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Transforming your physician practice into a modern care facility should push your practice toward increased efficiency, improved patient satisfaction, and higher quality of care.

Physicians are increasingly experiencing anxiety over their risk for cyberattack. Nearly 75 percent of physicians cited they are most concerned that such attacks will interrupt key business operations, including access to their electronic health record (EHR) as well as data security.

6 Factors Beyond Billing that Impact RCM explores a comprehensive look at the top challenges practice administrators face, and solutions to help prioritze in order to achieve maximum revenue provided by industry experts.

3 Strategies for More Meaningful Patient-Physician Communications. As patients increasingly self-report data and seek out their physicians online, some docs struggle to keep up.

As more physician practices add ancillary services to their current mix, the right support—including billing support—is critical to success.

Fewer than 43 percent of physicians are satisfied with work-life integration. How can practice leaders help physicians gain a better work-life balance and relieve the stress that comes with their profession for greater overall wellness? Here are four strategies to consider.

Although physician practices recognize the importance of a revenue cycle management (RCM) partner in remedying revenue cycle inefficiencies, they often overlook the potential for such a partnership to drive value in other areas. The following are three ways the right RCM partner can help practices enhance operational efficiency. 

How RCM Solutions Can Help Part-3 In this 3-part blog series, we explore the most common causes of physician burnout—and offer practical strategies for easing burnout through revenue cycle management tools, partnerships, and approaches.

Top Revenue Cycle Outsourcing Myths—Exposed; In this 5-part blog series, we explore the most common myths around working with a partner for revenue cycle management—and offer practical tips for gaining the most from your investment.

| This article originally appeared at: Healthcare Scene, by: Colin Hung “Pulse arrived at this open approach by listening closely to clients and prospects. What they found was an under-current of a best-of-breed approach.” October 16, 2017 At the recent Medical Group Management Association annual conference (MGMA17), I made a point of visiting as many..

There is a better way to manage Provider Enrollment & Hospital Privileges   “Quickly and easily submit your credentialing documentation to Pulse one time, and we’ll keep it on file to enroll you in networks that you choose.” The Problem The average healthcare provider contracts with 5 to 30 payors Appropriate applications or forms need […]

By using Quippe, PulseCloud EHR preserves your clinical workflow — what you do, when you do it — while allowing you to completely document a patient encounter at the point of care. PulseCloud EHR lets physicians focus on the patient and their problems & conditions, complete their documentation, order tests, make a diagnosis and construct […]

| This article originally appeared at: Healthcare Business Today September 05, 2017 Medical data carries high currency for cyber-attackers, and when it comes to medical data theft, small physician practices can be particularly vulnerable. Healthcare records are a rich source of personal and medical information, making them the perfect target for identity theft.

No matter how you participate in MACRA—individually or as part of a group—there’s a cost to being unprepared. Here’s what you should know. 1. What Is MACRA? The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act— MACRA—presents a new approach to payment for most physicians and clinicians who participate in the Medicare Part B program.

“PulseCloud is a simple, low cost practice management system that utilizes the latest intuitive workflows and user-friendly screen navigation.” PulseCloud gives you the tools to take control of your entire practice and puts patient data at your fingertips, while ensuring regulatory compliance throughout the changing healthcare industry.

Time is running out for physicians to form their MIPS strategy for 2017. But while many physicians have a high-level-overview understanding of MIPS, many haven’t yet determined their approach—and this puts them at risk financially. Most eligible clinicians (ECs) are expected to take MACRA’s MIPS performance track this year..

Key considerations for the coming transition | The transition to the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) is well underway for eligible clinicians (EC). At this time, clinicians should be familiarizing themselves with reporting requirements and understanding the potential impact—on both providers...

Simply put, doctors become doctors because they are passionate about helping others and delivering the highest quality patient care. Yet, evolving reimbursement models such as value-based care and changing documentation requirements often force them to choose between spending extra quality time with their patients at point of care....

Remote Hosting and Application Management Services June 22, 2017 Pulse has over 20 years of secure hosting experience delivering reliable, scalable and high-performing remote services. Pulse Hosting provides advanced IT architecture, infrastructure support and application administration. This allows you to transfer the burden of IT responsibilities to a highly-trained team of infrastructure and application specialists. […]

May 17, 2017PulseCloud EHR’s medication management function is designed to simplify and streamline electronic prescription workflows. Users can quickly create and refill prescriptions, perform medication reconciliation, manage records and process formularies in real-time and securely transmit electronic prescriptions to pharmacies including controlled substances. Central to this function is Surescripts E-Prescribing.Pulse is a Surescripts Gold Solution […]

Running a physician practice has never been easy. Today’s environment requires even more than clinical and business expertise – it demands adaptability. It involves building a long-term strategy to handle change.Facing so many uncertainties, now is an ideal time for practices to assess....

A new KLAS Ambulatory Billing Services Study discovers who best meets needs in RCM market Wichita, KS, October 13, 2016 – KLAS, a research and insights firm aiming to improve healthcare delivery, released a 2016 Ambulatory Billing Services Study today ranking several vendors who provide Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) services to both small and large practices.

ICD-10 is not a simple update from ICD-9. The objective of this ebook is to serve as a resource tool to train and successfully implement ICD-10. This training guide contains: Coding set differences Most common codes by specialty Implementation guide and more.

HNAP accreditation highlights strength of security infrastructure and adherence to health data processing standards   Wichita, KS, June. 16, 2016 – Pulse Systems, Inc., an industry-leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management, e-prescribing, Billing and Collections, and Revenue Cycle Management solutions, announced today it has achieved full re-accreditation with the Healthcare Network Accreditation Program (HNAP) for […]

Award highlights Pulse’s commitment to clinical quality and clients   Wichita, KS, April 12, 2016 – Pulse Systems, Inc., an industry-leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management e-prescribing, Billing and Collections, and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions, was recently recognized with the Surescripts 2015 White Coat of Quality Award. This is the fifth consecutive year that Pulse has […]

Integrated module enables seamless reporting, ease of use for medical practices   Wichita, KS, Nov. 18, 2015 – Pulse Systems, Inc., an industry-leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions, recently released its 2015 Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) Registry, ensuring medical practices can successfully report required PQRS measures through the PulsePro Practice

Recognition highlights Pulse’s commitment to quality and clients   Wichita, KS, June 17, 2015 – Pulse Systems, Inc., an industry-leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management, e-prescribing, Billing and Collections, and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions, was recently recognized with the Surescripts 2014 White Coat of Quality Award. This is the fourth consecutive year that Pulse has […]

Latest release ensures practices are prepared for major transition Wichita, KS, June 18, 2015 – Pulse Systems, Inc., an industry-leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management, e-prescribing, Billing and Collections, and other Revenue Cycle Management solutions, recently updated its Complete EHR as part of its comprehensive plan to prepare for the transition to ICD-10 on Oct.

Providers now able to transmit controlled substances prescriptions electronically   Wichita, KS, June 17, 2015 – Pulse Systems, Inc., an industry-leading provider of Electronic Health Record (EHR), Practice Management, e-prescribing, Billing and Collections, and other Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) solutions, recently received the DEA Audit Certificate outlined in CFR1311 which now enables prescribers to write and submit prescriptions for controlled […]