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Medical practices use technology for their health records management, communications, and internal administration, but technology is always evolving. Physician Practice Specialists can suggest and implement business technology integrations to help you stay current and maximize your practice’s productivity. Here’s a look at how a medical technology consulting firm can assess your practice’s needs and implement necessary changes:
Reviewing Existing Technology
Medical technology consulting begins with a comprehensive review of your practice operations to understand your technology requirements. Consultants can assess your processes and existing technology infrastructure to identify areas that require optimization. Some areas that medical technology consultants assess include patient information capturing, record keeping and maintenance, error prevention, and data security. The consultants can also evaluate your communication systems, website applications, and revenue cycle management.
The comprehensive assessment covers existing hardware, software, operations, network systems, data security measures, and compliances. Security measures include SSL certificates, encrypted communications, data backup, malware protection, information privacy, and breach management.
Assessing Practice Needs
A comprehensive assessment of your operations and existing technology can reveal your practice’s capabilities and limitations. The medical technology consulting firm can then assess your practice needs to determine the technologies you should implement. Physician Practice Specialists consultants work closely with your team to understand specific needs, goals, and areas of improvement. Medical practice goals include improving patient care, increasing revenue collection, or reducing administrative overhead.
Technology can also automate your communication, enhance security, and track compliance. Needs assessment allows you to implement technologies that support your mission and avoid unnecessary investments that your team won’t use. Consultants can provide customized recommendations to help you meet identified practice goals and needs. Proposals can include implementing diagnostic tools, practice management software, telehealth solutions, and electronic health records systems.
Providing Integration Expertise
Medical technology consultants can help you implement changes seamlessly without disrupting existing operations. The consultants work with your team to migrate data, populate new systems with required information and controls, and integrate systems. Expert implementation allows you to use the latest medical technology, optimize practice workflow, and enhance patient outcomes without transition issues. The consultant can also train your team to maximize the potential of the new technology integrations.
Leading consultants keep track of regulatory standards like HIPAA and know the systems your practice needs to remain compliant. Complying with health and regulatory standards keeps your patient data safe while minimizing legal risks. Medical technology consultants can also help you find cost-effective solutions that provide the best value for your investment. Technology implementations are followed by ongoing support and monitoring. The consultant can track performance to complete required upgrades and maintenance.
Medical Technology Consulting Experts
Medical technology consultants can identify the integrations needed to improve your practice’s outcomes and maintain compliance. At Physician Practice Specialists, we help medical practices with technology integrations, custom website designs, compliance training, contract negotiations, and credentialing. We also handle billing and coding, workflow and process improvement, expansion planning, and more. Contact us today to learn more about our medical technology consulting services and how we can help your practice.