Using your time efficiently is a requirement for effectively running any business practice. In a healthcare practice, effectively using your time could be a dealbreaker when it comes to keeping or losing a patient. For the most part, a patient, when visiting a practice, expects an immediate solution to their medical issue. However, time constraints within the practice often leave them waiting. Frequently this is because the healthcare practitioner in question is unable to cover all his responsibilities within the time constraints. Not only must they deal with their patients, but practitioners must also ensure accurate documentation regarding each case as well.
Through medical outsourcing, however, a healthcare practitioner can free up their time to concentrate on what matters – their patients – while safe in the knowledge their documentation is accurate and up to date. Medical outsourcing has many benefits for the healthcare industry.
We will take a look at the four main advantages of medical outsourcing.
Medical practitioners in private practice have seen an increasing demand for quality documentation of the highest quality. Unfortunately, the increasing call for correct documentation also puts more pressure on you, the healthcare practitioner, while taking up more and more of your time. This then puts strain on your patient interaction time. In effect, it means that increased documentation can reduce your ability to see up to nine patients daily. However, by freeing up your time spent on this type of administration, you can both enhance your time spent with patients and see more people daily that need your help. And medical outsourcing is one of the best ways to free up this time.
An outsourced virtual assistant from Cool Blue VA provides an effective strategy to help you focus on your patients, safe in the knowledge that your documentation is staying up to date. In so doing, you have less pressure to perform, your practice’s efficiency increases, and you and your staff have more time available to spend taking care of your patient’s needs and other essential tasks.
Medical outsourcing through Cool Blue VA ensures the expert completion of administrative tasks within your practice. This frees you to focus your efforts on your patients - building up great relationships with them, making correct diagnoses, and formulating effective treatment plans.
One of the main advantages of medical outsourcing is that it exposes you to a large variety of qualified professionals, each of whom is able to oversee a variety of administrative tasks including correct documentation. You can hire a competent, skilled person with vast experience and training in conducting tasks specific to your needs. This lets you keep control of your practice with the flexibility of delegating less essential tasks; for example, prior authorizations, inbound or outbound telephone communication, and any other office tasks you deem necessary.
In any business, time is money. This is why so many industries have started outsourcing to ensure they employ the best people at the best possible price. Medical outsourcing means you do not have the financial liability of hiring an additional in-house employee with the associated equipment, holiday, and sick leave costs. Furthermore, you save time by not having to invest in their training. As an outsourcing partner, Cool Blue VA provides the needed training for any tasks that fit your particular requirements.
This money saved allows you to reinvest in what matters in your practice. This includes enhanced patient care and services, better equipment and amenities, as well as research.
One of the main complaints by patients is the time spent waiting to see their healthcare practitioner. Having to wait for an extended period, while suffering from health problems, before seeing someone face-to-face is one of the fundamental issues they have. It is also often one of the reasons they seek out a different healthcare practice.
But outsourcing your billing, pre-authorizations, and calls can help reduce the time patients spend waiting for you, as the healthcare provider, to help them. Someone calling your practice, for example, may have to wait up to seven minutes before speaking to someone. Medical outsourcing can help you address these issues, even allowing for around-the-clock availability. This not only enhances a patient’s experience, but helps ensure their loyalty as well.
Medical outsourcing gives you the opportunity to ensure your business makes use of the latest technology while improving your efficiency as a healthcare professional. It also allows your practice to run more effectively by ensuring the smooth running of all associated management tasks. Instead of spending a major portion of your time having to deal with these tasks, you can take the time to do what matters — taking care of your patients — while holding the reigns of your business knowing all other aspects are taken care of.
Medical outsourcing means you have someone working for you 24/7 without the constraints of sick leave or holiday leave. You do not have to take out extra cash for time not spent working. And you, as a medical professional, get to concentrate on medical matters without having to manage diverse, staff-related issues. Cool Blue VA helps you achieve these goals. For further information, please contact us at 714-695-8000. We will discuss your needs and help you find the perfect medical outsourcing professionals for your business.
