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7 things you can do today to reduce patient no shows using text messaging

Patient no shows are extremely common in healthcare, with rates ranging from 10% to 30% in any given practice. The negative effects for your care team range from underutilizing medical equipment and staff to decreasing practice productivity. It also is expensive to lose appointments to no shows! Many approaches have been suggested to try and… Read On

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Provider compassion and patient outcomes

Intuitively, we understand that compassion and patient outcomes would have a positive association. As social creatures, we are more likely to trust people and follow their recommendations if they show us compassion. Data supports that compassion is vitally important- but what exactly is compassion? A Washington Post article about the role of compassion in health… Read On

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Patients don’t have printers: Implementing electronic forms

Are you feeling overwhelmed, burnt out, and frustrated with your current patient communication workflow? If your answer is yes, we’d hazard a guess that you’re still calling your patients. Maybe you’re calling patients for appointment reminders, prescription refills, or general inquiries. You’re probably also expecting patients to complete printable forms prior to their appointment. Both… Read On

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How patient personalization is changing the way we treat patients

In recent years, patient personalization has emerged as one of the most important advances in the shift to a value-based care model. It’s a process of taking into account all the unique aspects of a patient’s medical history in order to make medical decisions in the best interests of that patient. This shift away from… Read On
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