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Medical Practices Strive To Regain Patient Focus With IT

By Ken Congdon, editor-in-chief, Health IT Outcomes

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Medical practices and technology collide every year at the MGMA (Medical Group Management Association) annual conference. This year’s event, held October 26-29 in Las Vegas, was no exception. A plethora of information technology products — from EHRs to telehealth to data analytics solutions — was showcased in the MGMA exhibit hall and many were also the subject of educational sessions. However, one central theme seemed to encapsulate how medical practices view all of these technology options. In short, physician practices want IT to make them more efficient so they can place their focus back where it belongs — on their patients and improving outcomes.



The healthcare industry as a whole has been consumed with change over the past several years. Health providers have been struggling to fulfill EHR Meaningful Use (MU) requirements, address healthcare reform, cope with reimbursement changes, and prepare for the imminent transition to ICD-10. All of these initiatives can take focus and resources away from patient care. Medical practices have arguably been impacted more than other providers in this regard. For example, group practices tend to have smaller staffs and budgets than hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Therefore, addressing government directives and compliance mandates takes added effort on the part of the caregivers themselves — effort that often comes at the expense of patient care. Physician practices are getting sick and tired of this trade off. They want to get back to practicing medicine full time, and they are looking to IT to help them get there.





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