AdvancedMD

This month, AdvancedMD employees and their plus-ones arrived at the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium dressed to the nines for our very own Casino Night🎉💛 The food was delicious ... black truffle deviled eggs, blue cheese and mushroom tartlets, wagyu yakitori, baked brie with orange marmalade, charcuterie cones, carrot cake, and more. The games were a blast and the raffle prizes were amazing. But the best part, as always, was the company🫶❤️🥰

Nearly a third of medical group owners surveyed by MGMA say that AI tools are a top tech priority this year, outranking EHR usability, RCM systems, and patient outreach. "This points to a marked shift from a similar poll in November 2023 in which EHR usability led with 35% and AI tools accounted for just 13%," according to MGMA Managing Editor Chris Harrop. Among the practices that are prioritizing AI, the top goals they hope to accomplish with the emerging technology include: ✅Documentation and charting efficiency ✅Automation and workflow optimization ✅Enhanced patient interaction ✅Clinical support and innovation ✅Operational improvements ✅Policy and implementation guidance Read the full survey findings at: https://lnkd.in/gtPkpbT7 #HealthcareTechnology #PrivatePractice #AISolutions

The latest issue of Vital Signs is up and it is chock-full of healthcare industry news and insights. Here's just a handful of topics from this month's roundup... ✅The physician job market (Spoiler alert: "Recruitment is at its peak right now," according to healthcare recruiting professionals) ✅Nursing salaries (More good news with over a third of medical group owners budgeting for a larger increase in nursing pay this year) ✅Palliative Care (The AMA is pushing more healthcare providers to adopt palliative care practices to help improve the quality of life for stroke survivors) ✅The impact of out-of-pocket medical costs (23% of patients with healthcare insurance report high out-of-pocket fees make it difficult to afford care) Be sure to read our full list of healthcare news and insights at: https://lnkd.in/gZYnruEz #HealthcareNews #HealthcareCareers #HealthInsurance #PalliativeCare

📢If you have five minutes to spare, please take our "Charting the Course for 2025" survey. It's only nine questions, covering topics like ... Is your practice hiring new staff this year❓ Are you expanding your service offerings❓ Will you be adding any new wellness benefits for staff to minimize burnout❓ We promise it's a quick survey and all responses are anonymous. Once we analyze the results, we'll be sure to share the findings so that you can compare your practice's top priorities to others in your field. Take the AdvancedMD survey now at: https://ow.ly/tZxS50UM5xq

According to a recent Gallup Poll, nurses are THE MOST TRUSTED professionals among the 23 professions included in the annual "Honesty and Ethics Professions Ratings" survey. Not only do nurses rank as the most honest and ethical, but they have earned the highest rating every year but one since 1999 when Gallup first added them to the annual survey. Meanwhile, medical doctors—while still ranking high—saw the biggest drop in trust of any profession in the past four years. "Trust in medical doctors has fallen 14 percentage points since 2021. After reaching a historical high of 77% in 2020, doctors’ ethics rating not only returned to its 2019/pre-pandemic level of 65% but, at 53%, is now the lowest since the mid-1990s," according to Medical Economics. You can read Medical Economics' full coverage of Gallup's "2025 Honesty and Ethics of Professions Ratings" poll at: https://lnkd.in/gH3M6t5a #HealthcareCareers #Nursing #TrustinHealthcare

Has your private practice implemented patient engagement tools to improve the patient experience and boost patient satisfaction scores? What about digital capabilities that help you grow your practice? Here are a few data points that demonstrate just how critical digital capabilities are to your private practice's success ... ▶️More than 90% of patients expect their healthcare provider to send personalized reminders ▶️Nearly 80% of patients are more likely to choose a provider with mobile self-service tools ▶️More than 72% patients use online reviews to choose a provider Download the full infographic now to find out why patient engagement tools and digital capabilities are critical to your practice's success: https://lnkd.in/gEXMENgp #PatientEngagement #HealthcareTechnology #AmbulatoryCare

"The time is always right to do what is right."—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Today, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor Dr. King's legacy and continue to be inspired by his words.

A contingency plan can help minimize the impact of a ransomware attack on your private practice. But it's not enough just to have a plan in place. "Having a downtime contingency plan and TESTING it is vital to get through events of this nature with minimum disruption to your practice," according to TLD Systems co-founder Dr. Michael Brody. "When you develop and review the plans for your practice, you should have separate downtime plans for each system in your practice including your EHR, billing, and phone." Dr. Brody has published an insightful post on the AdvancedMD blog that lists important questions medical groups owners should consider to safeguard their systems, starting with: 📢 Do you have a plan in place? 📢 Have you tested the plan to make sure it will work when needed? 📢 What paper forms might you need to best record information from patient encounters during this down time? Be sure to read the full blog post at: https://lnkd.in/gyedajqD #HealthcareDataBreach #Ransomware #AmbulatoryCare

A new study from researchers at NYU Langone Health, Johns Hopkins University, and other U.S. institutions estimates that 42% of Americans over the age of 55 face a lifetime risk of developing dementia. "That number is more than double previous estimates due to improved documentation and tracking of the disease," writes Medical Economics assistant editor Austin Littrell. "The aging U.S. population, with 58 million individuals now over age 65, is a major contributor to the projected surge in cases." According to the study findings, healthcare providers will see an estimated half-million new dementia cases this year, increasing to potentially one million new cases annually by 2060. The study also revealed that Black adults and individuals carrying a variant of the APOE4 gene are at a significantly higher risk of dementia, underscoring the need for public health initiatives that directly address the growing dementia epidemic. You can read more on the study at: https://lnkd.in/dC_P9JD8 #SilverWave #PopulationHealth #PrimaryCare

📢📢It's a new year, which means newly updated CPT/HCPCS Codes. If you're not sure what codes have been added, revised or deleted, don't fret—AdvancedMD is here to help ... We've compiled all the CPT and HCPCS code changes for 2025, broken down by specialty. Our guide is a comprehensive resource to help your billing and coding staff stay ahead of the game. Best of all, you can download it for FREE now at: https://lnkd.in/gbw8AqTX #CPT/HCPCS #MedicalBillingCodes #HealthcareUpdates