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4 tips for choosing the right practice management system

Physician practices have a golden opportunity to streamline administrative and billing tasks by adopting a practice management system. But choosing the right software can be daunting, so the AMA and the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) have partnered on a toolkit to help guide the decision-making process when it comes to this important investment.

Sustainability
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One simple way to streamline office visits—while improving care

Implementing pre-visit lab testing in your medical practice can improve patient care. It gives physicians the opportunity to discuss results with patients at their visits, eliminating the need to review results later and call patients to explain results and coordinate follow-up care

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10 steps to pre-visit planning that can produce big savings

Pre-visit planning for patients can increase efficiency, saving both physician and staff time. Ten steps address tasks such as scheduling patients for future appointments and arranging for pre-visit lab testing.

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3 ways electronic transactions can help manage payment errors

Medical practices that have made the transition from paper to an electronic claims revenue cycle spend less time on administrative processes and have more time to lessen payment errors and appeal inappropriate denials.

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6 ways your practice can save by using electronic transactions

More medical practices are improving their revenue cycle by accepting electronic remittance advice, an electronic version of a paper explanation of payment. See what 6 ways your practice can benefit from their use. A newly updated AMA toolkit offers the insights you need.

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Virtual credit cards could be costing you 5% of your payments

More health plans are paying claims with virtual credit cards (VCC). Physicians might not be aware of hidden fees which could be costing you 5% of your payments. You may be losing a significant amount of your contractual payments to high interchange fees charged by the credit card company.

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How we're fighting administrative burdens and regaining time

The administrative burdens shoulder every day in our practices take quite a toll in physician time and money. That’s why the AMA launched an administrative burden study to get reliable data on exactly where physicians’ time is going.

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Help the AMA advocate for fairness in physician payment methods

An increasingly common payment method among health insurers could be racking up fees for your medical practice. Find out how you can help the AMA secure more fairness in electronic health insurer payments.

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Refine your patient payment management process with these tips

With more patients obtaining health insurance and seeking care, now is the right time for physician practices to review their patient payment management process Make sure the payment process is convenient and transparent for both the practice and patients.

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