Orthopedic EHR and Practice Management News and Resources

Phoenix Ortho is dedicated to providing a variety of informative news, tips, and other articles to help orthopedic surgeons and administrators alike.

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As with any good celebration, there are traditions. One of the best traditions is the 12-day countdown to Christmas. You may ...
Paper medical records have been a staple in the medical field since the early 20th century, so, understandably, many clinics ...

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You are most likely aware of the crucial need to have the right EHR system for your practice. It's not just some luxury tool, ...
Dallas, TX—October 28, 2024—Phoenix Ortho announced it has been awarded one of the World's Best Digital Health Companies 2024 ...
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With too many options in the market today, it can be next to impossible to understand which features are necessary for your PT ...
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PTs are as important to the sports we all love and enjoy as the athletes themselves. Why would anyone doubt that? You, as ...
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In today's fast-paced world, the success of any business, including medical practices, hinges on one crucial factor – ...
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Nurses recording data with tablets or laptops instead of a pen and paper is an increasingly common sight. In the healthcare ...
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If you’re using a technology system that’s more than a decade old, it’s probably time to reassess your options and decide what ...
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For orthopedic clinics, having the right medical images (such as x-rays) can be crucial for making the most accurate diagnosis ...
MIPS
Knowing the intricacies of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is practically a requirement for orthopedic clinics ...
Improving clinical workflows at an orthopedic clinic is a challenge for most offices, especially as technologies evolve around ...
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To All Customers: Phoenix Ortho Version 5.00.056 is now released. For a detailed list of enhancements and fixes in this ...
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Clinics are at an extremely high risk of being targeted by hackers. Why? One reason is because of how valuable personal health ...
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Every orthopedic clinic is as much a business as it is a place for orthopedic surgeons and their assistants to provide care ...
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The terms electronic health record (EHR) and electronic medical record (EMR) are used almost interchangeably by some medical ...
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Electronic Health Record (EHR) software is a critical part of any modern orthopedic practice. EHR software makes it much ...
Dallas, TX—April 12, 2022—Phoenix Ortho today announced it has been named a winner in the 2022 Excellence in Customer Service ...
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Medical images are essential to your orthopedic practice; after all, x-rays and other internal images are crucial for spotting ...
Practice Management
Managing an orthopedic clinic can be challenging at the best of times. Many of these challenges aren’t always obvious to an ...
Orthopedic Specific
Every year, orthopedic surgeons continue to struggle with many of the same challenges: trying to increase the number of ...
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Electronic health record (EHR) systems are nearly universal in medical practices these days, with almost 90% of medical ...
Telemedicine took the healthcare services world by storm in 2020. While many healthcare facilities had been working on ...
InTeleMed
The rise of virtual medicine has been a long time coming for the healthcare industry as a whole. Even before the global ...
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Orthopedic physicians rank among the busiest medical specialties in the U.S. Many physicians typically see between 11-20 ...
Orthopedic Tips
Phoenix Ortho is proud to announce that we’re launching our first-ever annual virtual summit on Friday, November 12 & 13, ...
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The AAOE (American Association of Orthopedic Executives) Annual Conference is back for 2021, and the Phoenix Ortho team is ...
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In orthopedic practice management, the terms patient engagement and patient satisfaction are sometimes used interchangeably. ...
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Software has become an inseparable part of modern orthopedic practice. To help streamline traditional clinical workflows, ...
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In any orthopedic practice, a common goal is to see and help as many patients as possible—or, in other words, to improve ...
Orthopedic Tips
Orthopedic clinics help a lot of people on a daily basis. In fact, orthopedic physicians often report seeing more than 50 ...
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Patient check in is one of the most important processes in any clinic’s workflow. However, many orthopedic clinics struggle to ...
Practice Management
Managing an orthopedic practice isn’t always easy. There are countless rules to keep in mind, tons of patients to process ...
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Orthopedic clinics often use a wide variety of software in their day-to-day operations. From patient check-in solutions to ...
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Telemedicine and telehealth are terms that often get used interchangeably. However, while both terms are similar and involve ...
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Patient data is a very important subject for any kind of medical practice—and orthopedic clinics are no exception. Having the ...
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To All Customers: Phoenix Ortho Version 5.00.053 is now released. For a detailed list of enhancements and fixes in this ...
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In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare providers (including orthopedic practices) turned to the use of virtual ...
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How much time does your orthopedic practice lose to small inefficiencies on a daily basis? How much lost time does that add up ...
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Finding ways to save time on patient interactions can be critical in a busy orthopedic practice. Orthopedic surgeons may spend ...
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Patient charts—sometimes referred to as medical charts—are essential documents for any patient visit in any medical field. An ...
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Phoenix Ortho is working to deliver new mobile solutions to our current and future customers. Previously, we launched Phoenix ...
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The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic was a major event for healthcare practices of all kinds. Orthopedics were no exception. Many ...
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As technology changes, so do the ways that orthopedic practices operate. In recent years, orthopedic physicians and clinic ...
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Phoenix Ortho has been a longtime Gold Sponsor of CBones and had the privilege of sharing this two part “Tipinar: Stepping ...
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Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems are a key tool for orthopedic clinics across the country. They can help doctors keep ...
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Major announcement for all orthopedic EHR users as of January 2021 (edited to include important updates): It’s a common story ...
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Your Electronic Health Record (EHR) is much more than just an upgrade over paper-based record keeping. It’s also integral to a ...
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Customer Notice: We wanted to post these dates as a reminder of upcoming State EPCS mandates. If you are not signed up for ...
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To All Customers: Phoenix Ortho Version 5.00.050 is now released. For a detailed list of enhancements and fixes in this ...
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The EHR market has transformed exponentially in the last thirty years. As many major vendors continue to grow and acquire ...
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Durable medical equipment (DME), defined by Healthcare.gov as “Equipment and supplies ordered by a health care provider for ...
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Patient check-in can be an enormous bottleneck for any orthopedic clinic. From patient data management, to verifying payment ...
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We know that time is money, but taking 30 minutes out of your day to discover ways to leverage technology to improve ...
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Electronic Health Record systems, also known as EHR systems, have become a near-indispensable part of modern medical ...
Complimentary Webinar Presented by Phoenix Ortho & KarenZupko & Associates Practice Management Productivity Boosters ...
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Patient data security is a crucial part of any healthcare practice. Orthopedic clinics, like any business, have to be very ...
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Many doctors, regardless of specialization, entered the healthcare field to help people. However, an important part of any ...
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After hitting a peak in early April, it had looked like the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak would die down thanks to measures ...
InTeleMed
Orthopedic clinics have to keep track of many different rules and regulations. One such rule is the Global Period for post-op ...
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Leaders in both the healthcare industry and the government have endorsed the use of telehealth technology as a crucial tool ...
InTeleMed
The Phoenix Ortho team is proud to announce that we’ve launched a new telemedicine solution called Phoenix InTeleMed. It is ...
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Dealing with Workers’ Compensation (WC) cases as an orthopedist can be a major challenge. Because orthopedists are considered ...
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Dear Orthopedic Professional, At Phoenix Ortho, we are sincerely praying for a quick end to this global crisis as more and ...
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EHR implementation is fairly important for orthopaedic practices throughout the country. Without a successful EHR ...
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For most clinics, payment collection is a critical issue. If the payment collection process takes too long or is too complex, ...
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Here’s an all-too-common scenario for doctors in an orthopaedic practice: It’s 8:00 pm on Friday night, and you’re stuck in ...
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Physician stress and burnout is a critical issue for many orthopaedic clinics. In fact, according to a study featured in the ...
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Fax management plays a large role in modern clinic operations. Many clinics receive important patient data via electronic fax ...
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Electronic Health Record (EHR) and Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software are supposed to make managing patient data faster, ...
Tradeshows
Each year, the American Association of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE) hosts a conference to discuss new developments in the ...
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In the operating room, doctors need to have accurate and reliable patient data if they are going to provide optimal care. For ...
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Every year, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) holds a major conference for its members (and exhibitors) to ...
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The Louisiana Orthopaedic Association (LOA) 2019 Annual Meeting has concluded. As the only Electronic Health Record (EHR) ...
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See our new and improved Phoenix Ortho Kiosk in action at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ 2019 Annual Meeting ...
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) is hosting its annual orthopaedic conference March 12-16 at the ...
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It is a well-known stereotype that many doctors—especially older ones who were trained in traditional record-keeping and ...
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Payment collection is a key issue for any healthcare facility. However, a major part of effectively collecting payment for ...
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The 2019 Louisiana Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting (or LOA 2019) is just around the corner, and Phoenix Ortho will be ...
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In orthopaedic surgery, the global period can be an important consideration for the billing of services. For those who are ...
Customer Training
Having easy access to patient information is crucial in the healthcare industry. If healthcare providers do not have ...
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For a busy orthopaedic doctor, there never seems to be enough time in the day to do everything they need to do. A busy general ...
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What is CMS in Health Care? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are a near-constant presence in the lives ...
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In the overall healthcare industry, patient satisfaction has become an incredibly important topic. Improving patient ...
(Updated August 6, 2024 Ovilla, TX) -- Phoenix Ortho has achieved Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information ...
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As an orthopaedic clinic or another medical practice, integrating the right Electronic Health Records software (EHR software) ...
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Orthopaedic practices everywhere can benefit greatly from using a picture archiving and communication system (PACS). Why do ...
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Finding the right Electronic Health Records software (or EHR software) can have a significant impact on a medical practice’s ...
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The patient check-in process is among the most deceptively important components of every clinic visit. This step in the ...
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Electronic Health Records software, otherwise known as EHR software, has become increasingly important to orthopaedic practice ...
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Phoenix Ortho has released Version 5 and it is now available for deployment to all customers. For a listing of enhancements ...
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Phoenix Ortho has released Version 4.00.220 and it is now available for deployment to all customers. For a listing of ...
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Do you struggle with patient data access in your EHR system? It's a common ailment: A 2018 Surescripts survey found half of ...
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Contact us today to learn more about these features and what else Phoenix Ortho has to offer your clinic!
EHR solutions are the backbone of modern orthopaedic practices. Your clinical outcomes, patient satisfaction rates, ...
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Presents in the AAOE Booth #118 Cheyenne Brinson available for consultation/presentation in the Phoenix Ortho Booth, #118, ...
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The American Association of Orthopaedic Executives (AAOE) Annual Conference is coming up; April 14–17, at the Hyatt Regency ...
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As an orthopaedic provider, your business relationship with your electronic health records (EHR) vendor is central to the ...
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One of the most significant developments for orthopaedics in 2017 was the initial publication of the 2018 final rule for the ...
Your time is precious and worth saving. Our CMS specialists are the support your orthopaedic clinic needs to avoid CMS ...
How up to date is your electronic health record (EHR) solution? The rapid pace of new healthcare regulations and technological ...
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Your electronic health record (EHR) solution is a cornerstone of your orthopaedic practice, the one tool you rely on when ...
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We have some exciting news! If you have been attending our MIPS webinars, then you have heard about our new CQM reporting ...
Customer Training
Customers: Phoenix Ortho recommends customers currently running a version ending in “.2xx” to upgrade to Version 4.00.209 beta ...
Customer Training
Customers: Phoenix Ortho recommends all customers upgrade to Version 4.00.176 to take advantage of the many improvements and ...
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Are you tracking your measures using the Automated Measures 2015 and CQM PQRS 2014 reports available NOW? Have you been ...
10 Years of Unparalleled Leadership in the Development of Orthopaedic-specific Solutions and Still Raising the Bar for “Gold ...
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With the final guidelines for the new CMS Proposed Rule for 2017 (and beyond) waiting to be announced, many are asking all the ...
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Important Customer Action Required As announced in previous updates, many new back-end changes to our support system are now ...
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Important Customer Action Required As announced in our previous email update to customers*, from August 30th, many new ...
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Take advantage of one of the many on-going training opportunities we offer customers at: ...
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Have you received notification from Merge that they are sunsetting their EMR product, OrthoPad? Have you heard about an ...
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URGENT from CMS Please see the forwarded URGENT email from CMS below. If you are planning on submitting your PQRS data for ...
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Imperfectly Seizing the Unknown: Embracing Innovation in the Medical Profession Kevin Kelly, former editor of Wired magazine, ...
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CMS recently released a final rule that specifies criteria that eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical ...
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ICD-10 is here! You've been in anticipation for the deadline and so have we. But there's no need to worry; we're prepared and ...
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Cutting 'Em Off at the Pass As a Texan I was raised watching "Spaghetti Westerns" on Saturday afternoons with my father. Often ...
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Subject - CMS Update July 15, 2015 - PV-PQRS Users: Set up Your EIDM Account Phoenix Ortho Customers: Our Meaningful Use/PQRS ...
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ABCs of ICD-10 (CMS Infographic) *New as of September 9, 2015 ICD-10 Clinical Concepts for Orthopedics (CMS Clinical Concept ...
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Important Meaningful Use and PQRS Reminders __ 2015 PQRS GPRO: 1 Week Left to Register by June 30 Deadline We would like to ...
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As we approach the end of the Second Quarter (June 30.2015), we wanted to send a reminder: Have you been running your ...
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Our most recent Texas client, a 6 physician, 1 PA group, stands to realize a net gain, AFTER paying for Phoenix Ortho software ...
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Phoenix Ortho Receives ONC-ACB Certification by Drummond Group 11/14/2013 – Phoenix Ortho version 4.0 has been tested and ...
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I was recently asked to prepare a presentation for the annual New England regional AAOE meeting on the topic of why meaningful ...
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With The Chordettes “Mr. Sandman” playing in the background, a crowd donning buttons with the phrase “What’s Your Dream?” ...
Phoenix Ortho Receives ONC-ACB Certification by Drummond Group 11/14/2013 – Phoenix Ortho version 4.0 has been tested and ...
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Phoenix Ortho* is a Certified Complete EHR - Ambulatory for Meaningful Use. *This Complete EHR is 2011/2012 compliant and has ...
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Phoenix Ortho is excited about our new relationship with Konica Minolta. We were in the Konica Minolta Booth at AAOS this year ...
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Dallas, TX, March 5th, 2010 -- Phoenix Ortho announces the release of their patent pending XMR. “We have raised the bar ...