Practice Management Software

Whether your practice is big or small, studies support using EHR to improve efficiency, reduce errors, and improve patient experiences at your practice. Depending on the size of your practice, however, you may have different needs. Not all EHR users are the same. Your practice deserves to have a customized solution that fits your practice and your patients. Find out how you can implement a system that works for you.

As the new year begins, significant challenges still plague EHR in 2017. As vendors and clinic staff make EHR systems a more significant aspect of healthcare, these challenges may become weaknesses that damage the usefulness of EHR software in the short run. EHR software still has significant opportunity ahead to improve efficiency, provide better access to healthcare information, and offer higher-quality care. The biggest challenge in 2017 will be fulfilling these promises.

You can set your own practice growth goals based on how your clinic is currently performing and how much you want it to grow in the future. Collect together the data you currently have along with any marketing statistics, patient enrollment numbers, and other information you have before starting your benchmarking. From there, you can set specific quantitative and qualitative goals to guide your practice’s expansion or maintenance.

Recently, the Office of the Federal Register published an update on MIPS along with changes that will impact valued-based healthcare and providers who accept Medicare Part B reimbursements. These changes were announced in response to public comments about the proposed MACRA regulations. Generally speaking, this final ruling attempts to address the concerns of small practices and clinicians who are unsure about MACRA’s changes and how to participate in reporting.

With mobile EHR system, you can access your data on-the-go. Even away from your computer, you can check patient records, update information, and access charts and test data. Many vendors offer mobile healthcare apps that are compatible with the full desktop versions. Your vendor can help you determine if mobile apps are right for your […]

Different practices can form agreements to share patient data electronically on a secure, interoperable system. These EHR data sharing and exchanges allow providers to easily access and share changes to patient records so providers from different specialties can readily use the same information. For chiropractors, these agreements represent an opportunity to view records created for their patients by another partnering clinic.

New technology, particularly EHR software, can be intimidating enough that many chiropractors avoid learning how to make the most of this software’s many features and uses. If you are diligent and approach your EHR system with a healthy sense of curiosity, you too can maximize your own understanding of EHR software and learn powerful new skills that reduce your workload.

As a provider of healthcare for patients, your clinic is required to ensure that patient data is secure and adequately protected. Healthcare organizations such as chiropractic practices are regulated by HIPAA and must complete a security risk assessment to look for possible threats to patient information.

Practices that automate their payment with chiropractic billing software may see significant time and financial savings. By saving administrative time and the expense of hiring a bookkeeper for all financial tasks, your office can conserve and allocate resources for other needs.

These questions are designed to help you evaluate a vendor’s performance during a live chiropractic EHR demo. This checklist allows you to compare vendors directly. Be sure to write down your own questions to ask each vendor and notes about the software so that you can can compare systems before making a decision.