Effective 01/01/2017, Capital BlueCross will discontinue their Trading Partner agreement with Change Healthcare.  Capital BlueCross will go from a participating to a non-participating insurance carrier status. There is no change to your office if you have transitioned to Change Healthcare’s Provider Complete.  For providers that are NOT submitting claims through Provider Complete, a charge of…

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Transport Layer Security Protocol (TLS) 1.2 Requirement Affecting Older Microsoft Windows Operating Systems Transport Layer Security (TLS) and its predecessor, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL), defines a set of common standards incorporated by most software applications that need to exchange information securely over the internet.  These standards continue to evolve over time as weaknesses are found and…

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As of the ChartMaker® Medical Suite 2016 6.1.5.199 release, offices that are part of the Inspira HIE will now have the ability to not only export Transition of Care documents, but will also be able to import them as well. The newly added import functionality will allow users the ability to electronically download Transition of…

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*Originally published by Surescripts Purpose: To provide guidance and best practices to EHR technology partners and their end-users on creating high-quality prescription directions. Description: The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) SCRIPT Version 10.6 allows the transmission of patient directions within the Directions field of a new electronic prescription. This Directions field is intended to…

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From: Ted Itzkowitz, President Date: June 1, 2016 As you probably already know, there are some big changes coming in the way CMS and other insurance companies are going to pay physicians for the services they provide to their patients. All of this came about through a bill passed by Congress known as the Medicare…

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Are you tired of all the prompts trying to get you to upgrade to Windows 10?  If so, we have found a free and easy way to disable those prompts from happening!  Simply go to Never10’s website and walk through the steps of downloading the utility.  In 5 quick steps you will disable the prompts.…

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Is your office finding success using our Electronic Patient Statement (EPS) service? Many offices utilizing this feature report more patient payments coming in than ever before! The process works in this manner: 1. Run a batch for patient balances due * Make sure to review and uncheck any line that should not be sent today! 2.…

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