The Ambula Blog
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332 articles on healthcare technology, EMR software, patient engagement, and running a modern practice.
332 articles · page 14 of 14
How AI Helps Reduce Medical Billing Errors, and Where It Falls Short
The most common medical billing errors, where AI and automation can catch them before a claim goes out, what they can't fix, and why the provider or biller still reviews every result.
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How to Improve EHR Documentation: A Practical Guide
What a strong EHR note contains, the documentation gaps reviewers flag most often, how to run a simple internal review, and how to correct the record, with notes on records read by attorneys and adjusters.
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The Three Main Types of Medical Billing Systems: Closed, Open and Isolated
What closed, open and isolated medical billing systems mean, which one most practices actually use, how they differ from payment models, and where lien billing fits in a mixed-payer practice.
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How to Automate EMR Documentation Without Losing Accuracy
Which documentation tasks to automate in an EMR (templates, structured fields, intake pre-population, dictation and workflow rules), what order to add them in, and where the provider still has to check.
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Patient Scheduling Workflow: A Step-by-Step Guide
An eight-step patient scheduling workflow from first request to follow-up, with owners for each step and a worked example of a new personal injury patient referred by an attorney.
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What Is Patient Tracking Software?
What patient tracking software is, the main types from in-clinic flow boards to case status tracking, features to look for, and how tracking works across a personal injury case.
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Neurology EHR Data: Diagnostics, Imaging and Long-Term Tracking
Which neurology data to capture in the EHR, how to document EMG, nerve conduction and imaging results so they stay usable, and how to track patients over time, including after an accident.
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What Is a Patient Classification System? Types and Uses
What a patient classification system is, how acuity drives nurse staffing, the main types from prototype and factor tools to triage scales, their limits, and how outpatient practices classify patients.
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Neurological Testing After an Accident: What Each Test Shows and How to Document It
The neurological exam, EMG and nerve conduction studies, imaging, neuropsychological and concussion testing after an accident: what each shows, its limits, and how to document results for attorneys.
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How to Get Clients for a Medical Billing Company
A practical guide for billing companies and independent billers: what practices look for, where clients come from, how to structure contracts, and why personal injury practices need billers who understand liens.
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The Pros and Cons of In-House vs. Outsourced Medical Billing
In-house and outsourced medical billing compared side by side, with the questions to ask a billing company, what a HIPAA business associate agreement covers, and what changes for lien-based personal injury cases.
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Advantages of Patient Portals, and Their Real Limits
What a patient portal does well, where it falls short, and how HIPAA's right of access and the Cures Act information blocking rules apply, including for personal injury patients.
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Top 10 Factors for a Successful EHR Implementation
Ten factors to have in place before and after EHR go-live, from a named project owner and workflow mapping to data migration, role-based training and ONC's SAFER Guides.
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Ambulatory Surgery Center Billing Services: What They Handle and How to Choose One
The ASC billing rules an outside service has to get right, from facility vs. professional claims and the Medicare covered procedures list to implants and discontinued cases, plus how to evaluate a billing partner.
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5 Types of Software Used in Healthcare and How They Connect
The five software categories most outpatient practices run, from the EHR to scheduling, billing, patient engagement and e-prescribing, and how to tell whether they share one patient record.
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Why Evidence-Based Practice Matters in Healthcare
What evidence-based practice is, the five steps from asking a question to assessing outcomes, the barriers practices run into, and how a structured EHR record supports it.
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How to Master Mental Health Practice Documentation
What belongs in mental health progress notes, intake and treatment plans, how psychotherapy notes differ from the medical record under HIPAA, and how outcome measures show progress.
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How to Use a Mental Health EHR in Your Practice
A day-to-day guide to running a mental health practice on an EHR: setup, intake, recurring scheduling, templates, outcome measures, privacy settings, 42 CFR Part 2 and billing.
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What Is Care Management in Healthcare?
Care management defined, how it differs from care coordination and case management, the Medicare care management codes CMS describes, and how to manage care across specialists.
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The Importance of Time Management in Healthcare
Why time management matters in a medical practice, where clinician time goes, and practical changes to scheduling, task handling and documentation that give the team time back.
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