At HIS, we are uniquely dedicated to helping physician practices, like yours, grow faster and create measurable value for you and your partners. That said, we hope that our monthly eNewsletters will arm you with some of the business tools you need to be successful. In this issue of Inside HIS, we: Demonstrate how one of the busiest orthopedic practices in the country realized immediate efficiencies and ROI, through SRS EHR Equip you with tools you'll need for the transition to ICD-10 Share 10 Tips for a Prosperous Merger Between Orthopedic Groups Discuss how to save money for your medical practice To learn more about these solutions or any of HIS's services call us today at 1-855-RING-HIS.

1. JANUARY 2012
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IN THIS ISSUE
1.1
COMPLIMENTARY
RESOURCE: AN EHR
CASE STUDY
1.2 Complimentary Resource:
HOW TO PREPARE FOR
ICD-10: ICD-10 CODING
An EHR Case Study
KIT
Busy orthopedic group realizes immediate
efficiencies and ROI with SRS EHR.
2.3 An EHR implementation is http://
10 TIPS FOR A
PROSPEROUS MERGER an exciting step forward into blog.healthinfoservice.com/how-
BETWEEN ORTHOPEDIC the future of the healthcare
GROUPS industry. That being said, to-respond-to-the-challenging-
physicians are wary of some demands-of-medical-billing/
2.4 of the pitfalls, which at times
HOW TO SAVE MONEY
FOR YOUR MEDICAL includes being cumbersome,
PRACTICE difficult to navigate, and have
been accused of
depersonalizing the doctor/patient relationship.
Enter SRS EHR. Click here to read our full case study.
How to Prepare for ICD-10:
ICD-10 Coding Kit
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Preparation is the key to
blog.healthinfoservice.com successful transition from the
/blog/bid/94224/coding- ICD-9 codes to the ICD-10
mandated implementation
corner-cpt-coding-
scheduled to commence on
changes-2012 October 1st, 2013.
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10 Tips for a Prosperous Merger Between Orthopedic Groups
Today's healthcare news is ripe with medical service http://
consolidation. With the changes to healthcare legislation,
blog.healthinfoservice.com/
more small orthopedic practices are choosing whether to
become employed by hospitals or merge with neighboring blog/bid/106406/3-Steps-to-
practices to form bigger groups.
Improving-Your-Revenue-
"There is so much fear and uncertainty right now Cycle
related to healthcare reform," says Dave Wold, CEO of
Health Information Services, who played a critical role in
eight successful mergers to grow Illinois Bone & Joint
Institute.
Click here to read the full Becker’s Orthopedic and Spine article.
How to Save Money For Your Medical Practice
According to the most recent data released from PricewaterhouseCooper's Health
Research Institute, approximately one half of the $2.2 trillion dollars spent
annually on healthcare, roughly $1.2 trillion dollars, is wasted.
The participants in the study were doctors, nurses, hospital groups, and patient
advocacy groups; with 16 areas in the industry analyzed for waste.
Click here to read the full post.
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