2023 Healthcare Provider IT Report
We break down the 2023 Healthcare Provider IT Report: Doubling Down on Innovation published by Bain & Co and KLAS Research. Some of the key points revolve around how health system IT leaders are using emerging technologies to address labor shortages and...
Consequences + Solutions for Massive Patient Message Volumes
The Sacramento Bee reported that, since COVID, providers are dealing with a 50% increase in patient messages which yields an extra 2-4 hours spent NIGHTLY to clear their inbox. To stem the flow of messages, some health systems have begun to charge patients for...
How Data and the Right Plan Can Lower Implant Costs with Tim Burney
Tim Burney, CEO & Founding Partner of Advantien, joined The DocBuddy Journal to share how the use of data and having the right plan can actually lower the cost of implants at your surgery center. Advantien offers a Free Implant Spend Report that is specially...
ChatGPT for Patients, ‘Perks’ of Being an Employed Physician
Happy National ASC Month for the last time this year from the DocBuddy team! In this episode we covered 2 ASC-centric headlines. The first revolved around the use of ChatGPT to help make forms easier to understand for patients. The second examined the...
ASC Expert Emily Spooner Talks Meaningful Digital Workflows
ASC expert, Emily Spooner, joined the pod this week to talk about meaningful digital workflows at ambulatory surgery centers. In this episode we covered: – Important differences between clinic EHRs and ASC EHRs. – How digital workflows can improve...
Maura Cash Shares Expertise on Technology in the ASC
Maura Cash, VP of Clinical Strategies with HST Pathways, joined the pod to share her expertise on technology in the ambulatory surgery center. Some of the topics covered were: Why ASCs have historically lagged in adopting technology. Why now is the time so many are...
Key Takeaways from the 2023 Physician Report
In this episode we breakdown the Medical Economics 2023 Physician Report: The latest physician salary, productivity and malpractice cost data Some of the most interesting tidbits from this report revolve around: Why finances improved / worsened The top 10 issues...
Happy ASC Month!
August is National ASC Month and we’re celebrating here at DocBuddy! Listen to this episode to hear: How the patient, payer, and provider value chain is tightly aligned when care is delivered at an ambulatory surgery center. The cost savings that ASCs...
DocBuddy Events Recap, Fall Conferences, and Getting Involved with a Webinar
We’re back from taking a short breather after the 2023 FSASC Annual Conference in Orlando, FL! In this episode, we looked back at some of the events we’ve attended in 2023, shared where we’ll be exhibiting and which shows we’ll be supporting...
Activating Patients, Optimizing Staffing, and Nailing Your Value Proposition
Zed Williamson, CEO & Founder of TrackableMed and host of the Medical Sales Accelerator podcast, joined The DocBuddy Journal to go deep on topics that are critical to the success of a healthcare organization: Bridging the gap between ‘knowledge and...

















