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Order Medisoft in March and we’ll donate to help fight cancer!
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Other changes for 2014
With all the chatter going on with ICD-10, I thought it appropriate to write something that doesn’t revolve around ICD-10. There are changes in Meaningful Use stage 1, and new criteria for Stage 2 Meaningful Use, Clinical Quality Measures and PQRS. Happy reading! If you have attested for at least 2 years for stage 1 meaningful use,…
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ICD-10 Walking Through the Workflow
With less than a year to go until the ICD-10 code set implementation deadline, physician practices should be pursuing a comprehensive plan designed to ensure a smooth coding transition with minimal cash flow disruption. A key step in any ICD-10-CM transition strategy is to conduct a detailed assessment of existing workflows and processes to determine…
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Government offers model notices of privacy practices
The US Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the Office of the National Coordinator have released model notices of privacy practices in three customizable styles for healthcare providers and health plans. New rules for notices of privacy practices as required by the HIPAA Omnibus Rule go into effect on Monday, September 23. Access…
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How to Prepare For, Survive an EHR Meaningful Use Audit
Posted from AAFP News Now: Use of the words “audit” and “Medicare” in the same sentence tend to make even the most seasoned physician uncomfortable. So when the news broke in March that CMS had added prepayment meaningful use (MU) audits to its ongoing postpayment audit process, some family physicians expressed concern. Understanding that a…
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Deadline for avoiding e-prescribing penalty is fast approaching.
June 30th will be here before you know it! From Medline: “Clinicians slow to adapt to digital medicine have until June 30 to electronically transmit 10 prescriptions to the pharmacy for Medicare patients, and thereby avoid a 2% cut in their Medicare reimbursement next year. The 2% penalty is the punitive side of a federal program designed…
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PQRS..more than just letters in the alphabet!
In all the whorl wind of Meaningful Use Stages one and two, e-RX incentives (or penalties), ICD-10 implementation, there’s another “oldie but goodie” program for providers to participate in. The program has been around for a few years, but did you know come 2015, you may be subject to another penalty (on top of everything…
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Seven Value Propositions for Practice Choice
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Mandated Sequestration Payment Reductions Beginning for Medicare EHR Incentive Program
Incentive payments made through the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program are subject to the mandatory reductions in federal spending known as sequestration, required by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Incentive Payment Reduction The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 postponed sequestration for two months. As required by law, President Obama issued a…
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Be prepared for changes to stage 1 meaningful use!