Is your medical practice functioning as efficiently as it could be? Rather than hiring more support staff to take care of a problem with productivity, your best approach might be to evaluate your current software and computer system to make sure they are suitable for the practice.

The most successful medical practices don’t reach their position in the industry without paying close attention to all aspects of their revenue cycle. Of course, success is based on numerous factors and not just on the financial side of things at your organization. You may have assembled a group of highly dedicated medical professionals who are at the top of their game. You also have a large base of satisfied and loyal patients, many of whom also happen to refer new patients to you. What’s more, the demographics of the community you serve may even include many professionals with abundant resources and no problems paying their bills on time.

Not all patients can explain their situation very easily when they encounter a medical professional in the examination room. Communication problems can occur for a variety of reasons. The patient might be in pain or distress or is so filled with anxiety that it is hard to describe what is wrong. If they are not speaking in their native language, there could be some vocabulary or grammar issues that make it a bit harder for them to communicate the details of their malady.

When your medical practice was in its early stages, the most logical solution was to handle all the medical billing on your end. As your practice picked up more patients and you added more professionals to the staff, billing would naturally become a much larger and more complicated set of tasks than you were initially prepared for.

The following excerpt is from an article found on Revcycleintelligence.com. It was written by Jacqueline DiChiara. -------------------- Money talks and the healthcare industry is listening. Claims reimbursement was one of many weighty revenue cycle management topics the healthcare industry kept an ear out for this year. From the art of claims scrubbing to figuring out how to keep denial rates low, numerous questions nonetheless emerged over the past twelve months.

Adding electronic health record (EHR) systems, dashboards and electronic data warehouses to a healthcare practice enables administrators and managing physicians to modernize their service delivery model and work toward high-quality continuity of care.

Leading edge web-based medical billing software empowers medical organizations to personalize their billing and coding procedures to increase profitability, prevent errors and expedite claim reimbursements.

The medical billing and coding process is complex. Billing may take days, or months, to finalize when a patient presents with a significant medical history or complicated case. Coordinating internal practice work flow with external clearing houses and claim processing vendors demands continuous review even for routine care. There are ways to improve the billing and coding process, facilitating faster submission times and higher first-pass approval percentages.

Affordable patient-centric bed management software solutions facilitate efficient transportation and enhance staff productivity, time management strategies and process automation. An ideal package provides tools to achieve measurable return on investment. Physicians often complain that patients have to spend too much time waiting in the office or a pre-admitting room for an available hospital bed. Bed management software has myriad benefits for practice managers, including reducing wait times and improving discharge processes.

In the digitally connected, technology rich healthcare environment, physicians can connect with their practice and access valuable information from anywhere in the world, whether it is an obstetrician in route to deliver a preterm baby or oncologist on call for the local emergency room who gets a call on the 17th hole of his favorite course. There are many ways, like the ones below, to stay connected in our mobile society.