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on August 1, 2023 | By The InteliChart Team
Nobody likes a no-show, and healthcare practices are no exception. Missed appointments can be a real headache across the board, creating obstacles that prevent practices from growing and providers from offering an exceptional care experience for each patient.
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on July 7, 2023 | By The InteliChart Team
This post was first published April 2022 & updated June 2023 Healthcare consumers have options when it comes to choosing a provider, and they're not afraid to switch to another practice if their expectations are not met. In fact, about 7 in 10 (69 percent) consumers said they would switch healthcare providers for a better experience. As such, more and more healthcare practices are offering patient self-scheduling tools to provide modern healthcare consumers and patients with the convenience and flexibility they are looking for—and discovering operational efficiencies in the process. Learn about patient self-scheduling and why it's essential in healthcare today.
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on June 28, 2023 | By The InteliChart Team
The patient intake process can be quite cumbersome and can cause headaches for your already-strained ancillary medical staff and patients. Paper forms are slow, prone to error, and simply outdated. These days, it seems like nearly everything is going digital—why shouldn’t your patient intake process follow suit? Plus, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the last thing your patients want to do is sit in a waiting room filling out paperwork with a pen and clipboard that could be covered in germs. Fortunately, digitizing your patient intake process can help mitigate many of these challenges while offering several additional benefits for patients, practices, and providers. Let’s talk about why it's time to digitize your patient intake process.
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on June 22, 2023 | By The InteliChart Team
Originally posted in May, 2020 under the title, Benefits of Patient Portals and 5 Key Features. Updated June, 2023. Each year, an increasing number of healthcare providers recognize the benefits that come with patient portal adoption. A recent survey found that 72 percent of patients had access to a patient portal, up 64 percent from just a few years ago in 2016—and that momentum isn't likely to slow down anytime soon.
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on June 6, 2023 | By Wendy Bartlett
The shift from a volume to a value-based care model has completely transformed the healthcare industry. Value-based care reimbursement is based on quality and clinical outcomes, as opposed to the number of services provided.
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on June 2, 2023 | By The InteliChart Team
Originally posted November 2022, updated June 2023. Patient self-scheduling is becoming more of the norm in healthcare, with more and more healthcare providers embracing it for their practices. According to a recent survey, 8 in 10 healthcare consumers said setting up appointments online would make scheduling much easier. And 79% said they want to use patient scheduling software tools to book and manage their healthcare appointments online.
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on January 6, 2023 | By The InteliChart Team
The new year is here, and the healthcare industry is ringing in the Fast Health Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) §170.315(g)(10) certification (FHIR certification) from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC).
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on November 21, 2022 | By The InteliChart Team
Telehealth has gained significant momentum in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic served as a catalyst for virtual care, causing a significant uptick in adoption. Usage skyrocketed throughout 2020 and well into 2021, with more and more patients exploring telehealth as an alternative to in-person care.
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on November 17, 2022 | By The InteliChart Team
Patient-provider communication is a critical component of the modern healthcare experience. There are numerous benefits to effective communication between patients and healthcare providers, from improving satisfaction and loyalty to increasing healthy clinical outcomes and engagement.
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on November 15, 2022 | By The InteliChart Team
Community health centers (CHCs) served more than 30 million people in the U.S. in 2021, offering quality, accessible, and affordable care for the nation’s most vulnerable patients. Many CHC patients are impacted by one or more of the social determinants of health (SDOH), which have a significant impact on health outcomes and behaviors.
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