In today’s technological landscape, terms like “big data,” “artificial intelligence,” “machine learning,” and “predictive analytics,” are being thrown around more often than ever before, sometimes interchangeably. But it’s important to understand that all of these concepts are not synonymous. The term that we are going to focus on in this post is predictive analytics (one …
Before joining the healthcare industry, I had no idea about all of the aspects that go into ensuring a patient is able to see the provider that they need to see. It sounds like it would be easy, but every time appointments are successfully booked, attended, and reimbursed – it’s actually kind of a small …
It is widely agreed upon that 2021 is going to be a big year for innovations – tech related, and otherwise. Even in 2020, despite the circumstances that stemmed from the Covid-19 Pandemic, we were still able to establish new peaks of development and advancements. Often, the most groundbreaking new developments are initially met with …
Over the last few weeks on our social media platforms, we’ve been bringing attention to the concept (and complexities) of working from home. All of the Opargo team members transitioned to working remotely back in March, and we’ve learned a lot from making the switch. We understand that there are a ton of resources with …
An important aspect of not only practice efficiency, but also individual provider efficiency is proper utilization of resources. In today’s post, I want to look specifically at physician extenders, and how their role can impact everyone at the practice. From physicians to schedulers, it’s important to have a clear understanding of the goals that providers …
Throughout this blog series, we’ve talked about a lot of aspects regarding optimization of scheduling, and of the healthcare industry as a whole. Our posts have been centered around how to run the most efficient organization possible. Optimization is all about the strategic use of resources, even if they’re beyond the scope of physical materials …
We always talk about optimizing practices, but not a whole lot about what that really looks like. In our upcoming series, we want to give you the complete run-down on how different aspects of your healthcare organization can be promoting the goals of your practice to help you increase efficiency and provide better care for …