The pandemic drove innovation and remote work like no other chapter in history, creating a permanent appreciation for remote direct medical staff members. And this is a trend that is only growing due to the perks that are associated with adding remote direct staff members to the medical practice. Here are 4 ways remote direct staffing can support your medical practice.
1. Optimizing Time & Resources
Investing in remote direct staffing allows medical practices to optimize onsite staff operations by removing some of the responsibilities that would otherwise fall to this department. After the initial remote direct staffing introduction, remote employees require much less supervision than in-house employees, which frees up management time. As remote direct staffing support strengthens, onsite operations tend to see significant improvements, which contributes to an improved patient experience.
2. Increasing Productivity & Employee Retention
For many years, research has shown that being overworked and overwhelmed minimizes productivity companywide. Both the health of the employee and the health of the business suffers when there isn’t enough support to optimize workflow. This is one reason why remote direct staffing can enhance both productivity and employee retention.
Remote direct staff members allow the billing department to offload certain tasks, freeing up time and resources locally. And this type of delegation also positively impacts the business’s financial state since most direct staff members require about half of the local wage. When everything is said and done, adding remote direct staffing members to the billing department can both increase productivity across the board, and support employee retention – which is vital in a low-labor market.
3. Eliminating Billing Mistakes
Many remote direct staff members are experts on common medical billing mistakes, which allows them to prevent them from happening. And the fewer mistakes a billing department experiences, the more it can optimize its time and resources, contributing the improved revenue cycle management. And the more efficient a medical billing department gets, the more it enhances profits and improves compliance. This creates a sustainable framework from which the medical facility can prepare for growth and enhanced opportunities.
4. Saving the Practice Money
As the cost of labor becomes more expensive, it can seem impossible to cut costs across a medical practice. But investing in remote direct staffing is one way that practices can do just that. Remote direct staffing members typically require less training, supervision, and physical resources to work. This means that the medical billing practice can substantially cut costs by hiring direct staff members.
Are you interested in finding ways to support your medical practice? Do you struggle to find ways to cut costs and increase profits? If so, contact us today. Reliant Billing Services aims to serve medical practices by pairing them with the right resources.
