How Connected Practices Deliver Better Care, Smarter Operations, and Stronger ROI

The Growing Burden on Independent Practices

The push from hospital systems to absorb private practices has intensified. These systems gain financially and strategically by acquiring independent providers, often redirecting referrals and centralizing care under their umbrellas.

But private practices face other pressures too:

• HIPAA compliance and cybersecurity threats
  
• Complex EHR systems that don’t talk to each other
  
• Data reporting requirements for programs like MIPS
  
• Limited internal IT resources
  

For CIOs and practice managers, the stakes are especially high. You’re expected to secure sensitive data, ensure regulatory compliance, and support operational growth—all while making do with lean teams and disconnected systems.

Adding to the strain, reporting requirements tied to Medicare and Medicaid programs now consume an average of 16.4 hours per week in staff and physician time. That’s over 850 hours per year per practice, often requiring dedicated personnel just to handle prior authorization and administrative reporting tasks. It’s no wonder that 75% of physicians describe the burden as “high” or “extremely high” in recent surveys.

Corey Shaner, Vertilocity’s Modern Workplace leader and former Director of Business Intelligence at a major surgical hospital, explained, “I’ve sat on both sides of the table—at the practice and the facility. We’ve seen how the right technology strategy can be the difference between barely surviving and thriving.”

Going Beyond Traditional IT Support

Most practices don’t start their relationship with Vertilocity because they’re shopping for dashboards or data integrations. They start with a need for reliable IT support. That’s where our Managed Services come in.

From that foundation, we become a true technology partner—connecting systems, optimizing data, and helping practices move from reactive troubleshooting to strategic planning. With 40% of our managed services clients in healthcare, our team understands the daily pressures CIOs and practice managers face and has the tools to solve them.

Why Custom, Connected Solutions Matter

While EHR’s have streamlined the acquisition of clinical documentation, providers are typically forced to utilize multiple disjointed EHR’s at each location they perform a patient encounter.  A surgeon may perform routine office visits and document these visits in their practice EHR, then perform surgery at a multitude of facilities which each have their own EHR’s.  Most likely, none of these systems are integrated so when the surgeon is at the hospital, they likely do not have the entire clinical history of the patient available. Or if the history is available, the data they may be looking for has likely been scanned into the application and is not searchable forcing the provider to read through numerous scanned images to find the information they are looking for.     

Vertilocity connects the dots moving discreet data from one application to another:

• EHR to EHR: ensuring vital clinical documentation is shared among systems for efficient patient care
• EHR to ERP: for accurate revenue tracking and streamlined financial reporting
  
• EHR to clearinghouses: to ensure clean claims processing
  
• EHR to payroll: to align labor data with clinical and financial outcomes
  
• Custom dashboards: that bring together disparate data into a single, actionable view
  

This goes far beyond syncing data. Vertilocity builds true integration, using consistent identifiers across systems—like shared physician, location, or patient IDs—so practices can analyze their operations in multiple dimensions: clinical outcomes, patient throughput, cost-effectiveness, and overall financial performance. That’s a level of insight most practices simply can’t get from off-the-shelf solutions.

A Unified Approach to EHR and ERP for Healthcare

What sets Vertilocity apart is how we tie everything together—including EHR and ERP platforms—with healthcare-specific knowledge and a tailored approach.

From an operational standpoint, we help executives and providers achieve greater efficiency and visibility. By integrating electronic health records (EHRs) with financial systems, scheduling software, and other business applications, we enable a clearer, real-time view of what’s happening across the organization. This helps providers better manage appointments, monitor production metrics by location or provider, and streamline compensation tracking—all without manually pulling reports from multiple systems.

On the compliance side, our team actively supports HIPAA and MIPS requirements through structured employee training, secure system configurations, and ongoing assessments. Whether it’s helping practices avoid penalties for improper reporting or ensuring they meet the latest regulatory standards, Vertilocity’s team serves as a guide and a safeguard.

When you consider that Medicare Advantage denials increased by 55.7% in 2023 and that administrative costs can consume over 40% of operational budgets in healthcare settings (AMA, 2024), the need for automation, integration, and expert support becomes even more urgent.

We don’t just implement tools. We help clients choose the right ones, integrate them effectively, and use them with confidence.

Real-World Results, Not Just Promises

When IVF Michigan & Ohio Fertility Centers partnered with Vertilocity, they were struggling with disjointed systems, daily VPN disruptions, and a backlog of IT issues stretching four pages long. Within four months, we resolved the backlog, stabilized their infrastructure, and helped them scale to three new locations—all while improving network reliability and security.

That’s the kind of transformation we aim for: sustainable, scalable progress that aligns with your practice’s goals.

Technology That Moves at the Speed of Healthcare

Beyond today’s needs, Vertilocity is helping clients prepare for what’s next—from AI readiness to SharePoint security audits and real-time Power BI dashboards. And because we’re a Microsoft Partner and licensed reseller of ERP and HR solutions like Sage Intacct, Acumatica, and UKG, we can provide both the software and the ongoing support practices need to thrive.

Whether you’re managing a primary care clinic, a surgical center, or a multi-specialty practice, Vertilocity’s integrated approach gives CIOs and practice managers one trusted partner for IT, strategy, and compliance.

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IT That Scales With Your Strategy
Whether you’re building a new reporting framework, planning an ERP integration, or preparing your practice for AI-powered insights, we’re ready to help. Vertilocity delivers connected, compliant, and forward-thinking technology solutions for practices that want to stay independent and thrive.

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