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Digital Practice Management: Faster Visits, Better Outcomes

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The field of healthcare is growing rapidly and with it, patients' expectations. The long wait time, the repetitive documents, and ineffective communications have become unacceptable in today's digital world. Medical practices and clinics who embrace the digital age are discovering an important reality: when processes run efficiently, the quality of care for patients improves. In the middle of the digital transformation is practice management, the most efficient and effective method to manage healthcare facilities and deliver better results for patients and providers alike. Change from paper-based workflows to digital Workflows The traditional practice management system relied heavily on manual procedures. Front desk staff were juggling phone inquiries, forms of intake on paper appointments books, the paperwork for billing, which often led to mistakes, delays as well as staff burnout. Staff members were able to document appointments instead of paying attention to the patient...

How Clinic Management Software Solves Common Clinic Operational Challenges

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  The software for clinic management plays an essential part in the modern health system by aiding clinics in managing their daily activities successfully. Clinics face a lot of challenges with scheduling the billing process, patient records along with staff coordination, as well as communications. When these activities are dependent on manual procedures or unconnected software, mistakes increase and efficiency decreases. Clinic management software addresses the issues by linking everything into one organized digital platform. Clinics are able to operate more efficiently, cut costs and focus on providing care to patients. Managing Appointments and Reducing No-Shows The scheduling of appointments is one of the biggest challenges that clinics confront. Scheduling appointments manually can lead to multiple appointments, missed visits and inadequate timing administration. Clinic management software eases this procedure by providing automatic scheduling tools. The staff can quickly ch...

Closing the Care Gap With Smarter Patient Engagement Solutions

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  Health systems around the world have been under pressure for high-quality health care services to aging populations and the growing population which often have limited resources. One of the biggest problems concerns the "care gap"--the incompatibility between the patient and their provider which leads to delays in appointments, poorly managed chronic illnesses, delays in diagnosis and worse outcomes. With this in mind, patient engagement solutions are not just an option and are a necessity to bridge the gap between accessibility, communication and the continuity of healthcare. Understanding the Care Gap in Modern Healthcare The gap in care is the gap between what patients ought to receive and the services they receive. The gap may be evident during various stages of the journey of care: as patients are unable to make appointments, don't comply with treatment schedules and are not able to access timely to their healthcare providers. The social determinants of health the...

How to Choose the Right Solutions in the athenahealth Marketplace

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The marketplace athenahealth has evolved into a powerful platform for healthcare companies seeking to improve workflows for clinicians as well as improve outcomes for patients and simplify administrative processes. With hundreds of integrated apps that are designed to seamlessly integrate with athenahealth's main platform market, it offers a lot of opportunities, but also complex. Selecting the right tools could be overwhelming if you don't have a strategy in place. This guide will guide you through how to assess the options, contrast, and choose the most effective tools from athenahealth Marketplace .  Learning about the athenahealth Marketplace Athenahealth Marketplace offers a carefully selected collection of applications from third parties that work directly with athenahealth's EHR practices, practice management and Revenue Cycle tools. The solutions are able to cover a broad spectrum of applications such as billing optimization and population health, telehealth, intero...