EHR: Plan the Implement, Implement the Plan.

Promoting Use of Health IT: Why Be a Meaningful User? I read a great article, succinct, to the point, and extremely thought worthy. I can't really say it any better, so I'm recommending that you take a minute to look it over, go ahead, it's from Dr. David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, and his article is posted over at the government's HHS-HIT web site: Click here for the Blumenthal article. After that, come back here for some suggestions on how you can begin your journey into the wild lands of Meaningful Use.  Click here for suggestions on what you can do to prepare for EHR in your office.

Michigan BCBSM edits: NewsFlash

Attention Michigan Clients:

Per BCBSM please be aware of the following claim edits:

"Date: 05/12/10     End date: 05/26/10
To: Professional and Institutional electronic submitters
Subject: UPDATE Blue Care Network claims - edit codes P407 and F224

Earlier today we communicated an issue with BCN front-end edits P407 and F224.  We have determined that claims sent between 6:00 AM on 5/11/10 and 10:00 AM on 5/12/10 were erroneously edited.  Please do not resubmit, as these edited claims are being re-cycled back into the processing system.  All claims should be reprocessed by Friday, 5/16/10. "

eT v9.1 You've been Asking; We Deliver!

We know that many of you have been waiting for v9.1, now it is here.  New bells, whistles, and even niftier, make your life easier tools.

We strongly recommend that you update eTHOMAS now to enjoy not only the new features that have been added, but to make sure that you have the most current healthcare reform changes as well.

dTHOMAS clients: AutoUpdate now!

We strongly recommend that you update your dTHOMAS systems now, so that you will be on the most current version of the program.  This will keep you in step with the current changes in the healthcare and billing arenas that may affect your office and your billing.

Also know that we will be personally contacting you to invite you to update THOMAS as well as to discuss your current plans and hopes for EHR in your office.  We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Happy Earth Day, How Paperless are you?

We're not saying we have the answers to everything, although we do have quite a few, especially if you want to go paperless.  Going paperless isn't just for the environment (although I am a tree lover-tree hugging leaves scratches), it really is for the efficiency of your office. 

Let's list some of the ways going more paperless can help you:

Medicare Physician Pay Cuts Get Another One Month Reprieve

Medicare Physician pay cuts get another one month reprieve (well plus a little, since April was almost over anyways).  The pay cuts have been delayed until May 31st and your current pay scale is still in place until then. 

Are Your Ears Still Ringing From Reminder Phone Calls?

ADAMS, which stands for Automatic Dialing Appointment Reminder System, is an exceptionally easy-to-use calling solution. Click Here to learn more.

Do you know if your pay cut is going through?

Well, it's April 14th, Medicare was trying to hold off claims until today to see if there would be a mid-month, midnight pass to keep the 21+% pay cut from going through.  Congress did their bit (barely getting the votes to pass the temporary stay) and the senate has still not stepped up yet.

The senate wants to pass a long-term thing to hold off the pay cuts until October.  That is still not very permanent, it just means that when the reduction (probably even bigger than this year's) goes through for next year, that things will still look as gloomy and unresolved.

Medicare Fee Cuts in Action Limbo Again!

As previously encountered and projected, the government managed to leave Washington D.C. without fixing, extending, or repealing the 21.5% Medicare pay cut to physicians.  amednews.com is saying that Medicare is again delaying claims processing, hoping for an intercession until April 14.  They also mention that President Obama is trying to fill a CMS administrator position that has been vacant since 2006, in an effort to keep better tabs on things like this in the future.

Happy Doctors' Day! We at Genius Solutions Salute You.

We hope that someone has sent a red carnation to you, as it is the symbolic flower for National Doctor's Day. 

National Doctors' Day is March 30th.  According to the web site, http://www.doctorsday.org/, it was first observed in Winder, Georgia, in 1933.  Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Dr. Charles B. Almond, set aside a day to honor physicians; greeting cards were sent and flowers were placed on the graves of deceased doctors.

Doctors' Day was adopted by the United States House of Representatives, on March 30, 1958, and legislation was introduced and passed in the House and Senate in 1990 to officially establish a national Doctor's Day. On October 30, 1990, President George Bush signed S.J. RES. #366 (which became Public Law 101-473) officially and lawfully designating March 30th as "National Doctor's Day."

Keep up the good work!  Most of us wouldn’t be happy or healthy without you.

E-Prescribing of Controlled Substances

Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances Interim Final Rule was posted yesterday (3/24/10) by the Office of the Federal Register, with a request for comments listed from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Department of Justice. The Interim Final Rule for the e-prescribing of controlled substances is expected to be published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 31 and will include a 60 day comment period.  To view the Interim Final Rules go to:  http://www.federalregister.gov/inspection.aspx#spec_D

Go Green with Genius and GreenFlag!

 

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