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4 Tips to Prepare Your Child for a Doctor’s Office Visit

By: Bethany Nock | On: June 14, 2017

Almost every parent has experienced the “we’re going to the doctor” meltdown at some point. Children often have fears associated with medical situations such as separation from their parent, anticipated pain, or simply fear of the unknown. This creates stress not only for the child, but also for the parent or guardian. Don’t worry, preparing your child beforehand can help make check-ups smoother.

Read through the four simple tips below to create a better experience the next time your child visits their physician’s office.

What Is a Medical Practice Management System?

By: Bethany Nock | On: May 31, 2017

While every physician shares the primary responsibility of providing the best possible care to their patients, private practice physicians have the added challenge of running a business.

Managing a private practice can be expensive and exhausting, which is why physicians carefully choose their support staff — they want to make sure the clinic is filled with a team who can handle the administrative burdens so they can focus on patient care.

Once a physician has hired the best personnel for their clinic, the next step to ensuring the practice is run as efficiently as possible is to adopt a medical practice management system. A medical practice management system is a type of healthcare software that manages the day-to-day operations of a clinic, such as appointment scheduling, billing and other administrative tasks.

Here's what private practice physicians need to know about the basic components of a medical practice management system.

3 Benefits of Offering Telemedicine Services at Your Clinic

By: Bethany Nock | On: May 23, 2017

Though originally developed to deliver care to patients who had difficulty traveling to their primary care physician’s office, telemedicine services have evolved into an effective tool for providing convenient routine medical care for all patients.

As private practice physicians look for more ways to improve their clinic, offering telemedicine services is an effective option for increasing patient satisfaction as well as the profitability of the practice.

Here are three benefits of offering telemedicine services at your clinic.

5 Most Common Medical Billing and Coding Errors

By: Bethany Nock | On: May 11, 2017

How accurate are the claims submitted by your medical billing department? Given the complexities of the medical coding system, it’s not surprising that mistakes are made.

Unfortunately, even small errors can lead to claim denials and payment delays.

A March 2016 NBC News report noted an error rate of 7 percent to 75 percent in medical claims, depending on the source of the statistics. In 2010, the Office of the Inspector General reported that 42 percent of Medicare claims were improperly coded and 19 percent lacked sufficient documentation.

Whether the true error rate is closer to 7 or 75 percent, billing mistakes can have a big impact on your bottom line.

In addition to being costly for your hospital, these types of mistakes can also affect your relationship with patients. Avoiding common medical billing and coding mistakes will help reduce your error rate and keep your patients happy.

Here are five errors commonly made by hospital medical billers.

3 Ways Hospital Admins Can Improve Healthcare Efficiency

By: Bethany Nock | On: May 3, 2017

From organizing regular meetings between departments to scheduling procedures throughout the week, there are dozens of ways hospital admins can increase efficiency.

Regardless of the industry, it can be tempting to maintain the same processes that have been in place for years, but just as the healthcare industry is constantly evolving so too must a hospital administrator’s approach to managing their facility.

Here are three cutting-edge ways hospital admins can improve healthcare efficiency.

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