Month: January 2016

According to American Medical Association (AMA), doctors can legally charge patients for missed appointments, but only if they follow in line with a few stipulations. Such as, patients may be charged if they fail to cancel within 24-hours of their scheduled appointment. It is increasingly common for physicians to charge their…

Providing alternate ways for patients to keep in touch with your healthcare adds value to your organisation. One obvious example is requisite direct engagement with patients through a patient portal. Before Meaningful Use, the patient portal was a rare beast indeed, but now, nearly every provider has one. They will appreciate communicating with…