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December 2, 2020
Specialist Engagement: 10 Strategies for Getting Specialists Onboard with your Cost, Quality and Patient Satisfaction Goals
by Proficient Health
Why are accountable care organizations placing emphasis on specialist engagement? Specialty care drives 40-60% of medical costs and furthermore, speci…
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October 29, 2020
Using Advanced Referral Management Tools to Impact Key Metrics- Part 2
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In our last blog post, we took a look into understanding and identifying the operational issues that ACOs and their participating providers face. This…
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October 23, 2020
Using Advanced Referral Management Tools to Impact Key Metrics- Part 1
by Proficient Health
For years, effectively managing network referrals has been important for ACOs. However, a progressive ACO must acknowledge that effective referral man…
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August 21, 2020
RECAP: A Fireside Chat with ACO Leaders on the Impact, the Comeback & the Future for Accountable Care Organizations
by Proficient Health
2020 has had more than its fair share of changes and challenges for healthcare organizations across the country. Hearing how others are responding to …
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August 3, 2020
What Actually Happens When A Specialist Consult Is Ordered In A Hospital & Why Does It Take So Long? 
by Proficient Health
The good news: Electronic health record systems (EHRs) have made it very simple to order a specialist consultation for a patient! The bad news: The ti…
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July 16, 2020
The Fax Machine is Bogging Down Our Coronavirus Response & Here's What We Can Do About It!
by Proficient Health
Lengthy waits for COVID-19 test results have become commonplace in communities across the nation. And it is clear fax machines are a contributing fact…
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July 9, 2020
Helping ACOs Move Beyond Network Leakage – More Than Just Numbers
by Proficient Health
For years, network leakage has been a hot topic for ACOs, with significant implications for a number of areas including revenue, quality, patient sati…
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June 15, 2020
The Missing Component of the Virtual Visit 
by David Hoover, MD
In medical school, an entire first-year class and many parts of clinical rotations were spent learning the art of the physical exam. No one could imag…
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May 29, 2020
Easing Provider Burnout Post-Pandemic
by Proficient Health
You have probably seen the tragic news about Dr. Lorna Been, a top Manhattan ER doctor who committed suicide after treating patients with coronavirus.…
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May 18, 2020
Helping Healthcare Organizations Navigate COVID-19
by Proficient Health
Hospitals & health systems around the country are facing challenges they’ve never faced before due to COVID-19 and finding unique innovative…
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May 7, 2020
Honoring Nurses - Understanding Different Nursing Roles and Needs
by Mary Anderson, RN, BSN
As a nurse on the pediatric floor, my finest days were those when the care team worked together, like a well-oiled machine – when we all came to…
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April 30, 2020
Coronavirus Fuels Focus on Telehealth
by Proficient Health
Though telehealth has been around for decades, it took COVID-19 to help it achieve broad adoption. Video has now become an invaluable tool both for ph…
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April 15, 2020
What Does Leakage Mean To Your Organization?
by Proficient Health
Network leakage is a real issue that exists within many Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) around the country, and we’re breaking down the ba…
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March 26, 2020
Bridging the EHR Divide. Helping ACOs and CINs Improve Patient Satisfaction, Network Leakage and Care Coordination
by Proficient Health
With ever changing regulations, goals, payment models and incentive plans, today’s Accountable Care Organization (ACOs) and Clnically Integrated…
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March 19, 2020
Proficient Health's Chief Medical Officer Weighs in on Pediatric Surgery & COVID-19
by David Hoover, MD
Dr. Hoover, Proficient Health Chief Medical Officer, is a practicing surgeon and director of Pediatric Surgery Outpatient Services at WakeMed Children…
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March 18, 2020
A Letter To Our Customers & Partners As We Navigate COVID-19
by Proficient Health
At Proficient Health we understand that nearly all of our customers are affected by COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and are focusing attention and effort on ke…
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March 10, 2020
There's an app for that!
by Proficient Health
Proficient Health’s flagship solution, PH Capture, has improved and expanded with our ongoing commitment to continued innovation in healthcare t…
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February 13, 2020
Better Communication Helps Children’s Hospitals Stay Connected to Community
by Proficient Health
Children's hospitals are facing increased competition as health systems and community hospitals expand their pediatric services. As a result, chil…
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January 29, 2020
Why Are EHRs Receiving An "F" for Usability And How Can You Maximize Yours?
by Proficient Health
As RN Denise Adema states in her letter to the editors at Modern Healthcare, the fact that “electronic health record systems scored in the botto…
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January 20, 2020
Ready, set, launch!
by Proficient Health
“Proficient Health was founded just over 10 years ago with a mission to improve care delivery. Still today, that is our goal. 2019 was our most …
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