon Go works by walking around town and catching Pokemon in different locations. Locations can also have...
Read MoreImprovement in dental technology is continually evolving, and a visit to the modern dentist is nothing like the images from your childhood. Take a look at how dental technology has improved in both digital means and actual treatments.
Read MoreGetting the office ready to transition from manual processing to online patient intake forms can seem difficult. In reality, the transition relies on how well your office staff can communicate. If you lack a secure forum for sharing notes, consider using one of these apps.
Read MoreFrom BlueCross BlueShield to Medicaid, the threat of a cyber security breach seems omnipresent and omnipotent. Earlier this month, the Washington State Health Care Authority identified a breach of the protected health information (PHI) of more than 91,000 patients. Practices are clamoring for reassurance of how an electronic patient forms’ provider prevents these breaches. Fortunately, Practice...
Read MoreIn the health care environment, protecting personal health information is crucial. Although the integration of electronic health records can assist, obtaining and recording patient information can still be cumbersome and time-consuming. As a result, there are a number of issues that usually occur:
Read MoreThe Affordable Care Act has significantly impacted the healthcare landscape in two major ways. The Individual Mandate requires that all Americans obtain insurance coverage, and Meaningful Use requires health care providers to achieve benchmarks in their application of electronic health records (EHR) to streamline data capture and improve patient outcomes. The ACA also expanded Medicaid...
Read MoreThe Affordable Care Act has a number of different requirements¹ surrounding the application of Electronic Health Records (EHR) depending on the healthcare specialty of the provider. For example, primary care providers have significantly different EHR requirements than those of an outpatient surgery practice. That’s because the latter has a far more limited scope and predictable workflow...
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