The healthcare industry has never been one to quickly jump the bandwagon on new advanced IT solutions.  The adoption of EMR systems in healthcare practices took quite some time to become widespread.  It has now become apparent that physicians and specialists have noticed the benefits of using these systems due to the increasing use of →

Functional Reporting in TheraOffice July 1st is slowly creeping up on us.  For some, that means sitting by the pool enjoying the sun, but for Physical Therapists, this is a pretty significant date that we have been anticipating for quite some time.  As many of us are well aware, July 1st is the deadline for →

On October 1, 2014, the ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision) codes used to report medical diagnosis and inpatient procedures will take the place of the current ICD-9 code sets.  This transition will affect everyone covered by HIPAA and any services and discharges on or after October 1, 2014 must use the ICD-10 codes.  →

Introducing Practice Vibe Still can’t figure out why your clinic isn’t making a profit even though you’ve been seeing more patients then ever? No worries, we’ve got a solution! Hands On Technology’s latest creation, Practice Vibe, is a clinic planner and analyzer.  Practice Vibe gives practice owners and administrators a full view of the health →

Best of Both Worlds Microsoft has found a way to bring together the best of both worlds…a laptop in a tablet form, otherwise known as the Surface Pro Tablet.  The use of tablets in the physical therapy industry is slowly but surely becoming a common way for therapists to record patient information.  For physical therapists, →

The Affordable Care Act ushers in a new era in physical therapy and is right around the corner.  Functional limitation reporting or G Codes – are one of the many new requirements in physical therapy for the treatment of Medicare patients.  These new requirements have surely caused concerns for many in the industry, rest assured, →