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Central Alabama Clinic using MediSYS EHR receives $108,000 in Medicare EHR Incentives!

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November 27th, 2012 Although not all incentive payments have been reported, those payments reported to MediSYS indicate our Alabama Providers have collected over 3 million dollars in incentive payments.  And that number continues to grow every day as physicians report receiving their checks. Providers from cities across the state of Alabama have received Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments.  Plus, many Medicare providers have collected significant ePrescribe incentive payments, PQRS incentives and more.  Specialties receiving…
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Helpful Hints for a Successful EHR Implementation

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Helpful Hints for a Successful EHR Implementation:  Ways to simplify and make your transition to EHR easier for everyone! 1. Assign an internal project manager – Choose a liaison and leader for your clinic. Someone who can coordinate with the EHR trainers to insure that all of the initial prep work has been done prior to your clinic’s ‘go-live’ day. 2. Gain cooperation among departments (billing, clinical, front desk, administration) – Include different departments in initial…
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Interoperability with MediSYS

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September 14, 2012, Montgomery, AL – MediSYS for Physicians announces additional interoperability partnerships with its Drummond Certified, MediSYS EHR.  Interoperability is probably the most important current and future component of any EHR solution and MediSYS EHR leads the way for interoperability in the state.  The expansion of the MediSYS EHR system’s interoperability further solidifies the company’s commitment, not only to their clients, but also to the ever-evolving tools needed for quality healthcare.   Providers have…
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Walker County Nurse Practitioners Received $42,500 in Medicaid EHR Incentive for the first year!

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July 24th, 2012 Although not all incentive payments have been reported, those payments reported to MediSYS indicate our Alabama Providers have collected over 2 million dollars in incentive payments.  And that number continues to grow every day as physicians report receiving their checks. Providers from cities across the state of Alabama have received Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments.  Plus, many Medicare providers have collected significant ePrescribe incentive payments, PQRS incentives and more.  Specialties receiving…
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What is the three-day payment rule and does it affect my practice?

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A new modifier (PD) must be added to a claim when a Medicare Part A or Part B patient is admitted to a hospital for a clinically related service within three days of a physician visit.  The admitting diagnosis does NOT have to be the same as the physician service diagnosis. The practice must add the PD modifier for ALL services and will therefore be paid at the lower facility rate. (PD: diagnostic or related…
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4 Reasons You Should Outsource Your Medical Billing

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1. Saves Time and Money: Outsourcing your medical billing will save you time that can be used on your patients. Staff can focus on patient care while expert in the medical billing field can focus on your patient billing. This also saves time and money that would be dedicated to hire, train, and manage your own billing staff.  Outsourcing can often allow for better use of your staff around the office and allow them more…
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Comments Period Closed for Stage 2 Proposed Rule

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  On Monday, May 7th the comment period closes for the ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT) proposed rule for Stage 2 Meaningful Use and updated certification criteria. The ONC rule proposes the specifications that Certified EHR Technology will, at the least, need to achieve to successfully meaningfully use the EHR starting in calendar year 2014. Changing the name of the program to the “ONC HIT Certification Program” is a permanent revision…
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Using MediSYS EHR a Marion County Internal Medicine Practice earned $54,000 in Medicare incentives!

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Date: April 24th, 2012 Although not all incentive payments have been reported, those payments reported to MediSYS indicate our Alabama Providers have collected nearly 2 million dollars in incentive payments.  And that number continues to grow every day as physicians report receiving their checks. Providers from cities across the state of Alabama have received Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments.  Plus, many Medicare providers have collected significant ePrescribe incentive payments, PQRS incentives and more.  Specialties…
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Neurology practice collects $54,000 in Medicare Incentives while incorporating voice recognition!

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Although not all incentive payments have been reported, those payments reported to MediSYS indicate our Alabama Providers have collected nearly 2 million dollars in incentive payments.  And that number continues to grow every day as physicians report receiving their checks. Providers from cities across the state of Alabama have received Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments.  Plus, many Medicare providers have collected significant ePrescribe incentive payments, PQRS incentives and more.  Specialties receiving incentive payments range…
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Jefferson County Pediatric practice collects $85,000 in EHR Incentives using MediSYS EHR!

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Although not all incentive payments have been reported, those payments reported to MediSYS indicate our Alabama Providers have collected nearly 2 million dollars in incentive payments.  And that number continues to grow every day as physicians report receiving their checks. Providers from cities across the state of Alabama have received Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive payments.  Plus, many Medicare providers have collected significant ePrescribe incentive payments, PQRS incentives and more.  Specialties receiving incentive payments range…
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MediSYS clients experience an almost seamless transition to Version 5010

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Date: March 19th, 2012 The 5010 transition has come and gone for MediSYS clients without the mass 5010 issues reported by others.  With the exception of Tricare (who had a delay in rolling-out 5010), MediSYS providers were able transition to 5010 by January 1, 2012.  Although some practices experienced delays due to credentialing issues (i.e. group NPI not registered, etc.) and a few missed Medicare re-validation deadlines, the overwhelming majority of MediSYS clients did not…
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Better documentation with MediSYS EHR equals $40,000+ more for Alabama Pediatrician

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After installing MediSYS EHR, better documentation for an Alabama Pediatrician meant $40,000 more in payments for Established Patient Visits.  This information was based on actual average PAYMENTS for 99213, 99214, 99215 CPT codes comparing Aug-Dec 2010 to Aug-Dec 2011.  The number of establish patient visits over this period were flat. Results may vary. Also, this pediatrician collected Medicaid EHR incentives of $21,250.  Contact MediSYS for more information.