What is Population Health Management?
Population Health Management Defined Population health management refers to the steps healthcare organizations take to improve the health outcomes of a defined group of individuals. They may focus on a…
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9 Essential Things to Know About Preventive Care
What is preventive care? Preventive health services, such as annual wellness visits, clinical screenings and immunizations, keep patients healthy and are essential building blocks of comprehensive patient care. The purpose…
Medical Referrals Challenges—Does Your Process Need Improvement?
If you find the patient referral process frustrating, you’re not alone. As the number of patient referral visits in the U.S. has climbed to more than 100 million per year(this…
Despite Their Value, Medicare Wellness Visits Are Underused
Medical practices—especially those that serve complex, low-income populations—could be doing a far better job of making sure their older patients receive a Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV). That’s the chief…
Seven Best Practices to Optimize Staffing in Your Healthcare Organization
As healthcare continues to evolve rapidly, it’s more important than ever for your medical practice to staff effectively. How connected are staff to their work? When are they most productive?…
Managing the Beginning-of-the-Year Cash Crunch
When it comes to cash flow during the first few months of the year, many physicians and medical practices are feeling the pinch. As insurance deductibles reset, providers must depend…
Ten Strategies to Make High-Deductible Plans More Manageable for Your Practice—and Your Patients
The increasing prevalence of high-deductible health plans has made getting paid in full for medical services a lot harder than it used to be. But there are tools and techniques…
MACRA Final Rule: Predictions for 2018 from MGMA’s Anders Gilberg
The clock is ticking as the healthcare industry awaits word from CMS on the 2018 Quality Payment Program (QPP) Final Rule, due no later than November 1. The regulation will…
Succeeding in Clinical Quality Improvement: An On-the-Ground Perspective
In an increasingly value-driven landscape, improving clinical quality isn’t just the right thing to do for patients. It’s a key business objective. For our latest podcast, I spoke with Alex…
Patient-Reported Data is Key to Quality Improvement
As healthcare providers collect ever-growing quantities of data to identify patterns and drive improvement efforts, they may be overlooking a key source of rich information: their patients. Patient-reported outcomes data,…
The New World of Primary Care: Behavioral Health, Preventive Care and More
The field of primary care has undergone seismic changes over the last decade, ranging from the shift from fee-for-service to value-based care, the growing emphasis on care coordination and team-based…
Social Determinants of Health FAQ
Although people might see their doctor only once a year, they are exposed to the health and safety conditions in their homes, their neighborhoods, their schools and their communities every…
