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The Benefits of Specialty Specific Patient Portals for Your Practice

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For any practice large or small, it is highly beneficial to have a specialty specific patient portal that provides customized features and patient access. Specialty specific portals engage patients within their own healthcare needs, helping them to make informed decisions, empowering them, and helping to improve the overall patient experience.

How integrated EHR software can boost efficiency in your Medical Clinic and Ambulatory Surgery Center | 1st Providers Choice

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As more clinics choose to open dedicated Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs), it’s essential to consider the critical role Electronic Health Records (EHR) play in ensuring seamless operations. Integrated EHR systems offer significant advantages by unifying your medical clinic and ASC into a single, cohesive platform. From shared databases to streamlined workflows, these systems enhance efficiency,…

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What to Ask a Medical Billing Service Before Hiring Them

Hiring a skilled medical billing service can help your practice by greatly reducing administrative costs, ensuring an uninterrupted cash flow, increasing your bottom line, and — most importantly — allowing you to focus on medicine and patient care. But first, you have to choose the right team to work with. Here are the three most…

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The Difference Between EHR and EMR

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The terms EHR vs EMR are often used interchangeably, but they actually refer to two distinct systems for recording patient data. EMR, or electronic medical record, and EHR, or electronic health record, may seem similar at first glance, leading to confusion—especially among patients. While both are digital versions of a patient’s medical history, there are…

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Leading EHR, Billing & Practice Management Software Demonstrated Live at Academy of Integrative Pain Management Conference in San Diego CA October 19th – 22nd

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The Academy of Integrative Pain Management 2017 conference in San Diego, CA will take place at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront located on the San Diego Bay, adjacent to the Gaslamp Quarter, from October 19th to 22nd. As the only clinical meeting dedicated to integrative pain management, the conference is set to host the largest…

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Leading EMR Software Demonstrated Live at American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly in Denver, CO October 12th – 15th

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This year’s American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Assembly will take place in Denver, CO at the Colorado Convention Center on October 12-15. With over 170 companies exhibiting, the AAPM&R annual assembly gathers together the largest group of exhibitors displaying products and services specifically tailored for physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians. 1st Providers…

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Why You Need Interoperability in Your Practice

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  Almost every healthcare practice in the US has an EMR, but are their systems interoperable? As we move into MACRA implementation, the government is pushing for connectivity of healthcare computer systems so that data can be shared within a care community. Due to the recent health information exchange (HIE), which is the mobilization of healthcare…

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How Can You Achieve Patient Engagement in Your Practice?

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Patient requirements are continually evolving as patients are beginning to request more control over their care than ever before. Both Medicare reform, and the MACRA reporting procedure, are placing new requirements on practices to deliver patient engagement, pushing practices to prioritize value-based care. There are several digital interactive tools that can help to achieve optimal…

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