United Healthcare Community Plan – Payer 87726
United HealthCare Community Plan- effective Nov 24, 2016. An EPSDT Visit coding is required for Early and Periodic Screen, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) Visits. This change is being done in order to become compliant with the State requirements. Claims will be denied if this information is not included when submitting claims for certain CPT and…
January 2017 – Newsletter
The first Newsletter of 2017 was recently sent out with topics on: EPCS Token Renewal MIPS Began on January 1st HealtheLink Displaying IERD Information CPIA Study Read the full version: http://eepurl.com/curImH
Protect Your Office From Ransomware
STI Managed Services had one of its busiest Decembers due to offices being brought down by Ransomware attacks. These criminals are getting more and more creative. Some offices saw nearly a week of lost productivity. The most common attacks are from old and open Firewalls, clicking on infected attachments in emails, not maintaining security patches…
Email Newsletters – 2016
If you’ve missed one of our newsletters from 2016 – you can review them below: December 2016 (December 7, 2016) November 2016 (November 2, 2016) September 2016 (September 7, 2016) October 2016 (October 5, 2016) September 2016 (September 7, 2016) August 2016 (August 3, 2016) July 2016 (July 6, 2016) June 2016 (June 1, 2016) May 2016 (May 4, 2016) April 2016 (April 6, 2016) March 2016 (March 3, 2016) February 2016 (February 5,…
Clinical Practice Improvement Activities and Measurement Study
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting a Clinical Practice Improvement Activities (CPIA) Study, as outlined in the MACRA final rule. Applications for this study will be accepted from January 1 – 31, 2017. Clinicians and groups who are eligible for the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) that participate successfully in the…
Holiday After-Hours Emergency Support Schedule
Please be aware of the upcoming holiday after-hours emergency schedule for the Software and Technical Support departments: Saturday (Christmas/New Year’s Eve) 12/24/16 and 12/31/16: Normal after-hours support provided (8:30 am – 6:00 pm) Sunday (Christmas/New Year’s Day) 12/25/16 and 1/1/17: No after-hours support Monday (Observed Christmas/New Year’s Day) 12/26/2016 and 1/2/2017: No after-hours support
EPCS Token Renewal
For those of you who signed up for Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) two years ago when the feature was first released, your token will most likely need to be renewed in the next couple weeks or months. When that time comes you will receive an email from IdenTrust notifying you that your IdenTrust…
Negative Payment Adjustment Informal Review
If you think you are getting the negative adjustment in error, review the following to submit an informal review request:
Meaningful Use Attestation Period Update
Since our November newsletter, CMS has changed the reporting period for new and returning participants to be any 90 day period during 2016. Again, you must attest by the deadline of February 28, 2017. By successfully attesting and satisfying all other program requirements, you will avoid the payment adjustment in 2018. For more information on Meaningful Use,…
ChartMaker® 2016 Software Release 6.1.8
Here are some of the main highlights in ChartMaker® Medical Suite 2016 (file version 6.1.8). To read a full list of enhancements, view the Release Notes.