Follow Patients Through Your Practice

Recent podcasts have discussed tracking how patients come to your practice and how patients leave your practice.  Today’s podcast is from one of my sessions at the recent MGMA Leaders Conference in Nashville about following patients through your practice.  Which provider does the patient see first?  What procedure codes and diagnosis codes are on the first visit?  Where does the patient go next?  How does the path the patient travels through your practice influence their care and your revenue cycle?  Does the first provider seen impact how long it takes for the patient to be eventually treated?  I hope these ideas help you and your practice.