Every year when fall arrives, it’s not only the leaves that are changing: once again, we need to be prepared for the new ICD-10 changes that become effective every October 1. It’s the day when the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the...

Many medical practices have an organized process when new staff members are hired that extends until the employees are socialized into their new roles. Known as onboarding, this process encompasses organized tasks and procedures that enable new employees to adjust to their new positions and...

If you were practicing medicine in October 2015, you undoubtedly remember the tremendous change associated with the transition from ICD-9 to ICD-10. All HIPAA-covered entities, including healthcare providers, healthcare clearing houses, electronic health record (EHR) vendors, and other business associates, were required to start using...

In the previous articles in our Future of Telehealth blog series, we talked about how COVID-19 transformed the virtual office, making telehealth much more common in today’s medical practices. We also looked at the numerous advantages offered by telehealth for both patients and healthcare providers....

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CMS), a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) is a statewide electronic database that tracks all prescriptions for controlled substances. The goal of PDMPs is to improve the way that opioids and other controlled substances are prescribed,...