Sun.Aug 25, 2019

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Industry Voices—How to ensure your healthcare tech is a help, not a headache

FierceHealthIT

Chances are, if you’re reading this you’re like the 70% of respondents from a poll conducted by the Medical Group Management Association last year who said they’d be investing in new tech in 2019, a number that stays relatively consistent most years.

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Reducing No-Shows with Virtual Healthcare

GlobalMed

Like death and taxes, nothing is certain in medical life except no-show appointments. Rates vary widely, but one study came up with an average no-show rate of 24.8 percent – which rises to 41.25 percent for Medicaid patients. It’s often quoted that no-shows cost the U.S. as much as $150 billion a year. Think about that in terms of an individual practice.