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Putting Pediatric Benchmarking to Work: Turning Insights into Action
Benchmarking gives pediatric practices a clear view of how they’re performing, but clarity alone doesn’t create change. The real value comes when you take those insights and turn them into practical, everyday actions that boost efficiency, strengthen the financial health of your practice, and improve patient care.
Establish a Culture of Ongoing EHR Education
Electronic health record software is consistently updated in order to adjust to the ever-changing and dynamic healthcare and technology worlds. That’s why training must be seen as a consistent commitment, not a one-and-done effort.
Keeping Up with Credentialing
When reviewing (or developing) your revenue cycle management plan, don't overlook the first steps: making sure all your providers are appropriately credentialed with all your payers and associated products. Credentialing and Provider Enrollment are more than just arduous tasks of paperwork; without them, claims aren’t paid and revenue suffers.
Decrease the Expense of Patient Statements by Increasing Upfront Payments
A frazzled mom walks into your pediatric clinic. She approaches the check-in desk, and your receptionist notices dark circles below wet eyes, red from crying, possibly even during the drive to the office.
How to Attract and Hire Top-Notch Talent
In order to truly provide top-notch medical care at your pediatric practice, you need an all-star team of professionals working around you. Front desk staff, nurse practitioners, medical billers, the list goes on. A successful medical practice relies on a full staff of talented people. A hiring mistake alone, can cost you 15 times an employee’s base salary in hard costs and lost productivity.
