Practice Management

Following the introduction of electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR), patient portals were developed to improve the way in which patients and healthcare providers interact. A product of meaningful use requirements, they were mandated as a way to provide patients with timely access to their healthcare. Specifically, patient portals give patients access to their health information so that they can take a more active role in their health.

Thanksgiving may be in our rearview mirror, but it doesn’t mean we can’t take some time to appreciate the things we have. Here at SelectHub, we’re pretty big fans of software, so we’re thankful for the many great vendors out there. If you work in a medical practice, chances are you’ve used physician practice management before. And if you have, then you’re probably pretty grateful that it makes your job easier.

One of the most common problems faced by small and mid-sized medical practices is finding enough time for the patients. Between setting appointments, billing, insurance, patient records and other paperwork, doctors often find it difficult to find enough time for actual treatment and diagnosis. But running an efficient practice goes beyond patient care.

If someone asked you what the biggest obstacles to buying medical software were, what would you tell them? Would you say that sorting out what features you want it to have is the biggest? Or figuring out how to transition from one system to the other? Or would you say that it’s getting the doctors in your practice to agree on a particular product?

The purpose of medical practice management software is to run your practice with one platform.  But too often, medical practices — especially small practices — choose systems that aren’t robust enough.  They end up with several systems that end up adding more manual tasks than they automate.  In short — their practice management software isn’t integrated with other medical software.

A general practice or family practice medical office typically uses a range of medical software solutions to enhance clinical workflows and deliver quality patient care. Although some of these may be purchased as stand-alone systems, the general practice office often uses a centralized platform offering several of the same benefits.  Let’s take a look at the features and systems that enhance a medical office’s practice management: