Practice Management News and Education

There have been several healthcare data breaches that have made the mainstream news, and they have sounded a major alarm on the cybersecurity issues in the healthcare industry. Patients, insurers, and employees are most impacted by these breaches.

Recent studies show the average user spends 1.72 hours per day on social media, which represents about 28 percent of all online activity[1]. With that much time spent on social media sites, it’s important for every large group practice to have a smart social media policy in place.

As technology evolves and advances, the role and importance of telehealth expands with it. Telehealth, often referred to as telemedicine, can improve patient satisfaction and provide access to specialized care that is currently nonexistent in some hospitals.

CAPAdvantage is a new program of CAP, offering members a suite of no-cost or competitively priced practice management benefits, extending beyond our superior medical malpractice and risk management protection.

If you are contemplating a change in your practice, please advise us in writing no later than October 31, 2016 to be considered eligible for waiver or proration of the 2017 assessment.

Becoming the provider and place of choice represents major and ongoing investment. The corollary question is: Does measuring how we are doing matter?

The use of ransomware, which attacks medical technology and electronic health records, could result in significant service disruptions, adverse events, and liability – yet many organizations are woefully underprepared.

The U.S. healthcare system is constantly evolving – for instance, in the past two years, in a wave of mergers and acquisitions, hospital chains and insurance companies have acquired urgent-care centers, and there is a nationwide spread of urgent care facilities as a result of health systems partnering with independent urgent-care operators.

The healthcare industry is currently in an era of intense reform, and as healthcare providers fall under heightened pressure to achieve performance goals, improve quality and safety, do more with fewer resources and concurrently improve patient satisfaction, how can leaders ensure physician engagement and alignment with organizational goals?

CAP members can now enroll in a new group purchasing program – the CAP Purchasing Alliance.