Author Archives: 1st Providers Choice

How to Start an Office-based Lab: A Complete Step-by-Step Guide

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Office-based labs (OBLs) are gaining momentum—and it’s easy to see why. Opening an office-based lab is a strategic move that gives specialists greater control over patient care, scheduling, and practice revenue, all while delivering high-quality procedures in a convenient outpatient setting. At 1st Providers Choice, we’ve worked closely with practices across the country to help…

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How a Pain Management EHR Improves Patient Outcomes

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Every pain management practice has seen it all—patients carrying the weight of chronic pain, fragmented medical records, and a long list of treatments that didn’t work. Unlike other specialties where symptoms may have clear-cut solutions, pain management often requires a multidisciplinary, nuanced approach tailored to each patient. At 1st Providers Choice, we’ve worked alongside pain…

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What You Should Know About EHR Automations and Tools

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It’s the little things that wear you down — digging through screens for lab results, repeating the same reports, and watching check-ins stall under the weight of paperwork.  Stop letting your EHR slow you down. Meet IMS Build 39, the latest electronic health records (EHR) upgrade of 1st Providers Choice’s IMS platform. Designed with direct…

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EHR Customization: Why One Size Doesn’t Fit All in Ambulatory Surgery

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Your ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is in full motion—patients moving through pre-op, surgeons coordinating cases, and staff juggling checklists and charts. Everything depends on timing, teamwork, and precision. But when your electronic health records (EHR) add friction instead of flow, even minor delays can ripple into missed documentation, surgical slowdowns, or billing backlogs. That’s the…

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Does Your Practice Need a Mobile EHR? Here’s a Checklist

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  Healthcare has gone mobile—and so should your EHR. Today, about 96% of hospitals in the U.S. use electronic health records (EHRs), and with providers constantly on the move, having secure access anytime, anywhere is becoming more of a necessity. Mobile EHRs let providers access, update, and coordinate patient care from virtually anywhere. But here’s…

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Key Features to Look for in Vascular Surgery EMR Software in 2025

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After working with vascular surgeons across the country, we’ve come to recognize a clear pattern: most electronic medical records (EMRs) just don’t fit the way you work. We keep hearing about the clunky workflows, scattered imaging, fragmented patient data, and the never-ending struggle to stay compliant. It’s clear that vascular surgery demands more than a…

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See the Latest EMR Tools at Becker’s 2025 ASC Conference

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Between back-to-back surgeries, patient demands, and rising administrative burdens, the pressure felt by orthopedic surgeons, pain specialists, and ASC teams never lets up. One moment, you’re reviewing post-op notes; the next, you’re chasing down prior authorizations, prepping for procedures, or troubleshooting a billing error. With so much on your plate, the last thing you need…

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Why Smart EMR Solutions Are a Must-See at the SLEEP Conference 2025

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As sleep medicine embraces new frontiers in diagnostics, therapies, and data-driven care, the SLEEP Conference 2025 is set to be one of the most pivotal events of the year. This annual meeting, which will take place at the Seattle Convention Center from June 8–11, 2025, promises three days of cutting-edge research, hands-on learning, and networking…

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