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MedEZ Group Notes: Have You Tried It Out?

Why MedEZ Group Notes?

We all know group therapy is a great way to bring people together and discuss the challenges they face.  Group therapy allows people to express themselves in a judge-free-zone and provides many benefits that individual therapy might not have.  However, therapists struggle […]

By |2020-03-04T14:38:53-05:00March 4th, 2020|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Opioid Alternatives: Tech Trends and Natural Remedies to Pain Management

 

The US is infamous for their opioid crisis, and Statista reports that nearly half of all American adults in 2017 see it as a serious public health matter and the worst drug crisis the country has ever seen. Opioids include prescription painkillers which came to prominence due to irresponsible marketing campaigns by pharmaceutical companies, overprescribed painkillers, and the failure of medical professionals to communicate the possible dangers these drugs pose. The death toll rose […]

By |2020-08-10T13:40:40-04:00February 5th, 2020|health, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Boost Your Medical Practice Revenue in 2020

These 5 steps are sure to boost your revenue by 25% or more, read below to find out what they are.

It’s a new year which means new and bigger opportunities for your medical practice! But the question is how? Well, we did the strategizing for you and came up with 5 steps to boost your medical practice revenue in 2020 and set your practice for success for the long term.

1) […]

By |2020-01-02T08:51:37-05:00January 2nd, 2020|Medical Practice Growth|0 Comments

Ensuring Security When Migrating to a New EHR Provider

Ensuring Security When Migrating to a New EHR Provider

Our post ‘How to Choose the Right Replacement for Your Current EHR’ discussed how transferring electronic health records (EHR) systems to a new vendor software is not to be taken lightly. As EHRs are essential to day-to-day operations and a significant amount of time and money must be devoted to them, it only follows that their protection against various security concerns is essential. In this article, we will be covering the […]

By |2024-03-01T01:37:51-05:00May 20th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Using EHR Technology to Manage the Opioid Crisis

America’s opioid crisis has been growing steadily for years, despite rising alarms about its impact on affected communities. However, emerging trends in electronic health record technologies for behavioral health and substance abuse care providers now provide the technical tools needed to address opioid addiction on the frontline, right in the medical clinic that makes the diagnosis. From intake to discharge, behavioral health-focused EHRs enhance the medical professional’s capacities by expanding their patient data portfolio to include intricate details that are […]

By |2024-03-01T00:58:22-05:00May 23rd, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

EHR Interoperability, Behavioral Healthcare by Pam S.

Medical and Mental EHR Interoperability

Although almost half the American population will suffer from a mental health disorder at some point, less than two-thirds of those people will receive any mental health treatment. The stigma associated with mental illness interferes with the ability of mental and behavioral health services providers to engage fully with medical teams. One of the primary factors that unintentionally reinforces this stigma is the lack of compatibility between behavioral health care software and other electronic […]

By |2018-06-04T20:21:02-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

How Behavioral Health EHRs Help Practices and Patients

In the multi-disciplinary field of behavioral health, health information technology can enable better delivery of care to patients. Using the right electronic health record (EHR) system helps behavioral health and substance abuse providers not only save time and money throughout the practice, but also help save lives. Comprehensive EHRs improve communication between providers, streamline administrative processes, minimize paperwork, monitor opioid and other medication use, and alert providers to patient risk factors.

Benefits to Practitioners / Practices

  1. Reduced paper records: Migrating to […]
By |2022-12-31T03:29:27-05:00May 23rd, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

How to Choose the Right Replacement for Your Current EHR

Current users of electronic health records (EHR) systems interested in transferring to a new vendor software, as well as practices soon to transition from paper medical charts to EHR, have many available options. Because implementing an EHR system involves significant investments of money and time and because staff will interact with the system on a daily basis, the decision is not a hastily made one. Several questions should be answered when evaluating EHR system choices to help practices choose a […]

By |2020-04-03T11:14:57-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

How to Protect Your Practice from Medical Identity Theft

Medical identity theft is on the rise and set to cost the healthcare industry over $6 billion in annual losses, according to data security experts. Even with strict HIPPA compliance, your behavioral health practice may still be vulnerable to security breaches from a number of sources. Unfortunately, many victims of medical identity theft are not aware that their information has been compromised until it’s too late. Knowing what to look for, where your practice may be vulnerable and what precautions […]

By |2020-04-03T11:10:01-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Uncategorized|0 Comments

Medical Practice Automation: A Behavioral Healthcare Industry Analysis

Clinical and office staff are burdened with tedious, time-consuming tasks: patients must be registered, appointments scheduled, claims processed and prescriptions ordered. Much staff attention is preoccupied not with direct patient care but with administrative matters. Fortunately, technology such as electronic health records (EHR) systems holds many opportunities for improving clinical workflows through automation of daily tasks. Both inpatient and outpatient behavioral health, mental health and substance abuse facilities in particular could benefit from automation of routine tasks, stretching resources, helping […]

By |2020-04-03T11:06:19-04:00May 23rd, 2018|Uncategorized|1 Comment
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