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Independent physician protecting patient data
Independent physician protecting patient data
HIPAA and PHI: A practical guide for healthcare providers

Learn how your practice can protect patient data, maintain HIPAA compliance, and avoid costly penalties with this step-by-step guide.

Cybersecurity in healthcare
Cybersecurity in healthcare
Cybersecurity in healthcare guide: Stop, respond, recover

This guide equips providers with the best knowledge and tools to navigate the complex world of cybersecurity in healthcare.

how to verify patient insurance
how to verify patient insurance
Verifying patient insurance: A checklist of questions and steps

Practices and billing companies can both benefit from this checklist on how to master insurance verification and prevent claim denials.

HIPAA security rule
HIPAA security rule
HIPAA Security Rule checklist: Safeguarding patient data

The HIPAA Security Rule sets national standards for protecting electronic protected health information.

Physician and medical practice staff members discuss how to write an appointment cancellation letter from doctor to patient
Physician and medical practice staff members discuss how to write an appointment cancellation letter from doctor to patient
Appointment cancellations with empathy: How to cancel patient appointments with care (includes sample letter)

Here are 5 tips for a respectful appointment cancellation approach that will help you retain patients.

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Medical office manager dealing with a difficult patient scenarios
Medical office manager dealing with a difficult patient scenarios
How to respond to 3 difficult patient scenarios (with talking scripts)

Give your staff the skills they need to navigate difficult patient scenarios with confidence

claim rejections checklist for billers
claim rejections checklist for billers
Claim rejections checklist for medical billing companies

Medical billers can use this checklist to identify and correct common errors prior to submitting claims.

Medical practice owner types policy guidelines for terminating a patient relationship
Medical practice owner types policy guidelines for terminating a patient relationship
Terminating a patient relationship: A guide for practices and providers (includes sample letters)

Terminating a patient relationship is never easy but sometimes necessary. Here are best practices you need to know, plus sample letter templates.

Graphic depicting a patient experience survey template for independent medical practices
Graphic depicting a patient experience survey template for independent medical practices
How to design a patient experience survey (with free downloadable template)

Learn how to design and send a patient experience survey, and get a free, customizable template to get started today.

woman smiling after downloading medical billing ideal customer profile template
woman smiling after downloading medical billing ideal customer profile template
Free template: Build your ideal customer profile to win more (and better) medical billing business

Want to improve your medical billing business? Start by creating a detailed ideal customer profile. This guide and free worksheet will show you how.

Professionals reviewing how to build business plan for medical practice
Professionals reviewing how to build business plan for medical practice
Free template: How to create a business plan for your new practice

Your medical practice business plan is a living document that evolves as your practice grows. Here’s how to build it from scratch.

Graphic with spotlight on medical practice depicting patient survey about independent practices
Graphic with spotlight on medical practice depicting patient survey about independent practices
Survey: Patients prefer personalized care from independent practices above corporate providers

Tebra surveyed 1,146 US adults with current healthcare providers to learn about their preferences between independent healthcare providers and health systems and corporate-based providers.

doctor pictured using calculate to calculate mental health services
doctor pictured using calculate to calculate mental health services
Mental healthcare costs, challenges, and consequences

Analyzing the true cost and accessibility of mental healthcare for Americans

National Minority Mental Health Month
National Minority Mental Health Month
National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month: How independent practices can support minority patients

Discover how your practice can break down barriers and empower minority patients during National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month and beyond.

How AI doctor’s notes are reducing burnout among providers
How AI doctor’s notes are reducing burnout among providers
How AI doctor’s notes are reducing burnout among providers

AI medical scribes capture natural provider-patient conversations and generate structured clinical notes in real time.

smiling provider having a weekend since Tebra AI Note Assist let them leave the office on time
smiling provider having a weekend since Tebra AI Note Assist let them leave the office on time
Less typing, more care: Meet Tebra’s AI Note Assist

Document twice as fast without leaving the EHR you already use every day.

Top challenges mental health practitioners face — and how to overcome them
Top challenges mental health practitioners face — and how to overcome them
Top challenges mental health practitioners face — and how to overcome them

Mental health is complex and its treatment requires the well-being of the providers involved.

navigating GLP-1 drug coverage
navigating GLP-1 drug coverage
Navigating GLP-1 drug coverage: How physicians can support patients as requirements evolve

GLP-1 drug coverage is highly variable, which makes it difficult to track what payers do — and do not — cover.

How to implement a patient experience program in your medical practice
How to implement a patient experience program in your medical practice
How to implement a patient experience program in your medical practice

Discover how a patient experience program can boost your practice’s revenue, patient loyalty, and reputation with this 5-step framework.

calculating impact of reducing denials
calculating impact of reducing denials
Get insurance companies to pay you: Reduce denials

Access quick strategies to address the most common sources of non-payments as an independent practice.

How doctors can unplug while on vacation
How doctors can unplug while on vacation
Paid time off or pretend time off? How doctors can truly unplug while on vacation

Discover why many physicians struggle to fully disconnect during vacations and how this impacts their well-being and the overall healthcare system — along with practical solutions to truly unwind.

a private practice doctor correctly using modifier 29 and 59
a private practice doctor correctly using modifier 29 and 59
Understanding modifier 25, 59, and other critical modifiers to prevent claim denials

When you use modifiers correctly, claims process faster, reimbursements arrive sooner, and your revenue cycle stays healthy.

Doctor implementing email marketing best practices
Doctor implementing email marketing best practices
Healthcare email marketing best practices for doctors

Succeed with email marketing in healthcare by following these 10 tips for independent practices.

Image depicting psychiatrist burnout and therapist and patient in discussion
Image depicting psychiatrist burnout and therapist and patient in discussion
Expanding your mental health practice: Services beyond traditional therapy sessions

If you’re ready to further your professional development, diversify your work, and boost your income, consider offering additional services.

Physician smiles after reading about HIPAA cybersecurity resources
Physician smiles after reading about HIPAA cybersecurity resources
Cost-effective HIPAA cybersecurity training for medical practices

Discover free and low-cost HIPAA cybersecurity resources to protect your practice from costly data breaches and compliance penalties.

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