We Care Online

OCTOBER 28, 2024

Convenience and Time Savings Telehealth appointments save time for both patients and healthcare providers. Rather than sitting in a waiting room or spending hours commuting to and from appointments, patients can log into a video call from their home, office, or even while traveling.

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Appointments Follow-Up Physical Exams Vital Signs 73

Medical Economics

JUNE 25, 2025

Enter into this climate two emerging payment approaches that are gaining traction: the pay‑first model, which collects copays, deductibles and any postvisit balances up front, and the direct primary care (DPC) model, which replaces fee‑for‑service billing with a flat subscription fee for primary care services.

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Patient Experience Billing Insurance Appointments 95

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.

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Hospital Follow-Up Appointments Documentation 264

Sensible Medicine

JANUARY 2, 2024

JMM After we look at your X-rays in the office, the following few words out of our mouths could have long-lasting negative implications… after all, words can harm. She scheduled an appointment to see her orthopedic doctor, who helped her with her shoulder years ago. I asked Howard to write about this. (I I love his piece.)

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Appointments Follow-Up Patient Education Scheduling 361

Practice Index

JULY 3, 2025

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. per appointment, including all referrals and other activity.

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Appointments Patient Safety Follow-Up Hospital 82

Practice Index

MARCH 6, 2025

Lords bid to exempt practices from NI increases Practices could still be exempted from the increase in employers National Insurance rates following a vote in the House of Lords. Practices advised to continue safe working Practices have been advised to continue with safe working following the end of the contract dispute in England.

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Huddles/Rounds Follow-Up Appointments Insurance 52

The Healthcare Blog

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

I spent 33 minutes on the phone on January 8th, 2025 before I finally navigated the maze that is American healthcare to the extent that a medication that has been prescribed for me by my doctor regularly for several years could be delivered to her office in time for my next appointment.

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Appointments Follow-Up Insurance Medication 73

Health Prime

MAY 2, 2024

Implement appointment reminders and follow-ups Use automated appointment reminders and follow-up communications to enhance the patient experience. Patient reminders and follow-ups are critical for a successful practice.

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Follow-Up Appointments Billing Scheduling 105

Practice Index

JUNE 12, 2025

Headlines talk of thousands more GPs, millions more appointments and a shift towards community-based care. The goal, she said, is to deliver “millions more appointments” through a bolstered general practice workforce. More GPs, more appointments… really? There’s also the ongoing question of IT infrastructure.

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Appointments Follow-Up Billing Patient Care 59

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.

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Medical Assistant Medication Follow-Up Bookkeeping 52

Mobius MD

DECEMBER 3, 2024

However, AI can play a valuable role in reducing the burden of routine processes adjacent to clinical visits, like appointment scheduling, billing, and claims management. These tools optimize appointment slots to reduce schedule gaps and keep clinics running smoothly.

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Follow-Up Appointments Triage Scheduling 52

MedQuest College

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Patients often arrive for sonography appointments feeling vulnerable, anxious, or unsure about their condition. – Patient Compliance: Building trust encourages patients to follow through with recommendations or additional testing. As a sonographer, your demeanor and communication can help ease their concerns.

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Diagnostics Medication Communication Follow-Up 59

Practice Index

JUNE 19, 2025

It’s time to appoint a lead One of the headline recommendations is for each practice or PCN to appoint a named lead to champion interpreting services. We’ve all experienced the frustration of delayed or cancelled appointments due to language barriers. So, what does this mean in practice? Their role? to “how well do we offer it?”

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Appointments Follow-Up Communication Patient Records 52

Practice Index

JANUARY 2, 2025

is clear the system is broken, which is why we are slashing red tape, binning outdated performance targets, and instead freeing doctors up to do their jobs. Patients still struggling to get appointments More than a million people were unable to obtain a practice appointment in November, it has been claimed.

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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.

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Huddles/Rounds Follow-Up Medication Patient Experience 66

Top Practices

JANUARY 18, 2024

Understanding the Reasons: Often when a patient misses an appointment the question is never asked as to why? If we do not know why they missed their appointment, we do not know how we can schedule them to successfully keep their appointment. Discuss some common reasons patients miss appointments.

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Appointments Scheduling Communication Follow-Up 52

Prism Career Institute

JULY 1, 2025

Closely following the evolution of their industry can help these medical professionals have long careers providing effective patient care. Practical nurses continue to use this technology to assist patients with limited mobility, who are far from a healthcare venue, or who prefer having an appointment from the comfort of home.

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Appointments Scheduling Follow-Up Medical History 52

We Care Online

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Source: Pixabay The Rise of Digital Healthcare Platforms With the widespread adoption of smartphones and internet access, patients are increasingly using digital tools to seek information, schedule appointments, and consult healthcare providers.

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Medication Follow-Up Patient Satisfaction Appointments 52

Scrubs

APRIL 9, 2023

ChatGPT can automate mundane tasks such as scheduling appointments, giving reminders for follow-up visits and providing general information. This helps free up time for medical professionals so they can focus on more complex tasks. Get out of line and get back your time with automated appointment scheduling!

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Follow-Up Customer Service Appointments Scheduling 130

Practice Index

APRIL 24, 2025

In-person consultations contribute to patient satisfaction Reductions in face-to-face appointments have contributed to a collapse in public satisfaction with GP services. Patient need for GP care and services continues to outstrip resources following years of neglect and underfunding by successive governments.

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Huddles/Rounds Appointments Follow-Up Patient Satisfaction 52

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.

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Medication Billing Follow-Up Appointments 105

Doximity

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

My favorite feature is the call nudgeafter sending the text invite, I can seamlessly follow up with a call during the visit to ensure my patients join the video appointment. It keeps patients on schedule and has significantly reduced no-shows.

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HIPAA Follow-Up Scheduling Communication 66

Northwest Career College

MAY 27, 2024

In addition to properly preparing for upcoming patient visits, you must effectively follow up with patients after their appointments. The Importance of Follow-up in Dental Care Follow-up care in dentistry is more than just scheduling the next appointment.

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Follow-Up Patient Care Patient Satisfaction Appointments 40

Medical Economics

JULY 1, 2025

Patients are comfortable with AI in operational tasks like prescription refills and appointment scheduling but wary of its role in diagnosis and treatment. Less clicking, more connecting Three out of four respondents (77%) said their appointments lasted less than 15 minutes on average. It also presents a business case.

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Appointments Documentation Communication Patient Support 58

Scrubs

JUNE 1, 2024

Waiting several weeks for an appointment or sitting in the waiting room for hours can greatly affect how a patient views their doctor. Regular follow-up calls or messages, asking about a patient’s progress following treatment makes individuals feel more confident about the service they received from the health care provider.

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Patient Satisfaction Follow-Up Listening Skills Communication 130

A Young Doctor's Journey

MARCH 10, 2025

The prep/lead-up: For me, it started with a video visit with the fertility doctor, and the following day I went into the office for a physical, initial bloodwork (hormone panel, as well as basics) and an ultrasound. Finally, it was approved, and I was to pick up my meds so that we could start! Mon (day 1!):

Medication 52

Medication Appointments Follow-Up Insurance 52

ACI Medical & Dental School

JANUARY 14, 2025

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. Follow up on lab results and inform patients of their results as instructed by the physician.

Medical Assistant 52

Medical Assistant Medication Vital Signs Follow-Up 52

The HIPAA Journal

MAY 20, 2025

While some automated HIPAA incident management systems can keep policies up-to-date, human involvement is still recommended in order to ensure the accuracy of automated updates and that changes to HIPAA incident policies do not compromise existing security measures. Location where the incident occurred.

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HIPAA Business Associate Documentation Follow-Up 85

Mobius MD

MARCH 14, 2025

For the average PCP seeing 20 patients per day, that adds up to over 13 hours per week. Forwarding urgent messages to a triage nurse can help determine whether a patient needs an appointment, urgent care, or an ER visit. Standardized message templates can speed up replies to common inquiries, like prescription refills and test results.

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Health Prime

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To take action, follow up promptly on overdue accounts, review and optimize your billing processes to reduce delays, and consider implementing automated reminders for patients and insurance companies. Our team will set up a meeting to discuss how we can maximize your revenue by cutting costs, saving time, and collecting more!

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Medication Billing Documentation Appointments 52

CollaborateMD

MARCH 20, 2025

Here’s a breakdown of essential features of practice management systems : Patient Scheduling : Streamline efficient appointment booking while minimizing no-shows through automated reminders. Task Automation : Simplify repetitive tasks such as sending reminders, generating reports, or follow-ups with automation.

Appointments 52

Appointments Billing Scheduling HIPAA 52

Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Triage Patient Communication Chatbots are very good at answering routine questions, triaging symptoms, and helping patients schedule appointments based on urgency. Using AI to direct patients to the right resources leads to fewer unnecessary appointments and a more efficient workflow for doctors.

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Triage Documentation Appointments Diagnostics 52

Practice Index

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told practices he is “aware” of the problem, but following last week’s budget, ministers said practices or the NHS would have to cover the increase. Alarm at latest tech outage Practices have called for more choice in IT following the latest problems with the EMIS systems. Practices were awarded 4.4%

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Huddles/Rounds Appointments Follow-Up Insurance 52

Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Use pre-visit planning and pre-appointment lab testing to reduce time wasted on the review of follow-up results. Expand roles to allow nurses and medical assistants to manage preventative care and chronic health coaching under physician-written standing orders.

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Documentation Medical Assistant Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction 59

Health Populi

JULY 7, 2023

Patients most frequently make visits for primary or preventive care, followed by seeing a specialist, and seeking urgent care, the first bar chart illustrates. JLL has built up its global expertise in real estate and finance for over 200 years, starting life as Jones Lang LaSalle in 1783 in London. .” JLL polled 4,037 U.S.

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Appointments Follow-Up Hospital Medication 118

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. Did they have to wait long to obtain an appointment?

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Billing Communication Follow-Up Documentation 52

NHA Now

JUNE 30, 2025

Mr. Doe is not feeling well, and has been waiting for his appointment for 20 minutes. When the phlebotomist calls him up, he lashes out. You suspect that unless his mood and his feelings are addressed, this is going to be a difficult appointment. Recognize their feelings and times you have felt the same way and empathize.

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Follow-Up Appointments Collaboration Scheduling 52