Practice Management System

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Advantages of a Practice Management System

The process of setting up and operating a medical practice of any nature can be dreadfully demanding with respect to commitment and time. A successful business enterprise needs to have harmony between all its departments and a very high standard of professionalism to boot. Practice management in medicine is concerned with bringing together a team […]

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Practice Management Software, Beyond Healthcare

Healthcare professionals have been relying on health IT applications like Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Practice Management software for managing the clinical and non-clinical workflows respectively. Since maintaining the business side of the practice is also a crucial aspect for physicians, they surely wanted to have a solution not only to streamline resource allocation throughout […]

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The Physician and Practice Management

As part of the health IT industry, it seemed fascinating that despite the operating scales of practices, physicians all across the US are adopting health IT applications like EMR and practice management software. While some physicians can’t thank the government enough for its stimulus package, others fail to appreciate the benefits that EMR vendors are […]

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Practice Management – How has it Changed Overtime?

Information technology has come a long way to add more, technologically value adding features to the health IT applications like practice management. While some of the physicians still consider practice management to be a mere tool for scheduling appointments. i.e. digitally standardized appointment book. However, the reality is, today the software itself has a lot […]

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Practice Management Software – Another Asset to Healthcare

Although CMS’ financial incentive programs had played an important role in increasing the adoption of Electronic Medical Records (EMR), physicians also became aware of the potential benefits of Practice Management software. Healthcare professionals are aware of the fact that while EMRs maintain the clinical documentation for physicians, practice management ensures seamless workflow transition between the […]

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Practice Management Software — Going Beyond Basics

My last article on Practice Management software was just a brief concept check. It was construed in a way to help readers understand the most basic functions of Practice Management software. However, apart from the basic functionalities of documenting patient demographics, medical history, etc, I intend to elaborate on some of the slightly more advanced […]

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Certified EHR getting data from non-certified PM system

One very common question I receive about the CMS EHR Incentive Programs for Eligible Providers (EPs) concerns their use of a separate Practice Management System. Many EPs have an EHR that has received Certified Complete EHR status from CMS. They often have a separate Practice Management System that incorporates the functionality to maintain scheduling, billing, patient accounts, and […]