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STI Clients Attesting for Meaningful Use & ChartMaker PatientPortal
This correspondence applies to you if you have any intention of attesting for Meaningful Use in 2014 – either Stage 1 or Stage 2. As you may know the Final Rule regarding attesting for Meaningful Use was published just last week. Although it may appear, in a few rare situations, that you may be able…
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
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 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 MoreICD-10 Delay….What’s next?
On April 1, 2014, President Obama signed into law, Bill HR4302, which among other things delays ICD-10 implementation until October 1, 2015.
Read MoreChartMaker® Receives 2014 ONC HIT Certification
STI Computer Services (STI) announced today that the ChartMaker® Medical Suite 5.1 is compliant with the ONC 2014 Edition criteria and was certified as a Complete EHR on March 7, 2014 by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT®), an ONC-ACB, in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary…
Read MoreSTI Computer Services earns Surescripts’ 2013 White Coat of Quality Award
STI Computer Services in Eagleville, Pennsylvania has earned SureScripts’ 2013 White Coat of Quality Award. The SureScripts White Coat of Quality distinction for technology vendors is a critical part of SureScripts continuous quality improvement program. The White Coat recognizes technology vendors that uphold the highest standards of clinical quality in e-prescribing.
Read MorePreparing Your Office for the ICD-10 Transition
No matter what modules you use of The ChartMaker Medical Suite, you will be affected by the ICD-10 transition. As you may already know, the federal government, HHS and CMS, has decided the start date for using ICD-10 codes on all insurance claims will be October 1, 2014. While this may seem like a long time from…
Read MoreSTI Announces a Revenue Cycle Management Option
Have you heard about Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)? Revenue Cycle Management is the process of managing the healthcare revenue cycle within your office that typically results in increased revenue collected, more compensation for physician owners, reduced practice costs especially for computer technology, integration of Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology and more time for patient care.…
Read MoreSTI Announces ChartMaker® CLOUD
STI announced ChartMaker® Cloud, a Software as a Service (SaaS) Internet-based version of the ChartMaker® Medical Suite. The ChartMaker Medical Suite includes four stand-alone modules that can be used separately or combined into a completely integrated Practice Management Software Suite.
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