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Work Screens Automate Entire Revenue Cycle

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MediSYS has automated work screens that offer convenient, easy-to-use solutions to make your everyday workflow easier. From the patient’s appointment to claim management and payments, MediSYS automates the entire revenue cycle. Our real-time work screens take the headache out of your day because they offer the ease of working from one screen. From automated co-pays to patient text appointment confirmations, MediSYS work screens save you time and help you get paid faster! A few examples…
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MIPS Payment Adjustment Error

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According to an article from Palmetto GBA published to their website on February 6th, 2019, CMS has found an error in payment adjustment for the 2019 Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). The error incorrectly applies Part B drug payments and other non-physician services billed by physicians. If you have received an over payment due to this error, you will receive a recoupment notification from your Medicare Administrative Contractor. If your claim was underpaid, your claim…
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AL and MS Medicaid Program Attestation for 2018

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Alabama Medicaid – Medicaid has changed the name of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program to Promoting Interoperability (PI) Program. Alabama Medicaid is now accepting PY 2018 attestations and the deadline to submit your data is March 31, 2019. The link to Alabama’s State Level Registry (SLR) is https://alslr.thinkhts.com/. For more information, please refer to AL Medicaid’s Promoting Interoperability (PI) website: http://medicaid.alabama.gov/content/2.0_Newsroom/2.7_Special_Initiatives/2.7.2_Meaningful_Use.aspx.   Mississippi Medicaid – Medicaid has changed the name of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program…
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Attestation for MIPS 2018

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MIPS 2018 Attestation Deadline is fast approaching! The attestation deadline is April 2, 2019. CMS Web Interface users need to report their Quality performance category data by March 22, 2019. Clinicians who reported Quality measures via Medicare Part B claims throughout the 2018 performance year, CMS will receive your quality data from claims processed by your Medicare Administrative Contractor, and claims for services furnished during 2018 must be processed within 60 days after the end…
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Wear Red Day, February 1st

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In 2004, the American Heart Association (AHA) launched the Go Red for Women® movement to increase awareness of Heart Health in women.  Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women. This is why it is so important to know the warning signs and start early in taking preventative measures. In order to raise awareness for Go Red for Women® and heart disease in women, AHA has created Wear Red Day which is February…
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MediSYS Webinar: Reporting in the New Year!

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Join MediSYS on January 23 at 11:00 AM CST for our Online Webinar – Reporting in the New Year! It may be a new year, but your reporting needs to be done just like you did last year! Let MediSYS guide you through daily/weekly reporting and A/R management to keep your office going full steam ahead throughout the year. Click here to register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5397131342027161090  

How does the government shutdown affect payment of your claims?

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How does the government shutdown affect payment of your claims? In a tweet made by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shortly after the partial government shutdown began in December 2018, CMS stated, “CMS and its programs (including, but not limited to, @Medicaregov, @Medicaidgov and @Healthcaregov) are NOT affected by the partial gov’t shutdown.” This means that providers should not expect delays in Medicare and Medicaid claims processing and payment due to the shutdown,…
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Visit MediSYS at the AAP Alabama Annual Meeting & Fall Pediatric Update

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Do what you do best, let MediSYS take care of the rest! MediSYS will be at the 2018 AAP Alabama Annual Meeting & Fall Pediatric Update at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham – The Wynfrey Hotel on September 28-30! We hope you take a minute to stop by our booth and learn more about MediSYS and how we can help you with your EHR, Practice Management and/or Medical Billing needs! Or just come by and say hello! MediSYS knows what it takes…
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MIPS Promoting Interoperability hardship exception now available

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MIPS Promoting Interoperability hardship exception now available – Submit today, don’t wait! For 2018 MIPS, eligible clinicians can submit a QPP Hardship Exception Application to have the Promoting Interoperability (PI) performance category (formerly ACI) reweighted to 0 percent citing one of the following reasons: Small practices (15 or fewer clinicians) NEW for 2018 Using decertified EHR technology NEW for 2018 Insufficient Internet connectivity Extreme and uncontrollable circumstances Lack of control over the availability of CEHRT Application…
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MACRA Minute – Request your MIPS Targeted Review Today

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Helping you put the MIPS pieces together each week! October 1 is the deadline to request a MIPS Targeted Review – But Don’t Wait! A targeted review is a process where MIPS ECs can request CMS review their 2017 MIPS participation year calculations. If you suspect there are errors or data quality issues with your 2019 payment adjustment then don’t delay! Confirm you have an Enterprise Identity Management (EIDM) account today and log in to…
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MACRA Minute – Exclusion vs. Special Status for 2018 MIPS

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Helping you put the MIPS pieces together each week!   Difference between Exclusions and Special Statuses for 2018 MIPS EXCLUSION means you are EXEMPT from participation in MIPS and therefore will not receive a negative or positive payment adjustment. These include: Newly enrolled to Medicare (enrolled during the performance period) Below the low-volume threshold which means: Medicare allowable covered charges less than or equal to $90,000 a year OR 200 or less Medicare part B patients…
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Annual Wellness Visits

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By Carrie Gulledge RHIA, Director of Electronic Health Records and Jennifer Woodward, Director of Operations with MediSYS   As today’s healthcare drive pushes practices even further down the path of pay for performance versus the older models of pay for volume, administrators and executives throughout healthcare are researching and implementing ideas to provide an overall better experience for patients. Medicare’s Annual Wellness Visits have become one way CMS has encouraged better patient care and follow-up….
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