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MediSYS Partners with Alabama Regional Extension Center

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MediSYS is pleased to announce a partnership with Alabama Regional Extension Center (ALREC). “This is an exciting opportunity for the providers in Alabama. We understand that transitioning from paper to electronic records can be a daunting and expensive task. Our job is to help make this a smoother and faster transition resulting in the potential for more efficient patient care. This will ultimately translate to a better workflow for the providers and better quality of…
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Medicaid EHR Incentive Registration for Alabama Providers To Begin April, 2011

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According to a notification from Medicaid, Medicaid EHR incentive registration for Alabama providers will begin in April, 2011. Below is a notification dated 1/12/11 from Alabama Medicaid: State providers need to prepare for EHR incentive payment registration While national registration for federal electronic health record incentive payments has begun on the national level, Alabama providers will need to wait until April 1, 2011, to register for the program, popularly known as “meaningful use.” Alabama had originally…
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Alabama One of 15 States to Receive Bonus

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Alabama was among the 15 states that qualified to receive a bonus for making significant progress in enrolling more uninsured children in Medicaid.   Of the $206 million awarded, Alabama received the largest amount totaling $54,965,407.  Wisconsin received the second largest amount of $23,076,127.  According to a news release today from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius made the announcement that states who met the two performance goals qualified for the bonus.  Among the performance goals, states had to increase…
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ONC Adds Two More EHR Certification Bodies

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced that ICSA Labs and SLI Global Solutions have been authorized to perform Complete EHR and/or EHR Module testing and certification. This brings the number of ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies (ATCBs) to five.  ICSA Labs, Mechanicsburg, PA and SLI Global Solutions, Denver, CO were both authorized by the ONC on December 10.  Other ATCBs include Certification Commission of Health Information Technology (CCHIT), Drummond Group, Inc….
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House Passed Halt to Medicare Pay Cut

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The House passed a bill that would prevent the significant 25% Medicare pay cut for physicians in 2011. Expected to be signed by President Obama, this bill would eliminate Medicare fee schedule cuts during 2011. After multiple attempts in 2010 to cut the Medicare reimbursement rates were delayed, this one-year moratorium is expected to keep some physicians from reducing their Medicare patient-base.

PECOS Edits Will Not be Turned on Effective Jan. 3, 2011

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CMS previously announced that, beginning January 3, 2011, if certain Part B billed items and services require an ordering/referring provider and the ordering/referring provider is not in the claim, is not of a profession that is permitted to order/refer, or does not have an enrollment record in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), the claim will not be paid.  On November 26, 2010 they revised this with the following statement: The automated…
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ePrescribing First Six Months 2011 Required to Avoid Penalty in 2012

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By now most providers are aware that in order to receive an ePrescribing incentive certain requirements for at least 25 unique ePrescribing events must be met.  But what some may not realize is that CMS will determine which eligible professionals (EP) are subject to a payment penalty in 2012 based on claims data from Jan. 1, 2011 – June 30, 2011.  CMS will analyze the claims during the first six months of 2011 to determine if the EP has submitted…
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Medicare Fee Cut Postponed

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On November 18, the Senate passed a one-month postponement for the 23% Medicare fee cut that was scheduled to take effect December 1.  With House approval, this bill will delay the 23% pay cut, but January 1, 2011, physicians still face a 25% cut in reimbursements from Medicare.  The American Medical Association is pushing Congress for a one-year delay in hopes the additional time will allow for a better solution to the troubled Medicare payment system.  The…
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Partial ICD-10 Code Freeze Announced

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A welcomed decision was finalized at a September 15th meeting of the ICD-9-CM Coordination & Maintenance Committee to implement a partial freeze for both ICD-9-CM codes and ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS codes. Prior to implementation of ICD-10 on October 1, 2013 The last regular annual update to both ICD-9 and ICD-10 code sets will be made on October 1, 2011. On October 1, 2012 there will be only limited code updates to both ICD-9- CM and ICD- 10 code sets to capture…
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CMS Now Releasing 2009 ePrescribe Payments

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) is now releasing payments for the 2009 ePrescribing incentives.  Distribution of these payments is expected to be completed by October 22, 2010.  Payments are being made in a lump-sum to the Tax ID number in which the claims were submitted.  This payment remittance advice will read “This is an eRX incentive payment” and it will include an LE indicator to indicate that it is an incentive payment.  In addition, a four digit…
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CMS to Announce Minor Revisions to Final Meaningful Use Rule

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CMS is expected to publish minor revisions and clarification to the final ‘meaningful use’ requirements published in July.  These modifications are expected to provide more guidance on meeting the quality measures included in the program.  Although no other specifics were provided, according to CMS these modifications are to correct some inconsistencies and will be posted soon to http://www.cms.gov/EHRIncentivePrograms Get the facts on meaningful use incentives, Read More>>  

ONC Names Third Authorized Testing & Certification Company

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InfoGard Laboratories, Inc., San Luis Obispo, Calif. has been named as an ONC-Authorized Testing and Certification Body (ONC-ATCB).  This expands the options for EHR vendors for selecting who will test and certify their applications to meet the standards related to HITECH incentives.  Eligible providers who use certified EHR technology in a meaningful manner could qualify to receive up to $44,000 under the Medicare program and almost $64,000 under the Medicaid program.  The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®)…
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