Medical practices are often ill equipped to handle the mounds of paperwork and maze of bureaucracy required to receive full compensation from health insurance companies. As this process becomes more complex, physicians are finding it increasingly difficult to run a healthy practice.

This is a guest post from David Mandell and Jason O'Dell. Mandell is an attorney and lecturer. O'Dell is a financial consultant and lecturer. Both have authored books for physicians and are principals of the financial consulting firm OJM Group.

This article is a guest post by David Mandell and Jason O'Dell. Mandell is an attorney and lecturer. O'Dell is a financial consultant and lecturer. Both are authors of books for physicians and are principals of the financial consulting firm OJM Group.

There has been a steady increase in electronic health record (EHR) software adoption by physicians and hospitals. The value-add is tremendous, and with the government incentives now in place, this growth is a no-brainer. However, some major issues still remain.