Healthcare continues to change and evolve as time goes on. It’s essential that with the advancements in technology that doctors, hospitals, and medical practices alike keep up.
Your top priority as a provider should be your patients and their overall experience working with you. In a digital era, this can be a tough transition if you’re set in your old ways and not online. If you want to provide the ultimate care and earn respect in the industry then you must embrace technology. Learn four ways to optimize the digital patient experience in healthcare.
1.Be Mobile-Friendly
Launching amobile-friendly website is one way to optimize the digital patient experience in healthcare. Make sure that it’s easy to access and read on a mobile device. Include all pertinent information and ensure that your patients don’t become frustrated or confused when viewing your site on a phone or tablet. Also, you may want to consider sending out reminders via text message and giving patients the ability to schedule appointments online through your website. Your patients will appreciate being able to hop online and make an appointment instead of having to wait on hold on the phone.
As more companies adopt tech and IT in their operations, technology and IT professions gather momentum. Companies also try to attract top tech talent to support their digital transformations as the tech playing fields are no longer level.
For some people, this means filling most in-demand roles, from data-focused and network administration to security-related positions. For other people like students, this means getting a career head start on in-demand tech and IT jobs. Whether you want to change companies’ roles or find a new career path, it’s important to know the most sought-after IT roles in the market. The following is a list of seven IT and technology jobs that are popular in the healthcare industry:
1. Database Administrator or Architect
A database architect administrator builds or maintains database software for easy data access. While architects design and build databases, administrators focus on daily database system operations. These roles have a lot of crossover, as they are both responsible for ensuring data servers remain efficient and operational. They also oversee data security, partitions, implementation, backup, replication, and storage. This role pays between $82,750 and $124,750 per year.
As payers step up efforts to identify and recoup improper payments, hospitals and health systems require innovative solutions to mitigate the potential threat these reviews pose to the bottom line. To meet this need, Hayes, a leading healthcare technology provider that partners with the nation’s premier healthcare organizations to improve revenue, mitigate risk and reduce operating costs, has launched External Audit Workflow to streamline management of external audit responses.
“The volume of external audits is rising exponentially as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other payers search for every dollar they can recover from over-coded or otherwise improperly filed claims,” said Peter Butler, president and CEO, Hayes. “To protect their hard-earned revenues and reputations, healthcare organizations need a strong first line of defense – an external audit management process that is collaborative, efficient, and comprehensive. That is Hayes’ goal with the launch of MDaudit Enterprise External Audit Workflow.”
MDaudit Enterprise External Audit Workflow simplifies and automates time-consuming and inefficient manual processes for tracking third-party audit requests, including commercial payers, Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC), Targeted Probe and Educate (TPE), and Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT). Its flexible process templates and reporting tools deliver operational efficiencies and insights on potential risks and provide a consistent and repeatable audit response process.
With External Audit Workflow, hospitals and health systems gain access to tools that bring together all their external audit management activities into a secure HIPAA-compliant SaaS-based platform.
The threat of coronavirus has posed a number of issues in the healthcare system. But the biggest benefit was that it triggered a major expansion in health technology, such as telemedicine and at-home lab tests. But it also facilitated changes within the technical areas.
The demand for safer solutions naturally led to the development of robotic support in hospital environments, which is where drones come into play. Drones have been used in a number of environments such as warfare and were a very popular purchase due to their portability and decreases in cost. Drones have been used in delivery and transportation, monitoring public spaces, as well as aerial disinfection. But how have drones been used in the healthcare sector and what can we expect from them in the future?
There are a number of ways to generate business for your medical practice. You may be wondering what the best methods are and how you can get started. This blog post will go over a few different strategies that you can use to bring in more patients and grow your business. It will also discuss the benefits of each method so that you can decide which ones are right for you.
Offer Free or Discounted Services
One of the best ways to attract new patients is by offering them free or discounted services. This could include a free consultation, a discount on their first visit, or even a coupon for a future appointment. You can promote your offer by placing ads in local newspapers or online, and you may also want to distribute flyers in your community.
The benefits of this strategy are that it’s affordable and easy to implement, and it can bring in more patients from both nearby and distant areas. However, it’s important to note that you’ll need to maintain high-quality standards if you want to keep these patients coming back.
Participate In Community Events
Another great way to generate business for your medical practice is participating in community events. These can include health fairs, fundraisers, and other gatherings where people gather together with common interests. For example, if you’re a doctor who specializes in treating children’s ailments, then maybe there’s an annual event at the local school that would be perfect for you! You’ll want to make sure that your booth looks professional and welcoming, so it attracts people from across the room or street corner – but once they get inside, don’t forget about handing out free samples of services or products too (and having some extra business cards on hand). Don’t forget: donate whatever you can afford towards these events because this will show the organizing committee that you’re invested in the community.
There are a few benefits to participating in community events. Firstly, it’s a great way to get your name out there and attract new patients. Secondly, it can help strengthen relationships with current patients (and their families) by showing them that you’re active in the community and care about more than just providing medical services. Finally, it’s an excellent opportunity to network with other professionals in your field and learn from their experiences.
Start a Blog or Podcast
Blogging and podcasting are great ways to connect with potential patients on a more personal level. You can share information about your practice, post helpful tips or advice, and answer common questions that people may have. This will help build trust and credibility with potential patients, which can lead to them choosing you as their doctor in the future.
There are a few benefits of blogging and podcasting. Firstly, it’s a great way to reach more people who may not be able to visit your practice in person. Secondly, it helps you stand out from the competition by providing valuable content that other doctors aren’t sharing. Finally, it allows you to connect with patients on a deeper level, fostering long-term relationships that last for years to come.
Medicare is a lifeline for millions of Americans, ensuring that they have access to all sorts of treatments, as well as things like prescription drugs and vital supplies to keep them healthy and happy.
Of course, several exclusions do not fall under the remit of this scheme, so it’s important to know the extent of the cover Medicare affords. Vision care is an area that deserves further investigation to ensure Medicare users understand what support they can seek.
By Zak Holdsworth, co-founder and CEO, Hint Health.
As physicians work to escape the fee-for-service hamster wheel in which they’re forced to practice medicine today, many are increasingly seeking out new and innovative business models that allow them to prioritize value over volume. This has led primary care practices across the country to rapidly transition to the most promising option available: Direct Primary Care (DPC).
Under this rapidly-growing business model, providers collect a monthly fee directly from their patients, or their employer sponsors, in exchange for a predetermined list of services. There are no guessing games, no copayments, no insurance claims submitted, and no third-party billing of any kind.
The vast majority of physicians adopting DPC are small- and medium-sized practices who are new to the experience of navigating direct-to-consumer models and customized employer plans, having in the past greatly relied on insurance plans for payments and new patients.
While there’s no magic wand to entirely eliminate the hurdles that appear through this transition, there are three benefits of emerging technology that can largely reduce the concerns that may have previously prevented physicians from considering DPC.
Creates an all-in-one command center
Physicians now have the ability to build a foundation specifically designed to support practices as they transition to a DPC business model, while simultaneously reducing the complexity of direct-to-consumer membership management and employer direct contracting. By automating and streamlining all of these new processes — allowing providers to more easily manage their billing, payments, and networking infrastructure — practices reduce manual work and reap even more benefits of the DPC model.
When running a business, it’s integral to follow the adage, “adapt or face extinction.” Yet, many private practice owners and practitioners are still doing the same things they did a decade ago.
The world is changing quickly, and the medical industry is no exception. The next generation of patients has vastly different priorities than previous generations, meaning practitioners will have to adapt or run the risk of losing patients to competing practices.
Here are six practical tips for modernizing your medical practice and getting ahead of the curve.
Incorporate Telehealth and Virtual Medicine
One of the biggest shifts in medical practices over the last couple of years is the movement toward telehealth and virtual medicine services. While the world was already trending this way, the global pandemic exponentially fast-tracked the movement. Now, having remote service options is no longer a novelty; it’s a necessity.
If your practice hasn’t already started incorporating permanent remote service options — beyond the stop-gap measures put in place for the pandemic — it’s past time to do so. Consider what tools and process flows are required to streamline this offering and make it more marketable.
Outsource to a Virtual Assistant
Remote work is another area that was already trending upward and experienced an overnight explosion during the pandemic. The fortunate side of this paradigm shift is that many practitioners who were hesitant to engage in this movement were forced to overcome their fears and give it a try.
As more companies adopt tech and IT in their operations, technology and IT professions gather momentum. Companies also try to attract top tech talent to support their digital transformations as the tech playing fields are no longer level.
As payers step up efforts to identify and recoup improper payments, hospitals and health systems require innovative solutions to mitigate the potential threat these reviews pose to the bottom line. To meet this need, 
