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The latest news and information regarding electronic medical records, practice management software, HIPAA, and security from Nextech.

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Plastic Surgery Practices Share How They Keep ASC Costs In Check

The Standalone Payment Predicament by the Numbers

Mental Health Month: Top 5 Strategies for Managing Remote Work Life

Earth Day 2023 #InvestInOurPlanet

How to Choose the Right Technology for Your Ophthalmology Practice

Nextech’s Headed to Miami for The Aesthetic Meeting 2023

5 Ways to Improve Your Aesthetic Practice Performance

5 Benefits of Upgrading Your Ophthalmology EHR

3 Essential Ways to Engage with Today's Modern Patient

Nextech’s Rolling into The Big Easy for AAD 2023

How Plastic Surgery Practices Exceed Patient Expectations With TouchMD

Spring Forward with Nextech’s Latest Product Updates

Dermatology Practice Management System Tips To Use in 2023

Ophthalmology EHR — Why Nextech’s the #1 Industry Leader

How to Get the Most Out of EDGE 2023

Employee Spotlight: Brandy Eyers

How to Use Data to Prepare Your Practice in 2023

2022: A Look Back at Nextech’s Case Studies

MIPS 2023 Improvement Activities Based on MIPS Final Rule

Interoperability and the MIPS Final Rule Changes for 2023

How the MIPS Final Rule Changes Will Impact Practices in 2023

How Nextech Payments Improves Efficiency and Saves Practices Time

5 Healthcare IT Trends Nextech’s Grateful for This Year

6 Things to Know About Nextech’s Latest Acquisition of TouchMD

3 Ways to Recession-Proof Your Healthcare Practice Before 2023

Cozy up for a Nextech Fireside Winter Release Party Chat

Why Your Healthcare Practice Should Switch To a Cloud-based EHR

Five Questions and Answers to Understanding the 21st Century Cures Act

Everything You Need to Know About MIPS and its 2023 Changes

Plastic Surgery The Meeting, Nextech Is Ready For You!

4 Things Nextech Loved About #AAO2022

Ransomware Attacks Happen Every Day, Is Your Practice Safe?

Look to the Future with Nextech this fall

The Intersection of HIPAA Patient Right of Access and the Cures Act

I Spy with My Eye: August is Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month

What Is the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s IRIS Registry? And Why Does it Matter?

The sun is shining on the new features coming to Nextech this summer.

Is Your Aesthetics Practice Appealing to Millennials?

EDGE 2022 Was Out of This World!

ICD-10 for the Top 5 NFL Injuries of the 2021 Football Season

Top 5 Must-Have Features for Glaucoma Specialists

Get the Right Technology for Glaucoma Awareness Month 2023

Surviving the Nurse Shortage in 2022

Is Your Practice's Software Vulnerable to the Log4Shell Cyber Threat?

2022 QPP Final Rule & What It Means to You

How Ponte Vedra Plastic Surgery Slashed Lead Conversion Times

Nextech Features & Services to Be Thankful for This Thanksgiving

FDA Issues New Labelling, Consent Requirements for Breast Implants

Cures Act Creates New Compliance Requirements for All EHR Users

Convince Your Boss to Send You to EDGE 2022

Is Your Specialty Practice’s Payments Terminal Hiding Malware?

Using Social Media at Your Ophthalmology Practice: The Basics

Let Cloud EHR Chase Away Your Nightmares This Halloween

Aesthetics Trends That Will Persist After the Pandemic

It’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month… So, Pay Attention

Your Payments Hardware Could Be Hurting Your Practice’s Image

EDGE is Back! (And here’s why you should go)

Small Differences in EMR/EHR Can Create Challenges or Opportunities

What is Your Practice’s Payments Solution Really Costing You?

2022 MIPS Proposed Rule – PT 2: MVPs, Appropriate Use & EPCS Medicare Part D Proposals

Social Determinants of Health: What You Need to Know

2022 MIPS Proposed Rule – PT 1: Quality Payment Program Proposals

Proposed Changes to the Outpatient Prospective Payment System for 2022

The Cost to Be the Boss: Having Hard Conversations at Your Practice

Telehealth: Then, Now & in the Future

All Work & No Play? It Could Be Causing Burnout

Getting What’s Owed: Improving Collections at Your Practice

Avoid HIPAA Troubles with Regular Access Audits

CMS 2021 Benchmark Updates May Impact Your Quality Improvement Process

Preparing for Price Transparency

Performing Your Annual Security Risk Assessment

White House & CISA Offer Ransomware Guidance

Updated OSHA Guidelines for Healthcare Workers: What You Need to Know

Are Fraud & Theft Hurting Your Practice?

Are Slow Lead Response Times Costing You New Patients?

The Future of Payments in Healthcare

Ransomware Attacks Spotlight the Need for Secure Cloud EHR/PM Systems

CMS Releases New MIPS Promoting Interoperability Guidance for 2021

Healthcare is a Growing Financial Burden for Patients

How Poor Payment Experiences Affect Patient Behavior

Is Your Practice Aware of Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks?

EHR Satisfaction Linked to Quality of Training

The Financial Benefits of a Patient Portal

Building a High Performance Team – Pt. 2: Understanding Your Team

Building a High Performance Team - Pt. 1: Psychological Safety

Dealing with Difficult Patients

Get the Most Out of Your (Virtual) EDGE 2021 Experience

Poor Inventory Management Could Be Costing You

OCR Continues Crackdown on Right of Access Violators

Digital Payments Are in Demand More Than Ever

Encourage Patients to Leave (Positive) Online Reviews

Getting More Patients in the Door

EMR vs. EHR: Is There a Difference?

Five Cost-Effective Ways to Grow Your Practice

Interoperability & Information Blocking: What Does It All Mean?

Does Your Practice Have a MIPS Strategy for Performance Year 2021?

How an Integrated Payments Solution Can Improve Your Practice’s Cash Flow

What Millennials & Gen Z Expect from Healthcare Providers

Five Ways to Improve Patient Loyalty

Fall in Love with Your EHR & Practice Management System

The Benefits of an Integrated Payments Solution

Not All Practice Management Solutions Are the Same

Choosing the Right Payments Provider for Your Specialty Practice

How an Integrated EHR & Practice Management Puts Time Back in Your Day

Important KPIs Your Specialty Practice Should Be Tracking

Struggling to Embrace a Digital Medical Practice? Start with Online Patient Scheduling

COVID-19 Relief, FFCRA Leave & Tax Deadlines in 2021

What You Should Know About Proposed Changes to the HIPAA Privacy Rule

New Year's Resolutions for Your Specialty Practice

2021 Physician Fee Schedule: The Highlights

What Specialty Practices Should Expect in 2021

Handling a Staff Shortage in Your Practice

5 Ways to Increase Portal Adoption Among Patients

Top 10 Things to Be Thankful for on Thanksgiving 2020

Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness: The Highlights

Assessing Your Practice’s Financial Health

Top 5 Patient Engagement Solutions

HHS Releases Final Health IT Strategic Plan For 2020-2025

The Patient Engagement Boom

Improving Patient Communication Using Business Messaging Tools

Top 10 ICD-10 Codes for Horror Movie Survivors

Provider Responsibilities Under the Information Blocking Requirements

Top 5 Cybersecurity Threats Healthcare Pros Need Training On

Ryuk: The “Death God” of Ransomware is Back… and Coming After Healthcare

What You Need to Know About 21st Century Cures Act Certification Updates

DOJ Cracks Down on Telemedicine Fraud

Information Blocking: Cures Act Final Rule

ASCs Are on the Rise

Building a Quality Improvement Team in Your Practice

New E/M Coding Changes Begin January 1st, 2021

Why More Patients Are Choosing Telehealth

Addressing Burnout & Mental Health Crises in Your Practice

New AMA CPT Codes Account for COVID-19 Supplies, Staff Time & Testing

Top 5 Must-Have EHR Features For Glaucoma Specialists

Managing New MIPS Cost Category Changes For Specialty Practices

The Specialty-Specific Difference

How Boling Vision Center Thrived During a Pandemic Part 2

How Boling Vision Center Thrived During a Pandemic Part 1

Streamlining Scribe Training

Phishing Attacks are Targeting Healthcare… Again

How Telehealth Can Reduce Physician Burnout

The Highlights: 2021 QPP Changes

Surviving a MIPS Audit

The Changing Face of EHR & PM Implementation

New Telehealth Legislation: What You Need to Know

Automate Patient Workflows to Save Time & Boost Revenue

CMS Proposes to Make Telehealth Flexibilities Permanent

Choosing an EHR & Practice Management Vendor is About More Than the Software

Independence Day During a Pandemic

How Improved Patient Communications Can Grow Your Practice

Essential Technology for the Crisis Ready Practice

How ImageLift™ Generated Revenue During a Pandemic

HHS Announces Enhanced Provider Relief Fund and Portal

Getting the Most Out of Your Telehealth Solution

Practice Insights on COVID-19

Is Your Practice Crisis Ready?

COVID-19 & Legal Liability for Specialty Practices

Not All Telehealth Solutions Are Created Equal – What You Need to Know

Squad Goals: Creating a Pandemic Response Team in Your Practice

Health Insurance Impacts of COVID-19

Telehealth Will Not End with COVID-19

Awareness, Preparedness, & Safety are Keys to Resuming Elective Surgery

Managing Change: Prepare, Adapt, Learn, Revise & Survive

New CMS Requirement to Enter Your Digital Endpoint Into the NPPES

CMS Authorizes Medicare Advanced Payment Program

COVID-19 Update: CMS Offers Relief for MIPS Attestation

COVID-19: HIPAA Compliance & Safeguarding PHI in a Pandemic

COVID-19: Managing Stress & Anxiety During a Pandemic

COVID-19 Patient Surge Leads to Broad CMS Regulatory Changes

COVID-19 Update: What Practices Need to Know About the FFCRA & CARES Act

COVID-19: Patient & Practice Health

Forming and Maintaining an Effective Remote Team

Avoiding COVID-19 Cybersecurity Threats

COVID-19 Update: HIPAA Waiver & Telehealth Expansion

COVID-19: What Specialty Practices Should Be Doing

Make the Most of Your Conference Experience

Using Technology to Improve Glaucoma Care

It’s a New Year. Time to Revisit Underperforming Workflows

Start the New Decade Right with Internal Benchmarking

Business Analytics: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Patient Communication is the Key to a Positive Patient Experience

ICD-10 for Thanksgiving: America's Most Dangerous Holiday

EHR Software Should Reduce Burnout, Not Add to It

Taking the Chaos Out of a New Physician's First Day

A Ransomware Horror Show is Haunting Healthcare

Three Trends to Keep an Eye Out for at AAO 2019

Specialty-Specific ICD-10 Changes for FY2020 (Beginning Oct. 1, 2019)

2020 MIPS Changes: What Specialty Practices Need to Know

Get Schooled in Ophthalmology IT

Quick Tips In Plastic Surgery: Schedule Optimization

Quick Tips in Plastic Surgery: Solid Marketing is the Key

Quick Tips in Plastic Surgery: Improving Processes with Technology to Yield Better Outcomes

Creating a Quality Improvement Team

The Power of a Text: Improving Patient-Centered Care

Summer Necessities: Sunscreen, Fireworks…and the right ICD-10 Codes

Improving Patient Workflow: An Evaluation

Using Technology to Seize Revenue Opportunities

Balancing Patient Care and Quality Reporting

Building an Effective Specialty Practice Marketing Program

Cyber Security: What to Watch Out For

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