Physicians usually prefer to set-up their scheduling templates in ways that help manage patient flow and their own workload. Allscripts PM Software is readily customizable to accommodate such preferences – for example, by defining what time-slots are available for certain appointment types or by restricting the number of new patients... read more →
Feb
12
Feb
07
In this time of changing reimbursements, many medical groups are looking toward improvements in workflows to maintain or improve bottom line. One area where many groups have been able to uncover significant cost savings is supply chain management. At the core of supply chain management is the procurement process. In... read more →
Jan
23
A thoughtful approach to the design of an appointment scheduling system can go a long way in improving revenue, preventing provider and staff “burn out” and increasing patient satisfaction in a medical practice. Many practices have standardized schedules. An example of this is 15 minute blocks throughout the day with... read more →
Jan
14
Many of the key provisions of the Affordable Care Act will be phased in over the next year including an expansion of Medicaid and the creation of health exchanges that will allow previously uninsured patients to obtain health insurance. These provisions will have the effect of expanding the population... read more →
Jan
08
Optimization of an Electronic Health Record system is the continual process of leveraging advanced application functionality to enhance workflows and improve resource productivity. During the implementation process, many healthcare organizations make trade-offs between what system build will be completed as part of the initial go-live and what will be... read more →
Dec
17
A particular strength of Culbert is helping integrated delivery networks, hospitals and academic medical centers develop and execute programs for strengthening their relationship with the independent physician practices which service their communities. Developing programs such as Epic’s Community Connect provides many opportunities to improve physician-hospital alignment, which also enables these... read more →
Dec
13
Sharing best practices, lessons learned and innovative solutions to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of a revenue cycle operation is central to any consulting firm's success. As part our approach to introducing our firm's capabilities and experience, I wanted to share examples of how we have helped hospitals, integrated delivery... read more →
Nov
14
Revenue cycle optimization is a common area of interest for our Epic clients looking to leverage advanced Epic functionality to improve workflows, productivity and ultimately financial performance. Culbert Healthcare Solution’s approach for Epic Revenue Cycle Optimization includes a holistic review of the entire patient experience beginning with patient access and... read more →
Oct
31
Based on our experience, there are commonly 5 key opportunities for optimizing your practice's use of Allscripts PM which will not only improve financial performance, but will also enhance the patient experience. These include: Performance Reporting Define key performance measures that can be tracked using standard set of statistical and... read more →
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