Doing More with Less: A Look at Automating Processes  

Category: Billing

Doing more with less is the mantra among many of today's businesses, but even more so among companies within the healthcare industry. Tighter regulations and decreased reimbursement, combined with the uncertainty of healthcare reform initiatives, has many hospitals and physician practices looking for ways to decrease costs and boost efficiency.

Fortunately, there is much that organizations can do achieve their goal of doing more with less if they leverage technology to automate processes. It's important to remember that leveraging technology doesn 't necessarily mean buying new technology. On the contrary, substantial improvements within an organization can take place by simply reconfiguring and optimizing existing technology, such as practice management systems, as well as related coding, billing and clinical documentation systems. At many organizations, these systems are not ...