The North American health-care information technology (IT) market will grow from $21.9 billion in 2012 to $31.3 billion by 2017, a compound annual rate of 7.4%. That forecast comes from Research and Markets’ North American Healthcare IT Market Report 2013-2017, and is based on a number of factors. Financial support from the U.S. government is one; others include cost-cutting pressures,... Read More
Revenue-cycle management is important Are unpaid bills getting out of control in your practice? It may be time to implement a revenue-cycle management program such as that offered by gloStream. Revenue-cycle management, or RCM, is the management of claims, from processing to payment. It’s a lengthy process that includes patient insurance eligibility, collecting co-payment, properly coding claims using ICD-10, making... Read More
Leverage technology as a strategic tool Becoming a pacesetting medical practice requires you to leverage technology as a tool to provide exceptional care – and gloStream’s gloCare, can help. Unlike competitive offerings, the highly personalized nature of our glocare – a cloud-based service used by thousands of health-care practitioners who want quick and easy access to critical patient information –... Read More
Much More Than an EMR Provider You could have long known gloStream because of its cutting-edge electronic medical information (EMR), gloCare (previously gloEMR) – a powerful however highly personal cloud-based EMR and practice-management service. Nevertheless gloStream is so very much more: gloCollect. We carry out the collection work to get you by staffing sector experts, giving them remarkable technologies and... Read More
Improve your revenue cycle management with gloStream A new study shows that many health-care providers still don’t understand the value of ICD-10, which is understandable: Maintaining control over the entire revenue cycle and ensuring you are paid for the important work that you do is a significant challenge, and with ICD-10 regulations, it’s only going to get harder. gloStream can... Read More
Three things to look for in a practice management offering Running a profitable medical practice is more difficult than it’s ever been before, and with ICD-10, meaningful use Stage-2 and payer reforms on the way, it’s only going to get harder. Here are three ways to stay on top of the changes. Obtain insight into your practice. In order to... Read More
Increasing billing in a changing health-care environment The always changing health-care regulations present plenty of challenges – but also opportunities – for physicians to increase their billings, thanks to the new health-care reform law which includes coverage for a number of preventive care services. Every January, patients’ annual deductibles rise. Often, this stands in the way of patients seeking care,... Read More
Is your practice management software up to the job? Practice management software runs the business side of a health-care practice, which may include everything from scheduling appointments, through billing insurers and patients, all the way up to generating reports for analysis. Because the software is so inclusive, selecting the right system is essential—and it isn’t the physician’s job, as is... Read More
Revenue Cycle Management One of the major parts of business is ensuring that you are being paid for services rendered. This can be a painful process; some clients just don’t seem to want to pay. There are numerous things you can do to ensure revenue comes in, one essential process to employ is revenue cycle management. While this may sound... Read More
Safe and Sound your Data with gloEMR Ninety-four percent of health care organizations suffered at least one data breach in 2011 and 2012, relating to a recently available study on patient privacy and data security – a figure that illustrates how important a secure electronic medical record (EMR) is to any health-care organization. The research, conducted by the Ponemon Institute,... Read More
