What Benefits Does HIPAA Provide to Patients, Doctors, and the Healthcare Industry?
From the start, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, better known by its acronym HIPAA, has focused on patients while requiring the healthcare industry to take steps to better serve them. Enacted in 1997, HIPAA’s first major order was guaranteeing employees the right to continue to receive health insurance coverage when they are between […]
Hospital Rounding with Mobile Charge Capture
Over the past few decades, healthcare has changed drastically as to how we as physicians deliver care to our patients. Technology, including the digitization of medical records, patient portals, and telemedicine has transformed medicine – in both positive and negative ways. We have seen significant improvements in clinical decision-making, patient outcomes, and the cost-effectiveness of […]
Get Paid for the Work You Do
The simple truth is, you are missing charges. What is charge capture in healthcare? Charge capture in healthcare describes the various processes used by healthcare providers to collect the money that is owed to them for the services that they have rendered to past and current patients. While medical professionals provide excellent care for […]
Data Collection of Healthcare Information Provides Critical Information at the Click of a Mouse
The importance of data collection in healthcare is vital to the success of both systems and individuals. If you are curious to know why the use of information systems in healthcare is of great significance, first you have to understand what population health science is, and how the data allows researchers to assess large groups. […]
“Does Technology Help or Hurt Physician Burnout?” Featured on Health:Further Blog
HybridChart was recently featured on Health:Further discussing physician burnout and how technology plays role in that. Written by our very own Dr. Sanders, this blog post highlights how the burden of stress and obligations can lead to physicians feeling worn down – and how there could be a solution if using the right technology. Click […]
We Understand Physicians
According to a research commissioned by the AAMC, the United States will face a shortage of more than 120,000 physicians by the year 2030. Additionally, this shortage will be strained by an ever-growing aging population that will impede accessibility to healthcare like never before. Let’s face it—healthcare is in crisis. Physicians no longer get to […]
Revenue Cycle Managers: Are you Looking for a Tool to Significantly Reduce Your Client’s Days in AR?
According to the ONC, 96% of hospitals are now reporting certified EHR use. Most clinicians, especially physicians, seem to be less than thrilled with the technology. Why? Because, most medical technology isn’t created by developers with a medical background or experience. The end product? Clunky software that isn’t intuitive to a physician’s workflow, needs, or desires. Even so, more providers […]
An Exclusive Interview with Gregory Sanders, MD FACC
Gregory P. Sanders, MD FACC, is a Harvard-trained, practicing, board-certified cardiologist. He works with a private practice in Arizona and during work he noticed huge gaps in the rounding process. Seeing an opportunity, he created a software program (that’s right – he also has a background in computer programming) that would help solve these issues. […]
Announcing HybridChart EVOLVE
As healthcare changes, it’s vital for providers to change, or rather ‘evolve’, with it. New technologies are constantly introduced into the marketplace, some benefiting users and companies alike – while others create new problems in themselves. HybridChart is a company and a platform that stands out among the rest. At HybridChart, we’re committed to constantly […]
Stuck on Autopilot?
Do you ever drive somewhere completely on autopilot? You get in the car to drive home from work, and the next thing you know, you’re home without thinking about it? This happens to me a lot. Between the rhythms of working and parenting and managing the Endless Basket of Laundry – you know the one […]
Winning the Masters
Golf enthusiasts got an electrifying finish to one of the greatest tournaments in the world on Sunday. Were you watching the Masters? Rory couldn’t catch him. Jordan did everything humanly possible shooting a stunning 9 under—nearly breaking a course record for Sunday play at the Masters. And Rickie, still seeking a major, made Reed earn the […]
Spring Cleaning: 5 Ideas to Clean Up Your Space and Processes
Strategies to Improve Provider Engagement
What Has Happened to Phone and Email Etiquette?
What in the world has happened to the basic, professional etiquette of returning a phone call or email? Are you with me?! The average number of emails sent and received in one day is approximately 140. We are overwhelmed and cannot keep up. The question is: how do you build or maintain relationships if you […]
So Much Wasted Time!
Have you ever stopped to think how much time you waste in doing certain things? How about wasted time in a car? Or wasted time spent waiting on hold on the phone? Or wasted time when you are standing in a line waiting to purchase something? SO. MUCH. WASTED. TIME. Alas! Multi-tasking can be the […]
Physicians Could Be the Best Data-Collectors for Population Health
The population health movement is designed to gather clinical, financial and operation information, and apply it towards improving outcomes for specific populations. The populations tend to be clustered by primary disease state. There are challenges to implementing such a noble and broad mission. Like any project involving data analytics, it is important to have the […]
Nurses and Doctors are like Cats and Dogs Living Together
Having spent years rounding at hospitals, I have encountered every conceivable interaction between doctors and nurses. Being on the same team focused on delivering quality care to patients, most of the encounters have been pleasant and productive, yet there are inevitably clashes in personality and natural power struggles that occur. My first introduction to the […]
Attention Hospital Administrators: Are Your Providers Engaged?
Attention Hospital Administrators: Are Your Providers Engaged? Whether your hospital employs most of your providers or if they are independent, physician engagement should be at the top of your priority list. Why is this important? A recent survey by Gallup highlighted the importance of engaged physicians and determined there was a 26% increase in productivity […]
Using Data to Improve Whole Patient Care
Have you ever referred to your patients by their symptoms or disease processes? The DVT in Bed 4. The STEMI in Room 7A. Head Cold in Exam 2. Looking back on the years I spent doing direct patient care, I’m startled to remember how often my colleagues and I spoke about patients this way. There […]
Practice Managers: Are You Providing Effective Tools for Your Providers?
Technology-driven changes, from meaningful use to ICD-10, are key administrative tasks that are taking up valuable time for providers across the country. From regulatory and insurance requirements to struggles with implementing and operating EHR systems, physicians are increasingly struggling to squeeze patient encounters in-between bouts of paperwork and other red tape. Patient care has gotten […]
Workflow Optimization
Workflow solutions are becoming increasingly popular and utilized more in Healthcare. What isn’t as clear is what workflow optimization really means to a practice’s bottom line. Among others, good solutions can cut overhead, eliminate errors and redundant work (improving staff efficiency), and ultimately help provide better patient care. In the average medical practice, the workflow […]
But, That’s Not My Job!
Ask any manager what his or her pet peeves are, and the odds are very good that hearing the phrase “That’s not my job!” will land solidly in the Top 5. As an employee, and presumably, someone who wants to get ahead, it’s a phrase that should never come out of your mouth. If your […]
Technology and Moving Healthcare FORWARD
In an era of demand for instant access and communication, technology certainly has fueled the fire. Over the last few decades, healthcare has changed drastically as to how providers diagnose and deliver healthcare to communities. Patient portals, telemedicine and mobile technology are a few examples in how and where patients receive treatment and access medical […]
Improve E/M Coding with Smart Tools
