Customer News
CompletEPA® Updates to PBM and Payer Formulary Files
Released by Surescripts on 8/31/16 Updates to PBM and Payer Formulary Files to Drive an Improved User Experience As electronic prior authorization usage increases across the network, PBMs and payers now have better visibility into the drugs that are flagged for PA and the prescribing patterns for those drugs. This allows PBMs and payers to…
Read MoreCMS Allows You to Pick Your Pace for MIPS in 2017
Andy Slavitt, Acting Director of CMS, released a statement on September 8th outlining CMS’ plans for introducing the new set of programs collectively called Quality Payment Programs, which include MACRA and MIPS. The main focus of this communication was to highlight their plan to allow providers to pick their pace in which they adopt the…
Read MoreCompletEPA® Accelerator 16.4 Release Highlights
Released by Surescripts on 8/23/16 As part of Surescripts’ ongoing commitment to update and improve the CompletEPA Accelerator based on network activity and customer feedback, users will notice a few Accelerator changes in both the Staging and Production environments. Development changes for the 16.4 development period will be deployed to Staging on 9/1 and Production…
Read MorePreventing Inappropriate Transmission of “Test” e-Prescriptions
Released by Surescripts on 8/25/16 Surescripts has identified incidences in which network prescribers have sent “test” NewRx e-prescriptions in the live production environment to pharmacies. In all of these instances, prescribers did not actually intend for the pharmacy to dispense the prescribed medication orders. It is important to note that significant potential risks may arise…
Read MoreAnnouncing the ChartMaker® Mobile App
With the ChartMaker Mobile App, STI is intent on developing an EHR experience that serves the physician, rather than chasing government requirements. Designed from the start to provide features that you want, it breaks the electronic shackles that keep you at your desk. ChartMaker now truly goes with you, wherever you go, including when you’re…
Read MoreICD-10 Flexibilities to Expire October 1st
To ease the transition to ICD-10, Medicare allowed certain flexibility when coding based on specificity. Those flexibility exceptions will end as of October 1, 2016. “ICD-10 flexibilities were solely for the purpose of contractors performing medical review so that they would not deny claims solely for the specificity of the ICD-10 code as long as there…
Read MoreKIDS Plus IIS System Update
Beginning in September 2016, KIDS Plus IIS will have an important system update that will affect how users report immunizations to KIDS Plus IIS. This upgrade will allow VFC and VFAAR providers to automatically decrement inventory. This means you will no longer have to manually reconcile your VFC and VFAAR vaccine inventory, which should save…
Read MoreNovitas Solutions (Medicare) Announces the Elimination of Dial-Up Connectivity
If your office is sending electronic claims or retrieving ERAs from Novitas Medicare* this notice affects you. Novitas Medicare has announced as of October 24, 2016 they will no longer support dial up claim transmissions.
Read MoreIncorporating Family Links in Practice Manager
Do you dread updating multiple family member’s information when a patient moves? Then start using the “Family Links” button to save yourself time and frustration.
Read MoreLower Medication Costs, Better Patient Outcomes with PDR Integration
In the ChartMaker 2016 July software update (v6.1.6), there is an enhancement to prescribing that results from a partnership with PDR, the company that created the ubiquitous Physicians’ Desk Reference found on many physician’s desks for over 60 years. In addition to providing information about medications to the prescriber, this feature is designed to drive…
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