Drchrono Adds Intelligent Medical Billing App

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Drchrono Adds Intelligent Medical Billing App

Drchrono recently launched its first medical billing and business intelligent app created specifically for the iPad. The purpose of the instrument is to allow medical practices to view claims and billing statuses from their mobile devices. Drchrono is best known for its mobile-based EHR, but it also offers apps for the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch to connect patients to their physicians. The billing app will be connected to the drchrono platform, including its practice management and patient record tools.

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Due to the "Doc Shortage," Options for Care Have Changed

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Due to the "Doc Shortage," Options for Care Have Changed

The Association of American Medical Colleges predicts that by 2025 there will be an estimated shortage of 12,000 to 31,000 primary care physicians. One of the main issues fueling this shortage is the aging physician workforce from the baby boom generation that is preparing to retire, meanwhile an estimated 30 million Americans have purchased insurance since 2010 through the Affordable Care Act. The following are six alternatives to help address care shortages and to lower costs:

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Physician Engagement is Essential to the Success of a Medical Organization

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Physician Engagement is Essential to the Success of a Medical Organization

Physician engagement is essential to the success of an organization. Providers’ indifference towards a network is one of the most critical barriers that prevents organizations from reaching their goals. Hospital-owned practices should perform just as well as private practices. In order to improve physician engagement, organizations need to connect with physicians on their own terms.

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Healthcare Needs Common Interoperability Standards, Period

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Healthcare Needs Common Interoperability Standards, Period

Karen DeSalvo, National Coordinator for Health IT, claims that a common set of standards would have improved the current state of interoperability. DeSalvo believes that in hindsight standardization would have allowed for more seamless sharing of basic health information. Nonetheless, she recognizes and applauds the successes that HITECH has achieved.

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There Seems To Be Lasting Improvement to U.S. Healthcare Spending

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There Seems To Be Lasting Improvement to U.S. Healthcare Spending

Currently, healthcare inflation is at a historically low rate. According to Jason Furman, the chairman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisors, healthcare prices have grown at an annual rate of 1.6% since the Affordable Care Act was enacted in March 2010, the slowest rate in the past 50 years. Consequently, the Congressional Budget Office continues to reduce its cost projections for federal healthcare programs.

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