2016 Projected Trends in Health Information Exchange
The adoption and use of new technology is driving several new trends in the healthcare industry. As the industry moves towards becoming more patient centric, interoperab...
Simple Steps to Improve your Revenue Cycle
If you look at your patient’s problem holistically, why would you not do so with your revenue cycle problems too? Similar to the human body, where different organs work ...
Understanding Revenue Cycle Management
Revenue cycle is defined by the Healthcare Financial Management Association as “All administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the capture, management, and colle...
Difference between Medical Coding and Billing
Often mistakenly assumed to be the same, medical billing and medical coding are two very distinctly separate jobs. Although there are many similarities between the two and sm...
Hospitals increase budgets for Health Technology
When Dr. Robert Schultz started his presentation to the Board of Directors of the hospital, he was not too confident on the outcome. After all, as his Chief Financial Officer...
Why is Population Health Management Important?
Population health management (PHM) is moving forward at a very rapid pace, due to the shift in healthcare priorities and related business models coupled with the ever increasi...
Choosing the right EHR
Technology is a two way sword – adopting the correct technology will reap you good rewards and high profits; however, choosing the wrong technology will bring down your effici...
Common Medical Coding Errors
‘To Err is Human…’ is not a phrase one wants to hear in the professional context. However, there is no denying that people tend to make mistakes – the following are a few com...
