by MBA Medical | Aug 13, 2014 | Blog
Physician groups of varying persuasions are calling for improved support for telemedicine. The reason? Many see it as a viable way to address physician shortages and improve patient care. The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) weighed in on the matter: “While...
by MBA Medical | Jul 28, 2014 | Blog
According to Elisabeth Myers, policy and outreach lead at the CMS Office of eHealth Standards and Services, as of May $23.7 billion in electronic health record incentives have been paid to eligible hospitals and physicians over the last three years. That was up from...
by MBA Medical | Jul 14, 2014 | Blog
Mobile computing is clearly the way of the future, in business and personal use. According to a Gartner study, worldwide traditional PC shipments are expected to decline seven percent in 2014. In contrast, worldwide mobile device shipments are expected to grow by 47...
by MBA Medical | May 30, 2014 | Blog
In March, the U.S. Senate voted to delay the mandatory implementation of ICD-10 for a year, until October 2015. This isn’t the first time it’s been done, as the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided to do the same in 2013, giving providers and...
by MBA Medical | May 14, 2014 | Blog, Medical Practice Management
While the primary purpose of a medical practice is to care for patients, hospitals and small clinics are also businesses. It would also seem to many people that a busy medical office is a profitable one, but as many physicians and administrators can attest, this is...
