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Practice Manager’s Response Viewer Program
** NEW FEATURE AVAILABLE AUGUST 5, 2014 ** Automatically Separates and Renames Each ERA File Overview When your office selects the UPDATE button located in Practice Manager’s Insurance Billing screen, as of August 5, 2014 the updated Response Viewer program will be installed. It is important to select the UPDATE button for all workstations that…
Read MoreUpdated Statement Regarding CMS’s Changes To Meaningful Use 2014
**UPDATE** On the surface, there seems to be reason for optimism regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), announced in a press release by CMS last week, which appears to delay the onset of Stage 2. But, as we at STI have reviewed the document, we see a few big questions that are unanswered.
Read MoreUpdated Statement Regarding CMS’s Changes To Meaningful Use 2014
On the surface, there seems to be reason for optimism regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), announced in a press release by CMS last week, which appears to delay the onset of Stage 2. But, as we at STI have reviewed the document, we see a few big questions that are unanswered. Therefore, we’re…
Read MoreCMS and ONC propose changes to Meaningful Use timeline and requirements for 2014
** IMPORTANT ** STI is reviewing the proposed rule published on 5/20/2014 and will provide an update by Tuesday, 5/27/2014. We ask for your patience as we want to be sure that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has clearly communicated the details before we provide advice or answers to customer questions. We do recommend…
Read MoreCMS and ONC propose changes to Meaningful Use timeline and requirements for 2014
STI is reviewing the proposed rule published on 5/20/2014 and will provide an update by Tuesday, 5/27/2014. We ask for your patience as we want to be sure that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has clearly communicated the details before we provide advice or answers to customer questions. We do recommend caution…
Read MoreTo-Do-List Upgrade Notification
We now have the capability of notifying our clients through Clinical and Practice Manager, when a new version of the ChartMaker Medical Suite is available. You will receive this notification on your “To-Do-List” in Clinical and Practice Manager.
Read MoreA Statement About Heartbleed
Heartbleed Internet Security Vulnerability By now, you’ve probably heard about heartbleed, a term given to a very serious security bug in some open source software used by 60% of the systems on the internet, including systems in the healthcare industry.
Read MorePalmetto GBA Medicare (Railroad Medicare, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, & West Virginia)
Railroad Medicare Enrollment Form Palmetto GBA Medicare (Jurisdiction 11) has announced that as of June 1, 2014 they will no longer support dial-up connections to send and receive electronic Medicare claims files and retrieve reports and ERA files. Palmetto GBA Medicare includes Railroad Medicare, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia. Note: If you…
Read MoreAttention Providers Submitting Palmetto GBA Medicare Electronic Claims (Railroad Medicare, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia)
Railroad Medicare – DIAL-UP Termination as of June 1, 2014 If you connect to Palmetto GBA EDI for Medicare using dial-up modem, it is imperative that you give attention to the following information.
Read More5 Benefits of a Basic EHR for Meaningful Use
With the complexity of practice workflows and implementation, choosing the right EHR can be challenging for any office. Even more the number of EHR vendors certified for Meaningful Use Stage 2 has dwindled from Stage 1, making it a bigger challenge to find an EHR for Meaningful Use . However, to get started with switching to…
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