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Panasonic has introduced the KV-S1046C document scanner. The scanner is ideal for small and medium-size physician practice settings, including reception areas. The device features a fast scanning speed of 45 pages per minutes and is capable of scanning documents of various sizes and thicknesses, helping reduce the number of devices needed to digitize data.

Over the last few decades, employment laws have dramatically increased and become more complex creating a great need for small business support in employee management. Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) offer a partnership to businesses that may not have the staff or resources to efficiently support a human resources department and all of the administration that comes with constantly changing policies and employee needs.

When it comes to EMRs, healthcare providers usually focus on the most immediate and obvious impacts – cost and implementation, for example. The way patients feel and respond to EMR, along with the benefits they realize from the technology, is rarely considered. And, if providers do think about patient experience as it relates to EMR, they often make incorrect and faulty assumptions. Here, MOT addresses myths and truths regarding patient experience and EMR in this third and final article in MOT’s EMR: Fact or Fiction? Series.

Smartphone users now outnumber basic phone users, making it the right time for physicians to help patients harness the technology sitting in their back pocket to improve their health. There is a plethora of health tracking applications and devices, but how do you know which are the most effective? Here are the top patient apps, according to Health 2.0.

While the uncertainty surrounding healthcare reform is of concern in some medical specialties, well run practices with good revenue streams can benefit from low interest rates and very attractive advance rates for practice acquisition, expansion or refinance, partner buy-out, purchase or construction of real estate and equipment finance. One of the best loan products available today is also one of the least understood - the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program.

In an effort to separate fact from fiction, MOT is launching a new series titled “EMR: Fact or Fiction?” For the next several weeks, we’ll tackle specific elements of EMR, from cost and efficiency to implementation and patient response. The Series will outline several myths and provide truths, according to providers, vendors and consultants. his is the first article in MOT’s EMR: Fact or Fiction? Series, and it addresses myths related to cost.

Even the best facilities and office staff can require a brush up, as time passes and attention to detail fades. Unfortunately, your patients' attention to detail won’t, and as competition for their business grows, they can afford to be cautious and even picky. Here, MOT takes a look at seven things that your patients notice - things that you need to fix, stat.

Every medical practice wants to be competitive, efficient, and profitable, but knowing how to measure what you’re doing can be a shot in the dark. Although it may seem like an endless ocean of calculation and statistics, any healthcare executive can easily pull figures and data from everyday operations to get a clear picture of where you are, and more importantly, where your practice is going. Here, MOT highlights six benchmarks your practice can’t survive without.

Caveat Medicus! The pressures and ambiguity of a continually changing regulatory landscapeand constant pressure of declining reimbursement for physicians can no longer be ignored if your practice is to survive. In a time when disruptive and volatile forces are continually knocking on your door, there are things that you can do within your own four walls to create efficient processes and practices to insure success.

With so much healthcare consolidation going on these days, many medical offices are transitioning from single-provider practices to large groups of providers under one umbrella. While this may be a good way to streamline healthcare and better manage costs, suddenly finding oneself a patient in a large practice can be off-putting. Fortunately, there’s a lot you can do to help patients feel comfortable and in good hands even if your practice has quite a few providers.  

Healthcare organizations have traditionally determined their success by focusing on financial measures such as profits, revenue and reimbursements. And individuals, whether they’re on the clinical or administrative side, have a tendency to obsess about salaries, bonuses and raises. While these numbers are certainly important, it’s a mistake to ignore other measures that would indicate whether an individual or practice is thriving. Here, MOT helps to identify those non-financial measures of success.