Why do five star patient ratings matter? [Infographic]


You probably already have a patient portal. Over 90% of private medical practices do. Most Electronic Healthcare Record systems (EHRs) include a patient portal feature. They have been pressured to do so by regulations and a more competitive market. CMS requires you offer a patient portal for a Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measure. This…
Online ratings and reviews increasingly drive consumer decisions. Your online ratings determine how easy it is for prospective patients to find you and whether they book you. Ratings also influence how your existing patients and peers perceive you. They are often the first impression that someone has of you and your practice. Providing great care…
The internet is truly magic. But all magic comes with a price. And its price in healthcare is the hordes of internet trolls leaving bad patient reviews that puts Tolkien’s fiction to shame. These trolls are meaner than anything Bilbo encountered. It is impossible to avoid them. For example, even the very best restaurants in…
Check out our recent interview with Denise O’Malley, the founder of You Define Wellness. During this episode, learn how to: What content you should include at the top of your website (above-the-fold) How to increase appointments with a call-to-action that works Tips to increase five star ratings and reviews
Setting up patient self-scheduling If you allow patients to self-schedule appointments, how will these appointments get on your calendar? How do you prevent overbookings? How can you be sure that the dates and times that the patient sees are actually open? If your EHR offers scheduling through a patient portal, it should handle the conflict…
What is Patient Lifetime Value, exactly? Simply put, it is an estimate of the total money you receive for services for a patient (or client) during their lifetime. The term is a bit off putting. How does “do no harm” align with viewing a patient in terms of dollars? It may not be as antithetical to…

Everyone loves the idea of automation—it feels like the future. But when clinics try to automate real workflows, it’s like opening a closet and having everything fall on your head. The trick isn’t just to automate—it’s to automate the right thing. And that means solving a real problem at the right point in your business.

Provider Spotlight: Marcelli Pascal-Rodriguez of Transformation Health Services 💙✨🩺 In this spotlight, we sit down with Marcelli Pascal-Rodriguez, founder of Transformation Health Services, to hear the heartfelt journey that led him to open his own practice. Driven by a deep desire to serve his community with compassion and dignity, Marcelli built Transformation Health Services to