Practice Management
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15 Highly Effective Ways to Decrease Patient Wait Time
Long patient wait times are a big impediment to doctor/patient trust. In an era of consolidation, litigation, regulation, and an increasingly skeptical populace, that's a dangerous situation indeed.
Ben Brenner5 min readRead Article - Practice Management
20 Reasons to Opt Out of Medicare and Win Back Your Sanity
As an increasing number of physicians and practices follow a Medicare opt out model, many who haven't opted out yet are curious. Will opting out mean more money or less? More headaches or fewer?
Ben Brenner10 min readRead Article - Practice Management
Dentist - 12 Ways to Build Patient Trust
Dentist practices are facing a crisis of patient trust. They suffer from the same affliction plaguing physicians' practices at large. Namely, private practices are being gobbled up at an alarming rate by hospitals and venture capitalists. To survive, a practice must build solid trust relationships with patients. Sadly, that trick is getting exponentially harder to pull off.
Ben Brenner12 min readRead Article - Practice Management
What Is Professional Courtesy and When Is It Insurance Fraud?
"Physician, heal thyself" may make a good proverb, but it's anything but practical. Though at times physicians may self-prescribe medications (they shouldn't!) it's impossible to maintain necessary objectivity when treating yourself or your loved ones.
Ben Brenner10 min readRead Article - Practice Management
Prescription Refill Apps: More Than Just Reminders
It seems like it was only a small amount of years ago that prescription refills became available via the standard phone. The technology that was developed interfacing the pharmacy management systems with the individual phone systems was a long and detailed process, with the success introducing the patient to automation that brought about the first technology convenience. But those days were just the beginning and the technology that began as a refill process has been catapulted well beyond and into new functionalities.
Ben Brenner3 min readRead Article - Practice Management
Office Ally: Reviews, FAQs, Tutorials and Resources
For a private practice, choosing an EHR, a clearinghouse, or a practice management system is no small feat. A wrong choice can mean lost time, lost reputation, frustrated staff, shrinking clientele, lost revenue, and even lawsuits.
Ben Brenner13 min readRead Article - Practice Management
Importance of Secure Document Shredding in the Medical Industry
Identity theft has increased at almost exponential rates, to the point where around one in three individuals have fallen prey to it. However, the topic doesn’t just affect the average consumer, but can be devastating when it comes to businesses. This is especially important as it relates to the medical industry where you can have a combination of personal business and individual patient data at risk. Criminals will go to any length for fast and easy data access and using documents can be a favorite.
Ben Brenner3 min readRead Article - Practice Management
How to Save Money with Proper Waste Classification
(image credit Stephen Witherden - Medical Waste. Sous licence CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
Ben Brenner4 min readRead Article - Practice Management
Why We Love Nurses (and You Should, Too)!
Any job within the medical field has its own set of unique challenges. That’s because medicine deals with life and death situations, the latest developments in health technology and the complex needs of patients, often at short notice. But a certain profession in the medical industry tends to blend into the background, even though it is pivotal to the welfare of patients from all walks of life. This blog is dedicated to these heroes, nurses.
Ben Brenner3 min readRead Article - Practice Management
5 Best Healthcare Sites to Follow
In today’s fast-paced world, it can be difficult to keep up with the latest in medical knowledge and technology. But the good news is there are many healthcare related websites that do this valuable work for you, making sure you’re up-to-date at all times. Furthermore, you can also turn to some essential Twitter feeds for the most current trends in the medical industry.
Ben Brenner3 min readRead Article