Happy Holidays! & Holiday Schedule!

Genius Solutions will be open normal hours (8am-6pm EST) Tues-Thursday 12/27-12/29.
Genius will be closed for the holidays Fri-Mon both holiday weekends - 12/23-12/26 & 12/30-1/2.

Be a Deductible Genius with eTHOMAS Cycle Statements

At the beginning of the year, when new annual client deductibles hit, catching and sending the large, patient transfer balances can be overwhelming. To help combat this deductible landslide, Genius has given you a secret weapon- the Cycle Statement (you must be on eTHOMAS version 9.5.24 to have this feature available).


How does this help? Most offices send out patient statements at the beginning of the month, then notice that they have transferred a lot more money to patient balances after those statements were sent. Now you can do "cycle statements" in the middle of the month. Cycle Statements will ONLY prepare for patients who have had new activity posted to their account since their last statement. This includes charges, payments, transfer balances, debits, and credits. This allows you to notify your patients of their updated balances sooner, without sending a duplicate statement to patients with no new activity. Using cycle statements can save your patients confusion and frustration while freeing up office time from you answering those duplicate questions.


Voilà you're now a deductible genius!

End of Year Care for THOMAS & 1st Friday call for December 2016

Some ideas for you before you post any charges for 2017:

• Complete all posting of payments and charges that you have received up until 12/31/2010. Do not post 2011 information until this is completed.
• Run all the reports your accountant wants for year end. Ask the CPA now if they have all the documentation they need BEFORE you post next year's stuff.

Meridian Issues

Many of our clients are receiving a communication from Meridian regarding Taxonomy code to be required on all claims effective 01/01/2017.

At this time know that Genius Solutions is are working with Meridian to determine the what, where and how of this recent change.

At this time there is nothing for you to do inside your eThomas program.  Genius Solutions will post more once this issue is resolved.  

ADAMS "Didn't call"

DSL snafu week continues. 11/22 ADAMS reports may show "Didn't call" for some patients. They were called, but the results didn't load. :-(

Happy Thanksgiving 2016

Wishing you and your family a fabulous and tasty holiday weekend.
Remember that Genius Solutions will be closed Thursday and Friday (11/24-25).

DLS Line Down

Our DSL line is down right now, so you will not be able to send statements to us until it is back up. :-(
#geniussolutions #statements #DSL


Update 11/22/16
Trying to send statements? We've been told our DSL is not expected to be up before 9pm Wed, 11/23. :-(

#GeniusSolutions #automatedstatements


Update 11/23/16
Automated Statements are up and running. DSL- online. :D
#GeniusSolutions #statements #DSL #wereback

Happy 30th Birthday Genius Solutions!

We are celebrating our Genius Solutions, Inc. 30th birthday today. We want you to join us. We've created a little video to show you a little about 30 years of Genius and a big Thank-You to you, our clients who have helped us to get here.




As the video mentions - we would love to hear your Genius stories to help us celebrate our 30th birthday. Please feel free to post stories, thoughts, congrats, whatever you would like - send us an e-mail, post to Twitter or Facebook. You are part of our 30-year history and we would love to hear from you too.

Navicure Live Webinar: Unlock the Mystery - Tips to Improving Cash Flow

Live Webinar: Unlock the Mystery - Tips to Improving Cash Flow

Tuesday, October 25 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Earn 1.5 CEU* for attending the live event.

Just like a haunted house, your organization’s revenue cycle can be frightening, filled with dead-ends, spooky distractions and rushed decision-making that slows or stops you from reaching your goal of accelerated cash flow.

Unlock the revenue optimization mystery at the crucial points, from financial clearance to final payment of the patient’s responsibility, by attending a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, October 25^th at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT: Unlock the Mystery - Tips to Improving Cash Flow

During this one-hour webinar (with 30 min Q&A), you’ll hear industry expert Ginny Shipp, discuss how to:

• Assess shifts in the market that are changing the focus on revenue cycle management. 
• Determine seven strategies to improve cash flow for your organization. 
• Develop an action plan for your organization to optimize revenue cycle management in the current reimbursement landscape.

Optimize your organization’s action plan to ensure that you – and your bottom line – experience “treats” not “tricks” in 2017!

Register for this live webinar today!

Participants can earn 1.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the AAPC by attending the live webinar.*

About the Speaker

Elizabeth Woodcock is a revenue cycle expert, MBA, FACMPE, CPC

2017 ICD-10 Update - Do it now!

You should be on eTHOMAS v9.5.21

Are you 2017 ICD-10 Ready?

You're down to about a week! 

ICD-10 code changes have been released for the 2017 fiscal year.  Genius has made your update to the 2017 codes push-button easy! But... First you have to update your eTHOMAS program.

1. Back up
2. Update
3. Watch the Video Here 
4. Follow the video
5. Do it over the next week
6. You are good to go!

2017 ICD-10 Revisions are Here!

ICD-10 code changes have been released for the 2017 fiscal year.  Genius is making your update to the 2017 codes push-button easy! But... First you have to update your eTHOMAS program.

Genius made updates to the ICD-10 master list. You will be able to import diagnosis codes directly from this list.  To obtain the new master list, you will need to update your eTHOMAS.  The version that contains these updates is 9.5.21.

If you would like to be an early adopter, you can call support this next week, and they will get you updated and started. After Sept. 19th you may do a regular THOMAS update to receive the same final 9.5.21 version, and will not have to call support.

For 2017, there are 1,974 additional diagnosis codes, 311 deleted codes, and 425 revised codes. The coding changes are to be used on claims with dates of service from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.   To view a complete list of changes visit for professional claims you can view them HERE.  

After your update is complete, you'll have the ability to see changes to your codes that were previously imported.  Under the Utilities Tab >Maintenance>Check Dx Codes will provide you with a list of codes that are loaded into your THOMAS program, that no longer match the master list.  This will allow you to update the new revisions and deletions from the previous code set.

You will also have the ability to go to Code Files>Procedures>Diagnosis and choose the import feature.  Under the "Select For" drop down, you will notice a new category under each breakdown, with (2017) in front of the description.  These breakdowns include only the newly added codes for the 2017 fiscal year.

Would you rather watch and learn? 

Coming soon! Stay tuned to our YouTube Channel for video.

Genius First Friday September Call

We will be having a 2nd Friday of the Month call this month, on September 9th, please Click Here for details.

Shared Genius: August 2016

Shared Genius Practice Solutions From one Genius to Another.

August 2016 includes:
statement notes & connecting with support

Available now!

You can update to eTHOMAS v9.5.20 now!

Genius Solutions is excited to release our latest version of eTHOMAS, version 9.5.20.

This version is the first step in allowing you, our clients, to update your information at Genius Solutions without additional paperwork or phone calls (i.e. things like Contacts, keys, new doctors, etc.).  The first feature that has been added is Contacts.  Contacts are representatives from you business who Genius Solutions Support Department are able to work with, because you have authorized them as contacts for us.

The Support Department is currently contacting clients to update and some additional processing must be completed manually by us.  What does this mean for our clients?  If you are currently running version 9.5.20, you can contact our Support Department (option 6) and they will complete the short manual process, and walk you through updating your Contacts. If you prefer to wait, a Support Technician will contact you soon. Either way, if you update your THOMAS to this new version or newer, before we call each other, you will speed up the update process.


*Please Note: You do not have to call us when updating. Your program will not be hindered in any way if we cannot do the manual update tweaks for you immediately after you update. BUT, we will want to/need to do this manual adjustment for you as other future features will depend on it, so go ahead and update, we will be calling.

Navicure Live Webinar: 5 Ways to Improve Your Revenue Cycle Team

Live Webinar: 5 Ways to Improve Your Revenue Cycle Team

Thursday, August 18 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Earn 1.0 CEU* for attending the live event.

Is your revenue cycle team helping or hurting your organization’s financial success? In a complimentary webinar sponsored by Navicure®, learn how staff empowerment can improve your organization’s financial health.

Get all the details by attending a live webinar on Thursday, August 18th at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT: 5 Ways to Improve Your Revenue Cycle Team.

During this one-hour webinar, you’ll hear industry expert Ginny Shipp, discuss how to:

• Provide your staff with the revenue cycle information they need to be successful
• Effectively communicate with patients, insurance companies, and co-workers (including peers, management, and clinical staff)
• Establish a clear financial policy
• Manage change

Participants can earn 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the AAPC by attending the live webinar.*

Register for this live webinar today!

About the Speaker

Ginny Shipp has over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including building a successful medical billing company, practice management, and practice consulting. She is best known for creating effective workflow processes to create operational efficiencies. She is also a certified coach who works with physicians and administrative staff to become more effective leaders who can maintain a high level of patient care and increase practice revenue. Billing cycle development, reimbursement strategies, and effective use of technology, in addition to streamlining workflow, are among the most critical areas on which Ginny focuses with each practice.

August 2016 First Friday Conference Call

The next Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call is scheduled for Friday August 5th at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.

Planned topics for the conference call (so far) are:

Genius 2016 Fall Focus Group Seminars

Upcoming Focus Group Seminars

August 25 - Sommerset Inn, Troy, MI 
September 21 - Genius Solutions, Warren, MI 

Click the link (above) for details & to register.

Topics Include

• New Features for eTHOMAS 
• Tips and Tricks 
• AutoPosting 
• HIPAA (Including Social Media Pitfalls) 
• Customer Service in a Medical Office 
• MIPS/MACRA 
• Clearinghouse Options 
• PQRS
• EHR Meaningful Use

Trizetto: Go Digital Free Webinars August 2016

Genius Solutions Presents:  

Go Digital. Patient Responsibility Estimates and Electronic Remits are Just a Click Away.  Are you ready to collect more for your practice, faster? Collecting patient payments has always been difficult, and with the increasing number of healthcare savings accounts and high deductible plans, your practice could be at risk. You need a strategy to manage patient and payer collections so you can get paid faster. Let us show you how to: Reduce the hassle of manually estimating payment responsibility Minimize patient payment delays and patient bad debt Clarify provider and patient confusion about amount owed Securely store all ERA files electronically Take advantage of your system's auto posting functionality Get revenue in the door faster Register today. Two dates available!

Wednesday, Aug 10th 2:00 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug 11th 11:00 a.m. EDT

Navicure Live Webinar: Improve Your Patient Collections Vital Signs

Live Webinar: Improve Your Patient Collections Vital Signs

Tuesday, July 19th | 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

Earn 1.0 CEU* for attending the live event. Then stay on for an extended Q&A session.

In a complimentary webinar sponsored by Navicure®, learn how patient-friendly collections practices can increase your bottom line.  During this 60-minute webinar and extended Q&A period, industry expert Susan Childs, FACMPE, will discuss how to:

• Identify patient expectation vital points that increase your odds of collecting patient responsibility.
• Apply “real-life” workflows to your specific patient population to reduce costs and improve productivity.
• Discover the advantages of transparency for both you and your patients.
• Benefit from electronic payment options such as Credit Card on File (CCOF), payment plans and eStatements.

Participants can earn 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the AAPC by attending the live webinar.*

Register for this live webinar today!

About the Speaker

Susan Childs, FACMPE, founded Evolution Healthcare Consulting after establishing her career in hospital and public accounting in healthcare administration. She is a Board Certified Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives and an MGMA ACMPE Leader. Her experience covers all facets of operations; interim administration, new practice start up and change management, direct pay, patient’s active participation, role definition, staff accountability, revenue cycle, and financial checks and balances. Susan is an accomplished speaker, presenting at local and national venues. She has served as MGMA ACMPE State Rep, Advancement Committee Chair along with local Boards and State Leadership.

Genius Product and Services Showcase

We are always on the lookout for Genius partners, products, and services to help you and your office make more money, get more done, have more time, and make work easier.

We will be sending out an e-mail about every month or so, to showcase some of our products, partners, and services. You may not know about them, or you may now be ready to hear more about them. First up is "Getting More Money Back Into Your Office", which breaks down into a few different areas: collections, pre-checks, follow-up and follow-throughs.

Collections

Free Navicure Webinar: Electronic Remittance Advice-An Important Part of Your Revenue Cycle

Electronic Remittance Advice: An Important Part of Your Revenue Cycle

Wednesday, June 15th | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Receiving remittances electronically saves you time and money!  Automation is the key to a more efficient revenue cycle and an increase in your cash flow. ERA is a proven concept and streamlines revenue cycle work flow.

Learn more about how this works by attending a complimentary webinar, Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA): An Important Part of Your Revenue Cycle, on Wednesday, June 15th at 1:00 pm EDTsponsored by Navicure®.

During this event, you'll hear Ginny Shipp, Practice Management Specialist at inSight Solutions, discuss:

• The cost benefits of ERA, including less paper and printing, less storage, and lower administrative costs
• Increasing efficiency by auto-posting payments received, re-allocating your staff to follow up on unpaid balances sooner, and quicker processing of secondary claims
• How ERA improves the revenue cycle

Register for this live webinar today!

About the Speaker

Ginny Shipp has over 25 years experience in the Healthcare industry, including building a successful medical billing company, practice management, and practice consulting.  She is best known for creating effective workflow processes to create operational efficiencies.  She is also a certified coach who works with physicians and administrative staff to become more effective leaders who can maintain a high level of patient care and increase practice revenue.  Billing cycle development, reimbursement strategies, and effective use of technology, in addition to streamlining workflow, are among the most critical areas on which Ginny focuses with each practice.

First Friday of the Month Call- June 2016

If you have topics you would like to hear about next month (July). Please send us an e-mail. :D

Happy May 5th & No Genius Call on Friday

There will be NO First Friday of the Month call tomorrow (Friday 5/6). If you have a topic you would like covered, send it in.

In the meantime- fiesta!

Billing with Navicure just got better!

Clearing House Update! Navicure/ eTHOMAS Working together, with a click, in EDI client. Billing with Navicure just got better! Genius Solutions and Navicure work together bringing you the ease of EDI Client. Now, with just a couple clicks, you can upload your claims, download your 999, 277, and 835 reports, while automatically unloading your electronic remittance (auto posting files) into eTHOMAS. Achieve better financial results with almost zero effort!

Navicure Presents: Business Intelligence in a Value-Based World

Live Webinar: Business Intelligence in a Value-Based World

Tuesday, April 19 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Earn 1.0 CEU* for attending the live event.

Business intelligence is a prerequisite for effective value-based medicine. Are you making informed decisions based on correct data to position your organization in a value-based world?

Find out by attending a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, April 19th at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT: Business Intelligence in a Value-Based World.

During this one-hour webinar sponsored by Navicure®, you’ll hear national consultant and industry expert Deborah Walker Keegan, PhD, FACMPE, discuss:

• The current state of business intelligence by insurers, vendors and healthcare organizations
• How to develop business intelligence that drives informed decision-making and actionable change
• How to build a business value scorecard for your organization

Participants can earn 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the AAPC and PAHCOM by attending the live webinar.*

Register for this live webinar today!

About the Speaker

Dr. Deborah Walker Keegan is a national healthcare consultant, keynote speaker, and author. She is President of Medical Practice Dimensions, Inc. and a Principal with Woodcock & Walker Consulting. Dr. Keegan earned her PhD at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, is a Fellow of the American College of Medical Practice Executives and is highly regarded as an industry leader in healthcare organizational change. With rich experience in consulting, education, and research, Dr. Keegan brings knowledge, expertise and solutions to healthcare organizations.

Genius Solutions April 2016 First Friday of the Month Conference Call

The next Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call is scheduled for Friday April 1st at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.

Planned topics for the conference call (so far) are: 

• Thanks for verifying your email address
• Deleted CPT X-Ray codes 72010, 72069, and 72090
• ICD-10 changes happening October 1, 2016
• Things to do regarding HIPAA security audits
• It's easier to connect to Genius with "Connect to GS Support"
• Social Security Number changes in eTHOMAS VERSION: 9.5.14
• We're in Chicago for Midwest Podiatry Convention 3/30-4/3
• Chiro MAC Spring 2016 Convention at Grand Traverse 4/29
• BCBSM EDI -VS- Navicure or Trizetto/Gateway
• TriZetto Provider Solutions webinars
• Final comments

Genius Solutions' May Focus Group Seminars

May 5th - Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, East Lansing, MI 

May 24th - Genius Solutions , Warren, MI

Focus Group Topics Include: 

• New Features for eTHOMAS
• Tips and Tricks
• AutoPosting
• HIPAA (Including Social Media Pitfalls)
• Customer Service in a Medical Office
• Value Based Reimbursement – Is It Coming?
• Clearinghouse Options
• PQRS
• EHR Meaningful Use

Increase Your Revenue with Trizetto: Free Webinar

Ready to find out how to increase your revenue? Register now to attend a free webinar hosted by Genius Solutions & TriZetto Provider Solutions to learn more:

• Tuesday, April 19th, 10 a.m. Eastern Time
• Thursday, April 21th, 2 p.m. Eastern Time

Download the full infographic for more information.

Denial Management with Navicure

Live Webinar: Denial Management in aPost ICD-10 Implementation World

Tuesday, March 22 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Earn 1.0 CEU* for attending the live event.

As payers tighten ICD-10 claim requirements, denials may start to increase. Don’t let ICD-10 denials become a revenue drain. Take the necessary steps now to maximize your reimbursement.

Have You Attested for 2015 yet? You have a week.

A friendly reminder.

Per Medicare's correspondence:

"Eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program must attest using the Medicare & Medicaid EHR Incentive Program Registration and Attestation System by Friday, March 11, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. ET."

If you do not attest, you are subject to a Medicare payment percentage penalty going forward.

For More Medicare Information:

Visit the Registration and Attestation page on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs website

For ehrThomas Information: Check out our free webinars 

Don't Live in Denial. Check Out Navicure's New 1 CEU Webinar!

Live CEU Webinar: Denial Management in a Post ICD-10 Implementation World

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As payers tighten ICD-10 claim requirements, denials may start to increase. Don't let ICD-10 denials become a revenue drain. Take the necessary steps now to maximize your reimbursement.

Learn how to update your denial management process to meet the challenges of ICD-10 by attending a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, March 22nd at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT: Denial Management in a Post ICD-10 Implementation World.

Register now.

During this one-hour webinar, you'll hear industry expert Tammy Tipton, president of Appeal Solutions, discuss:

• Payer ICD-10 performance - requests for documentation, prompt payment issues and seeking quality claims processing performance.
• Determining if ICD-10 physician engagement is working or withering - tips on perfecting clinical documentation auditing, gap analysis and setting up clear denial management goals.
• The importance of appeals - the impact of stricter specificity requirements, pay-for-performance uncertainty and how to mitigate financial impact.

Participants can earn 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the AAPC and PAHCOM by attending the live webinar.*

Register for this webinar today!

Or copy and paste the link below into your browser to register.
https://webex.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1093677&sti=8

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*This program has the prior approval of AAPC for continuing education hours. Granting of prior approval in no way constitutes endorsement by AAPC of the program content or the program sponsor.

Navicure Updates Needed

Please update your eTHOMAS program NOW! Navicure has made updates, so you need to too! You need to update prior to March 1, 2016 Navicure has changed how it will process eligibility, so it was necessary for us to make updates to THOMAS as well, to keep up with their new processes. If you do not update your eTHOMAS program, prior to March 1, 2016, we fully expect your eligibility to stop working. Please take time to back up, then update your eTHOMAS program by the end of this month. Then you should have no transition whatsoever - it's already been done for you. Simply Genius! Thanks for being a Genius client and letting us serve you. Sincerely, — Genius Solutions, Inc.

Shared Genius: February 2016

Shared Genius Practice Solutions From one Genius to Another.

February 2016 includes:
New Events, Updates, & connecting with Genius & our help resources made easier.

Available now!

Seminars, Webinars, and Events

Are you ready for a big dose of awesome? Then we have some Genius Solutions for you!    

New Navicure webinar Tuesday, February 16th at 1 pm EST/10 am PST:

8 Best Practices for Collecting from Patients with Deductibles

New ehrTHOMAS webinars (various dates)

New Genius Webinars (various dates)

Two New Genius Focus Groups in March 10 & 16

Shared Genius: January 2016

Shared Genius Practice Solutions From one Genius to Another.

January 2016 includes:
Focus Group Seminar, Updates, E-mail, & more!

Available now!