Accessing Data from a Retired Practice Management System
As more and more medical practices move to electronic health records, they may be retiring a legacy practice management system with years of historical demographic, financial, and clinical data.
At Harmony Healthcare IT, we provide an affordable solution that allows secure, web-based access to the historical patient account information — in full detail.
Access full patient account detail in [...]
Decision Support System for Medical Practices
To effectively manage a medical practice, you must make important clinical, financial and administrative decisions everyday. How can you make the most “informed” decisions about your practice? You can do it by culling and relating each important data element from your billing or electronic medical record systems with a business intelligence solution.
While there are a variety of analytics [...]
Red Flag Rule Affects Health Care Providers May 1
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) indicates that physicians providing services to patients without requiring payment in full at time of service may need to comply with the new “Red Flag Rules” on May 1. Compliance entails developing a written Identity Theft Prevention Program for the practice to detect red flags that would prevent or mitigate identity theft.
Medical identity theft occurs when someone uses [...]
White House Discussion on Healthcare Reform
Nancy-Ann DeParle, the White House Director of the Office of Health Reform, met with representatives of healthcare companies & community organizations. They discussed health care issues as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing effort towards health care reform. Go here to watch the C-SPAN video taped from Washington, DC : 2 hr. 5 min.
Dealing with the Growing Shift to Patient Payments
Higher Unemployment and Greater Numbers of Uninsured Mean Healthcare Providers Must Find Better Ways to Avoid Bad Debt and Ensure Adequate Cash Flow
The sudden increase in numbers of uninsured patients means that those who walk through a healthcare provider’s front door must assume greater financial responsibility for their treatment. It’s essential that providers help their [...]
Revenue Cycle Management Seminar in Chicago April 7th
Times are tough. Insurance carriers are reducing reimbursements. Patients are struggling to make their co-pays on time — or at all.
Now, more than ever, it’s critical that you maximize your revenue stream and take advantage of governmental incentives.
Harmony Healthcare IT, a healthcare technology provider, invites you to an informative seminar on April 7th at a [...]