Key Takeaways to Master the Annual Wellness Visit Annual Wellness Visit Table of Contents Quick, What is the Annual Wellness Visit (AWV)? It’s a visit to develop or update a Personalized Prevention Plan (PPP) and perform a Health Risk Assessment (HRA). As a health care provider, you may recommend patients get services more often than […]
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Key Takeaways to Navigate IPPE and Medicare Wellness Visit Codes Table of Contents Quick, What is the Initial Preventative Physical Examination (IPPE) Exam? At its core, the Initial Preventative Physical Examination, or IPPE, is a review of all medical and social health history with additional preventive services and healthcare education. However, the IPPE does not
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Key Takeaways on the Benefits of Telepsychiatry Concern for patient mental health is growing as the pandemic continues, but telepsychiatry provides a way to access and treat patients from a safe distance. What is Telepsychiatry? Telehealth, or telemedicine allows for providers to connect with patients at a distance often through the use of mobile technology.
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Key Takeaways to Choose the Best Behavioral Healthcare Program In light of the global pandemic, mental health has been a growing concern for doctors and patients everywhere. With rising stress, anxiety, and isolation, behavioral health services are more important now than ever. What Is a Behavioral Healthcare Program? Behavioral health, sometimes referred to as mental
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Key Takeaways to Understand QPP and MIPS What is the Quality Payment Program (QPP)? The Medicare Access and CHIP Re-authorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) was signed into law with bipartisan support on April 16, 2015 and went into effect on January 1, 2017. The law does many things but most importantly it establishes a new
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Key Takeaways to Get Started Implementing Telehealth How Do I Get Started Implementing Telehealth? There are 3 main steps you need to take to get started with telehealth; examine your current ecosystem, determine the best technology and decide on the optimal uses. Traditionally, telehealth platforms have begun with a network within a health system, allowing
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Key Takeaways on Telehealth Benefits and Barriers What Are The Biggest Barriers to Telehealth Implementation? According to studies by HIMSS Analytics and Vidyo, the 5 greatest barriers to telehealth implementation are: Providers considering adopting telehealth to their offerings must balance the benefits it offers to the practice and its patients against the barriers to adoption.
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Key Takeaways to Assess Your Practice’s Financial Report Card With electronic billing and digital medical records now firmly entrenched across the healthcare industry, an endless amount of highly valuable data is at your fingertips. In fact, the amount of data can seem overwhelming. Which reports should you be running for your practice or specialty? How
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