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Could EMR Scribes Make Doctors More Effective in the Exam Room?

Thursday, April 19th, 2012

There’s a new profession growing out of the transition to electronic medical records (EMR) – the EMR scribe. An EMR scribe is a person who accompanies the doctor on his/her examinations for the sole purpose of handling the electronic medical record documentation. There’s even some talk of virtual scribes who don’t physically accompany the doctor, but can document the EMR through the use of high powered cameras and microphones. It isn’t surprising that doctors are looking for better ways to preserve patient interaction, their own productivity and practice revenue. After all, using an EMR when you’re talking with a patient [...]

Are You in Compliance with Your Patients’ Right to Accounting of Disclosures?

Friday, March 23rd, 2012

Under HIPAA law your patients have a right to an accounting of disclosures of their electronic health record. Until 2009, those rights excluded accounting of disclosures for 1) treatment, 2) payment or 3) health care operations. However, in 2009, the HITECH Act removed these exclusions due to the growing use of electronic medical record (EMR) technology. The HITECH Act created a new patient right to an Access Report that details which users of an electronic health record system have accessed information about the patient. An important change to this right is that it not only includes the covered entity (the [...]

Decrease Stress in Your Practice for a Happier Holiday Season

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

While there’s a lot of joy and quality time spent with friends and family during the holidays, there’s no doubt the season is fraught with stress. Your already full and busy life kicks into high gear as you add entertaining, shopping, gift giving and holiday parties to your schedule.  In the medical field it’s also a time when there’s an increase in patient demands as winter illnesses settle in and patients hurry to use benefits before the end of the year.  It’s easy to see how workplace productivity decreases and stress increases from Thanksgiving to the New Year. So, as [...]

You Won’t Make It As A Practice Manager Unless You Learn To Do This

Thursday, November 17th, 2011

In your office, who is your security manager, privacy manager, compliance director?  Who are you sending to the next meeting about Meaningful Use?  Who keeps your Policies and Procedures up-to-date?  Who handles special projects? If you answered you, the Practice Manager every time, then you need to brush up on your delegation skills. If you don’t learn to delegate, then you’re not going to make it as a Practice Manager. It’s clear that today’s Practice Manager cannot be in the details and still get it all done.  But, just as dangerous is the Practice Manager who assigns a critical task [...]

Medical Practice Managers: How Your Energy Affects Your Creativity

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Ever attend a conference and come away with many so much information that you do not know where to start?  Well, you are not alone.  That happened to me last week when I attended the Sage Summit in the Washington, DC area.  I hope to assimilate the information I gathered and distribute it to you in the bits and pieces that will help you in your medical practice not only to sustain, but to thrive in this time of so much change and “reform”. Speaking of reform and growth, one of the classes I elected to attend was on “The [...]

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