Medical Waiting Rooms are No Joke
Posted in Health News on September 9th, 2006Every medical and dental practice has to deal with patients who do not pay. If it doesn’t deal with such patients, the costs will simply be passed on to other patients - the practice may simply suffer or fold. Yet the very real dental and medical collection laws issues mean you should think carefully before reminding your patients to pay up. In…
Electronic Medical Record
The electronic medical record, or EMR, has been redesigned by technology to suite the 21st century medical practice. The entire process has been wrapped around your finger. In other words, information, records, superbill, transcription, soap notes, and medical procedure codes are all at your finger tips.
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Emailing your doctor may not be as bad as you think. Which scenario causes a patient less stress? The awkwardness of the waiting room verses sending a question to your doctor over email, the latter choice may be much easier to your psyche. Take for example the joke below I’ve been getting in my email inbox for ages:
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) includes seven sets of rules that will affect your practice. The Department of Health and Human Services, or DHHS, issues these in the form of the “Notice of Proposed Rule Making” or NPRM. Every practice, regardless of size, must comply with HIPAA privacy, security and transactional regulations. Moreover, adherence to all subsequent regulations is also required. This covers most everything in your practice, including your…
There are few bigger pains for healthcare industry professionals than having to wait 30, 60 or even 120 days to collect payments from insurance companies, HMOs and Medicare/Medicaid. The healthcare industry is riddled with complex billing, coding and processing rules that create very long payment cycles. This can be very difficult for medical offices, testing and diagnostic centers, medical supply companies, or any healthcare related business, for that matter. There are always many ongoing…
Some dentists call these unnatural shades “laser white” or “Hollywood white,” while laypeople just call it fake or cheesy. No matter which method you use, you need to understand certain limitations. Says Burrell of the ADA: It seems the passage of time, smoking and coffee drinking–and comparison with the pearly-white choppers on movie stars, models and TV anchors–have managed to make the average enamel look a bit dingy.arizona tooth whitening
Generally, the quicker the method of bleaching (some take as little as one hour), the more expensive. Cheaper methods may take weeks to work. The Rembrandt system costs just $32.50, but, like all over-the-counter methods, it takes time and effort. IF YOU BELIEVE the advertisements, you’re not just whitening your teeth.garland tooth whitening