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The eMatchPhysicians Blog

Prepping for 2010: Tips for Getting Your Practice Future Ready

Posted on: Monday, January 25, 2010

While there are a lot of things we would like to prepare for, incentives and monetary reward await those who capitalize on opportunity. Here are some things that you should be considering for the near future.

Minimizing Your Risk

Every physician has malpractice insurance. Contact your insurance provider to find out how you can further reduce the risk of a malpractice lawsuit in your practice; they will have great tips for you on how you can minimize risk in the everyday operation of your practice.

One of the most important things you can do in order to minimize risk is patient follow-up. If patients have a major diagnosis or procedure performed, have your staff follow-up with a simple phone call. That way, if there are issues, you can sort them out before they fester and get out of control.

Electronic Health Records

Have your staff check to see what incentives you qualify for under the ARRA stimulus bill and apply for them or schedule your application for when they are accepting them. This will help to guide your plan for further development of your EHR strategy. The funds may help to pay for a new employee to focus on EHR implementation, or help to pay for the necessary equipment to get your health records in order.

Whether or not you are bullish on the idea of EHR’s, you can’t ignore the fact that they streamline physician workflow, thus improving the efficiency of your practice, and improve overall patient satisfaction.

Readiness Plan

New Orleans and Haiti are just two very large areas that have recently been devastated by natural disasters. Is your practice adequately insured against emergencies that may happen in your area, such as floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes? Do you have offsite computer backups for your vital practice records in case something happens to your office? Put these questions on the agenda for 2010; hopefully you’ll never need to know the answers to them, but you will thank yourself in the future if you do.

Tags: EHR implementation, electronic health records, malpractice insurance

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