by Abraham Whaley | Jan 25, 2012 | Innovation, Practice Marketing, Social Media
As healthcare embraces technology to improve patient outcomes, streamline operations, and lower costs, the technologies with the most impact are the ones that Make Things Simpler. One of the most basic ways to simplify a complex process to is...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 10, 2012 | Innovation, Leadership, Learn This: Technology Answers, Physician Relations, Practice Marketing, Social Media
Grand Rounds is a weekly summary of the best healthcare writing online, featuring stories, opinion and analysis from doctors, nurses, patients, researchers and administrators, as well as journalists. Each Tuesday, a different blogger takes the helm, publishing a new...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jan 5, 2012 | 12 Ways to Supercharge Your Practice, Collections, Billing & Coding, Innovation
There are two things I’ve found over the years that medical offices have a hard time giving up. One is the appointment book. The other is patient statements. My first experience with creating patient statements was placing patient ledger cards on the copier. The...
by Abraham Whaley | Dec 7, 2011 | Innovation
One of the most exciting trends in modern healthcare can be found at the intersection of two larger societal changes: the shifting demographics of an aging Baby-Boomer population, and the fast adoption of smart mobile devices and mobile application platforms. As...
by Abraham Whaley | Nov 16, 2011 | Electronic Medical Records, Innovation, Learn This: Technology Answers
A personal health record (or PHR) is an individual electronic health record that is stored securely on the Internet so it can be accessed by medical providers and caregivers who have permission. PHRs allow the storage of all critical health history information in one...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Nov 14, 2011 | Compliance, Day-to-Day Operations, Innovation
Record retention can be a significant problem for healthcare groups. Different federal and state regulations require different retention schedules for medical records and other medical-service related documents. Many managers and physicians are confused on how long...
