Archive for the Week of February 14, 2020
Archive for the Week of February 14, 2020
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the week of February 14, 2020.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during the week of February 14, 2020.
You can browse this week's archives by clicking the "More" button from any of the excerpts below.
EHR Usability Issues Increase After Implementation and Optimization
“Most believe EHR usability issues happen at implementation. However, the majority of EHR usability problems occur after implementation when the EHR is continuously optimized, according to a study published in the BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. “Implementation of the EHR is not limited to a single event in time,” wrote the researchers. “Rather, the technology changes when newer features are added, or interfaces are redesigned. These upgrades may improve functionality, but they also require physicians to adapt to changes beyond the initial implementation.” “Users are required to continually learn how to use the newer system and then to incorporate these upgrades into their clinical workflow, often with negative work …
Billing quality is medical quality – 5 physician-backed metrics to consider
“New billing measures could help providers give their patients a quality billing experience, which two physicians argued in JAMA is a type of medical quality. In a viewpoint article, Simon Mathews, MD, and Martin Makary, MD, of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, offered five metrics providers could use to measure whether patients are receiving a quality billing experience. Here are the five metrics: 1. Itemized bills: Are patients always given an itemized bill that explains charges in simple language? 2. Price transparency: Can patients get real prices for shoppable, elective services? 3. Service quality: Are billing representatives available to promptly speak with patients about any concerns …
