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2012 MediSYS Lunch and Learn – Register Now!

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Registration is now open!   Join MediSYS ‘On the Road’ for a few Lunch and Learns! We will be traveling over the state of Alabama and beyond to bring you up-to-the minute information on incentive programs: Electronic Health Records, ePrescribe, PQRS, Blue Cross Value-Based Payments Lunch and presentation from 11:30 am- 1:30 pm MediSYS EHR ‘Meaningful Use’ training from 2-4 pm (optional) A ‘Special Guest’ from Blue Cross will be on hand to discuss the Primary…
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Review Medicare Remits for ‘LE’ eRX Payment Adjustment

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All Medicare providers are encouraged to review remittance advices for all services rendered in 2012 to ensure that they are not receiving a 1% eRX payment penalty in error. IMPORTANT Notice: Due to high volume of hardship exemption requests, it is not feasible for CMS to provide 2012 eRX Payment Adjustment (penalty) feedback reports. CMS is strongly encouraging all eligible providers to carefully review their 2012 remittance advice for all services rendered in 2012. If a…
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CMS has delayed forcing 5010 requirements (90-day Discretion Period)

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CMS announced on Thursday November 17th that it will hold off until March 31, 2012, on enforcing its rule requiring the switch to using the ASC X12 Version 5010 standards for the electronic transmission of healthcare claims and other administrative communications. However, the Jan. 1, 2012 compliance deadline for Version 5010 will not be changed. CMS has stated its decision is “based on industry feedback revealing that, with only about 45 days remaining before the…
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Medicaid Planned System Outage

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Alabama Medicaid will install updates to support 5010 and NCPDP D.O. transactions over the Veteran’s Day weekend as part of overall system upgrades. The system outage is expected: Friday, November 11, 2011 at 9:00 PM CST to Monday, November 14, 2011 at 6:00 AM CST During this time, there will be no claims available via batch, interactive, PES or web portal, and AVRS will be down. The Electronic Media Claims (EMC) Helpdesk telephone line will…
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Alabama State Immunization Information Systems (AL-IIS) Interface

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11/3/2011 – MediSYS is pleased to announce the release of the Alabama State Immunization Information Systems (AL-IIS) Interface. The interface enables clinics to submit recorded immunizations to the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) real-time upon completion. Clinics can also retrieve immunizations on file with AL-IIS which are displayed in the patient’s chart with the Immunization chart tab. This bi-directional interface provides real-time access to ADPH from within MediSYS Electronic Health Records (EHR).  From a…
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CMS extended the eRX hardship exemption deadline to Nov. 8th

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today that the deadline to request hardship exemptions from the 2012 penalty (1% payment reduction) has been extended to Tuesday Nov. 8th. Eligible Professionals can submit their hardship exemption on the Quality Net website.   As a reminder, eligible professionals (EPs) must qualify for one or more of the following categories in order to submit a request for a hardship exemption by Nov. 8 to avoid…
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Baldwin County Practice using MediSYS collects $54,000 in EHR incentives!

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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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Medicare providers have you met eRX claim or exemption requirements?

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Attention Medicare Providers:  Have you either: 1.  Submitted 25 eRX G8553 codes on applicable claims in 2011 to indicate a qualified ePrescribing event OR 2. Submitted hardship/exemption code via https://www.qualitynet.org/portal/server.pt/community/communications_support_system/234 (Tip: we have had reports that this link is not always accessible due to high volume, etc. so act quickly to meet the 11/1/11 deadline) Also see September, 2011 CMS publication for changes to eRX 2011 program. If you answered ‘No’ to both questions, contact us…
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Certification number fixed on the CMS hardship exemptions website

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CMS has fixed an issue on the CMS hardship exemption website. The web site did not permit eligible professionals to enter the complete 15 digit certification number. This has now been corrected and you can now resubmit your request and include the 15 digit certification number in the correct box.   On the same website, CMS hardship exemption, you have the ability to download Physician Quality Reporting System and E-prescribing Incentive Program feedback reports. CMS…
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New eRX Deadline for Hardship / Exemption

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CMS issues new hardship / exemption code and extends deadline to submit these codes.  See: http://www.medisysinc.com/news/cms-release-changes-to-2011-erx-incentive-program/ Web Portal to submit request for hardship/exemption

CMS Announced Changes to 2011 eRX Incentive Program

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August 31, 2011…. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today they are finalizing  the following changes to the 2011 eRX Incentive Program to address concerns related to hardship codes and  EHR  incentive programs. 1.  Provide four additional hardship exemption categories for purposes of the 2012 payment  adjustment.  The eligible professional must demonstrate if one of the following applies: EP registered to participate in Medicare or Medicaid EHR Incentive programs & adopt  certified EHR technology Inability…
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Providence Hospital & MediSYS EHR Interface Now Available

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August 26, 2011…..MediSYS is pleased to announce that the Providence Hospital Interface with MediSYS EHR is now available! This new interface with Providence Hospital allows practices using MediSYS EHR to receive lab documents electronically from the hospital. Please let us know if you are interested in getting this interface setup at your practice! Currently, MediSYS EHR has several other hospital interfaces including: Jacksonville Medical Center – Jacksonville, AL, ECM/Shoals Hospital – Florence, AL, Huntsville Hospital –…
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