Practice Management News and Resources for Healthcare

Nurses Play a Critical Role in EHR Optimization, Data Governance

May 23, 2018 - Most healthcare organizations have now celebrated at least a handful of anniversaries with their electronic health records, and are now coming to the realization that implementation was only the start of a long and often difficult optimization and data governance journey. Even when health IT tools are well-suited to the organization right out of...

Data Analytics, Agile Implementation Speed Healthcare Quality Improvement

April 04, 2018 by Jennifer Bresnick

The healthcare industry has been through numerous trials in recent years, from the financial and technical alterations brought by the Affordable Care Act and the HITECH Act to the rise of consumerism...

Lack of Big Data Analytics Agility Hobbles Healthcare Orgs

July 11, 2016 by Jennifer Bresnick

Healthcare organizations are not necessarily known for embracing innovation at the speed of light, but the relentless pace of technological and regulatory disruption bombarding the industry has started...

Five New Year’s Resolutions for Physicians and Health IT Pros

December 31, 2015 by Jennifer Bresnick

It’s that time of the year again: time to finish up the last of the Christmas cookies, regret making plans to attend an overpriced New Year’s Eve event, and scribble down those resolutions...

Patient-Centered Medical Home Upkeep Costs $8000 per Month

September 23, 2015 by Jennifer Bresnick

Maintaining the staffing and care coordination requirements of the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) costs an average of $8600 per month, and even partial implementation of PCMH features can cost...

86% of Providers Aim for Integrated EHR, Practice Management

June 08, 2015 by Jennifer Bresnick

EHR replacement continues to be a major force in the health IT market, finds Black Book Rankings in its latest industry survey, as providers attempt to retool their infrastructure to meet the data-heavy...

Data registry flags overlapping payers for revenue management

September 09, 2014 by Jennifer Bresnick

Patients covered under more than one health insurance payer may no longer cause squabbles in the accounting office thanks to the newly announced nationwide rollout of COB Smart from the Council for...