by Smitha Gopal | Dec 21, 2018 | Emerging Technology & Trends
Originally published on March 2, 2018 The pros and cons of operating a direct-pay practice As the demands of practicing medicine have increased, many doctors are becoming increasingly discouraged and burned out. One solution? Eliminating the headaches of accepting...
by J. Malanka | Nov 10, 2017 | Emerging Technology & Trends
Why being open about health care costs benefits patients – and your practice The cost of health care is expected to rise by more than 85 percent over the next 20 years, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). And patients are bearing more of the...
by Katie Moyer | Oct 6, 2017 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Medical Marketing, Patient Engagement
Get more patients by focusing on what’s important to them Recently, we’ve discussed many ways to improve your practice’s marketing efforts. Having a strong online presence and using digital marketing strategies are important in 2017. But those aren’t the only...
by Katie Moyer | Jul 28, 2017 | Emerging Technology & Trends, Patient Engagement
These factors within doctors’ control make a difference to patients As the battle over health care reform in the U.S. rages on, doctors may feel that there is little they can do to improve things in any significant way for their patients in the midst of all this...
by J. Malanka | Jul 14, 2017 | Practice Pearls
Rising costs and insurance literacy affect access to care and outcomes There has been a “dramatic shift” in the way health care is paid for, reported the news website RevCycleIntelligence.com. Payment responsibility no longer falls primarily on payers and providers,...