Health IT
Announcing 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 MoreData Exchange Reminders
As a reminder, our CCDA data exchange will send a LOINC code for lab results if they have been properly configured through ChartMaker® Medical Suite.
Read MoreSTI’s Interface with Inspira HIE Now Supports Imports
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…
Read MoreBest Practices for Constructing High-Quality Patient Instructions (Sig) Within E-Prescriptions
*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…
Read MoreSTI’s Response to MIPS
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…
Read MoreSTI is the Proud Recipient of Surescripts White Coat of Quality Award
For the sixth consecutive year, Surescripts, the nation’s leading health information network, honors 16 health systems and technology vendors with the 2015 White Coat of Quality Award, recognizing their dedication to continually improving data quality and patient safety in e-prescribing. STI has been once again chosen to receive this prestigious award.
Read MoreSTI is the Proud Recipient of Surescripts White Coat of Quality Award
For the sixth consecutive year, Surescripts, the nation’s leading health information network, honors 16 health systems and technology vendors with the 2015 White Coat of Quality Award, recognizing their dedication to continually improving data quality and patient safety in e-prescribing. STI has been once again chosen to receive this prestigious award.
Read MoreElectronic Prior Authorization (ePA) of Medications Now Available
ChartMaker® Medical Suite 2016 now has the ability to submit prior authorization requests for medications electronically. This is extraordinary news as only a handful of EMRs are currently offering this functionality.
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