As we can all guess, CMS has issued a delay for the the compliance deadline for its "PECOS enrollment policy" until January 1, 2011. Under the policy, physicians who have not updated their Medicare enrollment information during the previous five years will be required to complete another enrollment application or risk denial of Medicare payments for services rendered because they are not currently enrolled in Medicare's web-based "PECOS" enrollment database. This change gives physicians an additional 9 months to comply by reenrolling in the Medicare program. Here's the place to go to enroll: PECOS and to check if you are already enrolled click here: Enrollment. You will need your original NPI login; both User Name and Password. If you have lost them, there is a phone number on the link to retrieve it.
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Happy Billing and Charting,
Bonnie J. Flom; Author of Mastering Medisoft
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This will help with your follow-up endeavors.
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Bonnie J. Flom, Author of Mastering Medisoft
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1) Version 16 of Medisoft2) Get Your Share of the Incentive Money3) Clinic in a Cloud4) It's Simple5) Billing Buddies Partners6) Billing Service7) New Book?8) Food for Thought9) ICD-10 Codes
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Now you have all started researching the final rules proposed for EHR. We know that we are in the 60 day commenting period and the final rules will be published at the conclusion of that. What should you do in the meantime? You need to do your research and make a decision. Here's some guidelines to help you compare software programs.
1) Certification - Whether it is called ARRA certification or CCHIT certification or whatever, does the product intend/guarantee they will be compliant so another EHR will not have to be adopted down the line.
2) Does the product have templates for your specialty? We don't want to reinvent the wheel.
3) Does the product coordinate with your practice management system (PMS)? This will save hours of duplicate entry with patients and appointments as well as sending charge information back to the PMS ensuring the claim form matches the medical records.
4) Pricing - need I say more.
5) Annual Fees - What are maintenance fees going to cost you?
Next, you need to view some demos of various software to see ease of use. Bar none, we feel the software to meet your needs the best is SpringCharts. Click on Free Demo to sign up. The demos are both general and specialty specific. Click on the one most suitable for you.
Happy Charting and Billing,
Bonnie J. Flom; Author of Mastering Medisoft
Ph: 888-322-2455 or 763-546-2455
The majority of what I write in has been centered around EHR. Between EHR, ICD-10 and the ANSI 5010 format, Medisoft has become neglected. So, what can I say about Medisoft? Here's the scoop. We will be going to the annual Medisoft VAR Summit on January 25 - 28, 2010 in Atlanta, Georgia. While there, Medisoft will release information on version 16 such as; new features, pricing and availability. We will report back to you ASAP from the conference.
So why update Medisoft? The vast changes in healthcare regulations and technology are the reasons to stay up to date. You don't want to be left behind. This week (and most weeks) I received a call from a clinic in Texas that had version 11 (the first version to be NPI and CMS-1500 compatible). Their computer crashed and version 11 was written prior to the Vista technology being released. They had to upgrade in order to function in today's technology.
Speaking of upgrades...what's the cheapest way to upgrade? Many of you have figured out it is one version at a time. Let's look at an example. User A has Version 12(V12) Advanced and upgraded to V14 Advanced it would cost $289. Then, for User A to go from V14 to V15 Advanced, would cost another $289. User B waits until V15 has been released to upgrade V12 Advanced, the cost would be $869. User A saves $291 plus takes advantage of the new features sooner.
One more reason to upgrade, you always want to be on a supported version. While Billing Buddies will do everything possible to help you with your issues; if we need support, Medisoft won't assist us either if you don't have a supported version. Ready to upgrade? Fax the Order Form to us. Remember, installation is included in the purchase of your software. After all, we are your Billing Buddies.
Happy Charting and Billing,
Ph: 888-322-2455 or 763-546-2455
Billing Buddies
This year, I was delighted when the AMBA (American Medical Billing Association) asked me to be a presenter at their annual 2009 convention in Las Vegas. I thought others might want to view the Power Point I used to present. Page 4 is particularly helpful.
The Daily Basics of Medical Billing
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Happy Charting and Billing,
Bonnie J. Flom; Author of Mastering Medisoft
Ph: 888.322.2455 or 763.546.2455