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Choosing a Phone System for Your Practice, Part 1
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The Assault on the Medical Profession
It used to be that two cereal-box tops and a quarter would get you a Flash Gordon secret decoder ring. Nowadays, the same will get you the word “Doctor” in front of your name. It reminds me of a scene from an old sitcom called Fernwood Tonight in which a man is having a heart […]
Tagged with: medical profession, optometrist, optometry, scope of practice
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Get the Inside Track for Your Practice The “Medical Practice Experts Alliance” offers medical professionals a practical, hands-on look inside some of the most successful medical practices across the U.S. By becoming a member, you’ll gain access to premium content that reveals: A simple method of using your least qualified staff member to increase revenue […]
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Can EMR Save You Money?
A frequent discussion among colleagues, especially if they are in the same group, is whether or not a practice will ever realize a return on their investment in an EMR system. Of course, this is beside the point that the government is mandating the use of EMR by within the next ten years. While hospitals […]
Tagged with: healthcare IT, information technology, software
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Perhaps one of the most challenging aspects of implementing an electronic medical records system (EMR) is managing its effect on the staff. According to a study by executive search firm Korn/Ferry International, one of the most common mistakes that executives make when joining a company or making changes is failing to properly read the existing […]
Tagged with: EMR training, project, project management, software, staff training for emr
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Your medical practice is really no different than any other type of business when it comes to the economy. Granted, perhaps medicine is a bit more insulated than the retail industry – people always get sick, but they don’t always need a new car or house. However, discussions we have had with physicians in a […]
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Professional Courtesy
Every so often there is an article in a newspaper written by someone complaining about “rich doctors” giving professional courtesy (not charging each other or their families for medical care), and blaming that in part for the escalating costs of medicine in this country. Don’t you just hate when the misinformed have a platform from […]
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So, you’ve now made the decision to get your office running on an electronic medical records (EMR) system and you’ve chosen the specific software you want. Before you start making any major software or hardware purchases, however, you should have someone help you implement EMR into your practice – an IT (information technology) consultant or […]