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Solo Cruises: The Ultimate Guide to Cruising Solo | Celebrity Cruises

Just because you’re cruising solo doesn’t mean you have to be alone, unless you want to be, of course. Here are a few ways to make friends—and memories—onboard.
One of the best things about sailing with Celebrity is the friendly, engaging crew from all around the world. Many guests enjoy talking with them and learning about the area of the globe they’re from.
Finding a bartender you get along with so you can have your own “local” bar on the ship is an easy way to feel comfortable in a lounge whi...

How To Prepare For Your First Cruise | Celebrity Cruises

If you’re a first-time cruiser or haven’t cruised in a while, you’re probably wondering how to prepare for a cruise.
Cruise vacations are unique in that they require much less preparation than a land-based vacation. You don’t have to hunt for the best restaurants to eat at, look for reputable tour providers, or come up with ways to entertain the group–it’s all on the ship for you.
Discover how to prepare for your first cruise with these tips.

Video: Cruise To The Galapagos Aboard Celebrity Flora | Celebrity Cruises

Remote, secluded wonders await on Celebrity Flora’s Galapagos expeditions. This exclusive mega-yacht carries a small number of travelers to the fascinating archipelago for the ultimate adventure.
Celebrity Flora is home to some of the largest and most luxurious suites in our entire fleet. Designed entirely for travel to the Galapagos Islands, Celebrity Flora’s panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows and spacious verandas allow the beauty of the Galapagos to fully captivate you.
Watch as you discover...

Forward vs. Aft of a Ship: What's the Difference? | Celebrity Cruises

What’s the difference between the forward and aft of a ship?
The maritime industry has its own language when it comes to naming parts of a ship. The forward of a ship is just as it sounds: It’s the most forward side, at the front of a cruise ship, facing the bow. The rear of a ship, at the direction of a ship’s stern, is called the aft.
And what’s wedged in between the forward and the aft of a ship is commonly dubbed midship....

11 Ways to Enhance Your Cruise With the Celebrity Cruises App | Celebrity Cruises

On your next cruise, what could be better than a digital guidebook in your pocket with endless possibilities to make memories on board and in port even better?
With intuitive features like early check-in, time-saving safety drills, and comprehensive pre-cruise planning, the Celebrity Cruises mobile app is designed to make your vacation smarter and more luxurious before you even step on board.
Here are 11 ways to enhance your cruise experience with the Celebrity Cruises app.

With the app, you ch...

Keep the MOMENTUM Going in 2025

We’ve just come back from MOMENTUM 2024, our annual users conference, where we had the privilege of hosting over 1,250 attendees and 145 exhibitors and sponsors at the stunning JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton, Grande Lakes in Orlando!
Brimming with exciting announcements, grand reveals, captivating keynotes, and the kind of collaborative innovation that makes us proud to be a part of this forward-thinking healthcare industry — this was our best MOMENTUM yet!
Here’s a quick recap of the top takeaway...

2025 MIPS Updates: What You Need to Know

New changes to the Quality Payment Program’s (QPP) Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) may impact how you manage your practice. 
The MIPS categories — Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities — will remain the same for calendar year (CY) 2025, but each of the categories have updates that were issued in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) MIPS Final Rule. 
Here, we’ll review some of the key changes that may impact ModMedⓇ clients.
While there ar...

Healthcare Staff Retention: Tips to Retain Your Best Employees

Coming up to the second anniversary of COVID-19, about 100 exasperated nurses and staff gathered on a Pittsburgh bridge to demonstrate, calling on hospitals to address rampant staffing shortages, as colleagues were quitting their jobs faster than they could be replaced. Stretched thin, one respiratory therapist — from a team of 39 that used to be 64 — captured the mood: “You know that you’re not able to give all the time that you want to, and that just eats away at you as a caregiver.”1

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Best Practices for Onboarding Physicians in Healthcare

It’s tough to be the new guy. Think about the immense amount of pressure on the shoulders of any physician starting at a new practice: new colleagues and staff to meet, a brand new roster of patients and an entirely new EHR system to learn. Regardless of the size of your practice, that is a daunting process for anyone to undergo. Here are some onboarding best practices to ensure healthcare providers experience a smooth transition into their new environment.

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The Three C’s of Pay: Give Your Patients the Payment Options They Deserve

Remember the days of holding up the supermarket checkout line while you hand-wrote a check to pay for your groceries? Then you had to manually record the check number, payee and amount in your check register? And who could forget the dreaded evenings spent sifting through receipts and records, balancing your checkbook every month?

Fortunately, the days when patients were limited to writing and mailing checks to pay for a trip to the doctor are long gone.

These days, most people probably don’t

EHR Implementation Checklist: What It’s Like to Switch to ModMed

For physicians considering switching EHRs, ModMed offers a clear implementation path, so your practice can plan, prepare and deploy effectively. During each implementation phase, you’ll receive guidance and support that includes extensive interaction with ModMed onboarding staff.

While each practice’s implementation may vary by specialty, complexity and individual needs, you can expect our team to support you as you move continuously from one step to the next.

Our goal is to deliver efficiency

5 Things to Do When Your EHR is Sunsetting

If your current electronic health record (EHR) vendor is “sunsetting,” or retiring some or all of its software features, you may need to take action to maintain business continuity and compliance. Healthcare evolves at an exponential rate, so physicians and staff may find it challenging to find an EHR system that truly fits the unique needs of their practice.

One way to streamline your shopping is with an all-in-one EHR. It’s easier to manage your practice and maintain a focus on quality care w

6 Ways the Consumerization of Healthcare Is Changing the Game for OBGYN Practices

The consumerization of healthcare is all we seem to hear about these days. And for good reason: It’s transformed our interactions with patients and created more competition in the marketplace. The focus has shifted back where it should be, with patients. But still, questions remain, like how can you meet rising patient demands, and still have a successful OBGYN practice? In this blog we’ll go over the ways the consumerization of healthcare has changed OBGYN patient expectations — and what you ca

Urology Coding Do’s and Don’ts: Guidelines For Best Practices

There are three main categories1 to consider when performing CPTⓇ coding for urology: Evaluation and Management (E/M) Codes, Procedure Codes, and Add-on Codes.
• E/M Codes: E/M stands for Evaluation and Management codes. These are used to bill professional services such as physician and nonphysician practitioner clinic visits, hospital visits or consultations, most commonly found between 99202 and 99499.
• Procedure Codes: These codes refer to those used to bill for diagnostic and treatment serv

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Shorty Award Submission: Celebrity Cruises #GetOnBoard LGBTQ Initiative

Celebrity Cruises believes in Opening up the World and is committed to our core brand values, including open-mindedness and authenticity. We pride ourselves in leading the way, both within the cruising industry and globally, in our unparalleled inclusivity and celebration of individuality. Celebrity initiated the #GetOnBoard campaign to demonstrate the brand's commitment to supporting the LGBTQ community, as well as to champion diversity and promote a global sentiment of acceptance and inclusion...

Award-Winning Asian Cruises | Celebrity Cruises

Immerse Yourself in Ancient Cultures on a Cruise to Asia
From incense-scented temples to sizzling street food, an Asia cruise will make your senses come alive. In a single voyage on one of our ships, you’ll be amazed at the contrast between gleaming, futuristic cities and intricate shrines and pagodas where time seems to have stood still.

An Asia cruise is a culinary journey as well as a cultural one. Try steaming baskets of dim sum in Hong Kong, or spicy satay from a hawker stall in Singapore. Marvel at the detail and beauty of sushi in Japan, or sample spring rolls vibrant with fresh herbs in Vietnam.

Cruises in Asia are brimming with natural wonders, from the forested karst towers of Halong Bay to the snow-capped Mount Fuji. Relax in the shade of a coconut palm in Goa, or cool off under a waterfall on dreamy Ko Samui. After thrilling adventures ashore, relax in the setting of your Celebrity Cruises ship, whether you want to unwind by the inviting pool or toast with cocktails at the Sunset Bar.

Premium Caribbean Cruises | Celebrity Cruises

When you cruise to the Caribbean with us, you’ll experience breathtaking beaches, natural wonders, UNESCO sites, and more. Explore a never-ending parade of verdant mountain peaks, tropical rainforests teeming with exotic wildlife, hidden waterfalls and alcoves designed only for you, and dazzling coral reefs bustling with fish of every size, shape, color, and stripe. An escape to the Caribbean promises new experiences at every turn—both on board and off.

Galapagos Islands Cruise Vacations | Celebrity Cruises

You'll always remember the islands that time forgot. In the Galapagos, modern explorers come eye to eye with ancient tortoises, comical birds, and other amazing beasts—plus landscapes as fantastical as the animals—for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
For seven glorious days, you'll follow in the footsteps of Darwin, viewing this realm through the eyes of certified naturalists, making discoveries on shore excursions—two per day included—in small groups of travelers who share your interests.
Each e...

MOMENTUM | ModMed Annual Users Conference

Don’t miss your chance to hear happiness expert and founding CEO of RISE, the Apple-named “app of the year” that delivers low-cost healthcare services to people in need. Suneel will show us how to align “who we are” with “what we do” to inspire us to find the energy to keep going.
Find more information about Suneel’s extensive list of accomplishments and learn what inspires him to keep going.

Don’t miss your chance to hear happiness expert and founding CEO of RISE, the Apple-named “app of the y...

Visit our Design Lab Studios at MOMENTUM

Understanding patient history is important, especially when you are following patients with chronic conditions.

Join us for an interactive session to uncover the easiest way to locate, navigate and utilize this data, inside our timeline, to complement the patient care you provide.

You gave us feedback, and we listened. We have improved the Order Tests workflow inside EMA to make it easier and more efficient to order labs.

Join us for a demonstration of the new design and share your though

The All-In-One Endoscopy Report Writer for your ASC

The easy-to-use gGastro ERW from gMed® and Modernizing Medicine® Gastroenterology is designed to help you document procedures quickly and efficiently, while also providing detailed quality measure data. As part of the all-in-one gGastro suite, it integrates seamlessly with our gastroenterology EHR software, so you can access both your clinical and endoscopy records within the same system. By providing you with existing information from the gGastro EHR at the time of the procedure, our integrated

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