The HIPAA Journal

MAY 20, 2025

HIPAA incident management is the process of tracking, responding to, and documenting HIPAA security incidents as they are detected by automated security tools or reported by members of the workforce. Location where the incident occurred. Description of the incident, including how it was discovered.

HIPAA

Medical Economics

JULY 8, 2025

Practices that take a proactive stance turn claim denials into early warning indicators that speed up payments and streamline everyday operations. Without a designated person or defined process for handling each step of denial follow-up, tasks easily slip through the cracks. You don’t need long training to make this work.

Huddles/Rounds

Mobius MD

MARCH 14, 2025

While we often focus our blog articles on streamlining clinical documentation , managing the deluge of messages in your EHR is equally important. For the average PCP seeing 20 patients per day, that adds up to over 13 hours per week. Use Message Templates Dont type the same response over and over.

Huddles/Rounds

Physicians Practice

JULY 23, 2025

Hey there folks, my name is Keith Reynolds, I’m the editor of Physicians Practice and for today’s P2 Management Minute let’s size up staff productivity in just three data-driven steps. Finally, follow the money. Celebrate billers who slash denials and coach anyone whose follow-up drags. Start with what patients feel.

Billing

Prism Career Institute

MAY 6, 2025

It’s also crucial to maintain patient confidentiality and follow Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. They also may work with a patient to schedule any follow-up appointments. This can be done by having up-to-date documentation, such as a CPR certification.

Medical Assistant

Arkenea

JUNE 20, 2025

Advanced Scheduling Optimization Contemporary EHR scheduling modules incorporate sophisticated algorithms that optimize appointment scheduling based on provider availability, patient preferences, clinical requirements, and revenue considerations.

Documentation

Northwest Career College

JULY 15, 2025

Patient and Appointment Terms You’ll often hear terms like “ new patient ” or “ established patient.” When someone walks in without an appointment, they’re known as a “ walk-in.” If a patient doesn’t attend their appointment, that’s a “ no-show.”

Medical Administrative Assistant

Valant

JUNE 18, 2025

Through AI Notes’ capabilities to streamline and automate clinical documentation, the feature gives back valuable time to providers so they can focus on what matters most, whether it be patient care, reduced burnout or scalable growth. Which tasks pile up and hang over your head? What drags down your earning potential?

Documentation

Arkenea

JUNE 27, 2025

In the recent past, thousands of people took virtual appointments, online consultation grew, and families were not allowed to be next to you even if you were giving birth or going for major surgeries. So, avoid jumping the crucial steps and try to answer the following questions: What is the current market size?

HIPAA

Relias

JUNE 3, 2025

Healthcare providers are no strangers to service challenges missed appointments, long wait times, communication breakdowns, or billing confusion are part of the everyday operational landscape. Establish clear workflows that outline who receives alerts, who follows up, and how to document resolution efforts.

Best Practices

Arkenea

JULY 23, 2025

These systems offer significant advantages in data consistency and workflow efficiency, as clinical documentation automatically flows into billing processes without manual intervention. The system should automatically check patient eligibility when appointments are scheduled and identify services requiring prior authorization.

Billing

Relias

MAY 19, 2025

Healthcare providers are no strangers to service challenges missed appointments, long wait times, communication breakdowns, or billing confusion are part of the everyday operational landscape. Establish clear workflows that outline who receives alerts, who follows up, and how to document resolution efforts.

Best Practices

Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Specifically, we’ll discuss how AI can: Automate Clinical Documentation Support Clinical Decision-Making Triage Patient Communication Diagnose Medical Images Automate Routine Tasks Each topic includes a Software Spotlight, highlighting practical tools that illustrate AI’s impact in real-world settings.

Triage

Walker Info - Patient Experience

JANUARY 20, 2025

By using Success, Effort, Emotion, and Trust (SEET) as measurements for every PX processfrom appointment setting to care plans to paymentsthe healthcare community can expand its potential for providing excellent care. The following steps outline how healthcare providers can implement the four key PX dimensions.

Patient Experience

ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 14, 2025

Document medical histories and reason for the visit. Schedule appointments and answer phone calls. Educate patients about managing their health conditions and following physician instructions. Afternoon: Follow-Up: Call patients to remind them of upcoming appointments.

Medical Assistant

Practice Index

JULY 3, 2025

We’re yet another document into the NHS plan. Now, bearing in mind this seems to be the focus of the 10-Year Health Plan (published 3 rd July), it strikes me that they already knew what was going into it, but didn’t feel that the rest of us mere mortals deserved the heads-up. appointments per patient in the last year.

Appointments

Physicians Practice

JUNE 20, 2025

Neil Baum, MD Successful practices do not follow others; rather, they make their own paths and follow their own pathways and agendas. Neil Baum, MD Successful practices do not follow others; rather, they make their own paths and follow their own pathways and agendas. Edison said, "I have not failed 10,000 times.

Billing

Phlebotomy Careers

JULY 14, 2025

Flexible Scheduling: Appointment​ options tailored to patient needs, including walk-in services. Convenience: Easy appointment scheduling and mobile services for all patients. Practical tips for a Successful Blood Draw Stay well-hydrated before your appointment to make veins more accessible.

Appointments

ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 9, 2025

Medical Records Management: Updating and maintaining accurate patient records, including documenting symptoms, medical histories, and treatment procedures. Appointment Management: Scheduling appointments, managing follow-up visits, and sometimes handling billing and insurance paperwork.

Medical Assistant

Practice Index

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

While the document sets out a vision for integrated, community-focused care, it provides little in the way of clear guidance for GP practices, leaving them uncertain about how they fit into the evolving system. The publication of the Neighbourhood Health Guidelines for 2025/26 has once again left general practice in the dark.

Admissions

Health Populi

OCTOBER 22, 2024

And convenience actually mashes up costs for everyday people in the form of time-costs. The green circle diagram from Deloitte’s report documents a growing willingness among patients to use virtual health services, increasing from 80% of consumers willing to use telehealth in 2020, 84% in 2022, and 94% in 2024.

Appointments

Relias

MAY 7, 2025

This definition encompasses every digital and physical touchpoint a patient has within the healthcare system, from scheduling appointments to receiving treatment and follow-up care. By prioritizing patient experience efforts, healthcare organizations can differentiate themselves in a competitive market and build patient loyalty.

Patient Experience

Medical Economics

JUNE 9, 2025

Canceling services and coordinating mail forwarding are important tasks to prevent unnecessary expenses and ensure receipt of important documents. Whether you plan to sell your business, transfer ownership to a partner or simply close up shop, this decision is a deeply personal one. This is where a broker or appraiser comes in.

Transfers

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JUNE 9, 2025

Daily Dive M-F Payer Weekly Every Wednesday IT Weekly Every Thursday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 4: AI Will Improve Your Patients’ Experience Patients today are tech-savvy and expect their healthcare to be able to keep up with a fast-paced world. Follow the changes here.

Follow-Up

Healthcare Dive - Practice Management

JUNE 16, 2025

Daily Dive M-F Payer Weekly Every Wednesday IT Weekly Every Thursday By signing up to receive our newsletter, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. While only 10% of survey takers say they’re using AI for clinical documentation now, 42% of executives surveyed said they plan to implement such a tool by 2026 — an increase of 320%.

Follow-Up

Northwest Career College

JULY 10, 2025

Their responsibilities involve: Preparing legal documents such as contracts, affidavits, and pleadings. Scheduling, appointments, and court filings management. Documents, research, and communication can be prepared from any available internet access. Researching laws, regulations, and case precedents. hiring managers.

Scheduling

Scrubs

MARCH 21, 2023

MaineHealth recently announced it is using AI to automatically record conversations between doctors and their patients during a check-up or follow-up visit. Her regular doctor, Dr. Rebecca Hemphill, used the AI app during her last two medical appointments at MaineHealth. It feels more like my needs are being met.

Hospital

Health Prime

MARCH 21, 2024

The revenue cycle in healthcare refers to the entire process of managing the financial aspects of patient care, from the initial appointment scheduling to the final payment received for services rendered. A well-maintained and up-to-date patient database contributes to the overall accuracy and efficiency of the revenue cycle.

Medication

Valant

JULY 24, 2024

The information recorded may include symptoms, medical history, test results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescription medications, and progress made at appointments. SOAP notes can help you stay on-track during appointments with patients and quickly complete your notetaking after the session has ended.

Medical History

Health Prime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A 2023 IGNUX report states that hospital coding mistakes make up 63% of medical billing errors. Leveraging electronic health record (EHR) systems incorporating up-to-date coding resources can significantly minimize coding errors and improve billing efficiency.

Billing

Valant

JULY 16, 2024

Failing to follow best practices for therapy notes and progress notes can have legal and professional repercussions. Also called psychotherapy notes, these records help the provider keep track of what happened at each appointment. The following is not an exhaustive list and state laws may apply, so check regulations in your state.

Appointments

Health Populi

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

People travel further and wait longer for medical services than for veterinary care (second in this line-up), auto repair, banking, and household services. In terms of personal opportunity costs, Altarum gauged the following lost-times: A working person loses 90 minutes of work-time. A working person loses 37 minutes of leisure time.

Follow-Up

Relias

MAY 16, 2025

Patients unplanned returns to the hospital after discharge drive up costs, disrupt recovery, and reflect gaps in care. Embedding structured wound documentation fields into the EHR helps ensure clinicians track severity, size, drainage, and tissue type consistently, enabling trend identification and timely intervention.

Discharges

Physicians Practice

JUNE 26, 2025

Before your next virtual appointment, run your setup through these seven checkpoints. Tech upgrade success: 6 rules every practice should follow Keith A. 7 quick checkpoints for practices June 26, 2025 By Keith A.

Diagnostics

Mobius MD

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

An easy starting point is to document and assess the most common patient visit types in your clinic or department. Streamline clinical documentation When providers can manage their documentation load, they’re more likely to be on time and prepared to provide excellent patient care.

Documentation

MedicalGPS

JANUARY 11, 2023

Patient scheduling may seem easy enough on the surface; however, many physician practices, therapists, and other healthcare organizations miss opportunities to provide care to their patients simply because patients are not offered appointment slots that meet the patient’s needs. Following are key strategies to make scheduling more efficient.

Scheduling

MedCerts

JULY 3, 2024

What to Expect in a Typical Day In your role as an Electronic Health Records Specialist, you’ll start each day by clocking in and setting up your computer station. In this program, you’ll learn everything in the first program plus topics like patient appointment scheduling, accounting, bookkeeping and information management.

Medical Terminology