Important STI Updates for February 2016
Please read the following news and updates as that may affect your office:
Electronic 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.
Billing for Vaccines
Here are a few tips for billing vaccines (CPTs 90460 & 90461 Immunization codes through 18 years of age via any route of administration) Are you including all of the administration units for vaccine components? Knowing how many components are in each vaccine and adding the correct units for these codes will increase revenue when…
High Deductible Plans and Patient Receivables
With the popularity of high deductible insurance plans it is now more important than ever to manage your patient receivables. By the time charges are entered and submitted, the EOB is processed, and patient bills are generated, it could take 30 to 60 days for you to receive payment for a service provided. The following…
ChartMaker® User Forum
STI is pleased to announce the launch of our new online Customer forum! STI is pleased to announce the launch of our new online Customer Forum. The ultimate goal of the forum is to encourage our clients and ChartMaker Medical Suite users to explore, connect and share with each other in order to become more efficient users…
Alert! Meaningful Use Providers Must Upgrade Now
Physicians attesting for Meaningful Use Stage 1 or Stage 2 in 2015 must upgrade to the “ChartMaker 2016” version before December 29, 2015. Note: If you have not yet upgraded to ChartMaker 2016, please refer to the To-Do List notification in ChartMaker Medical Suite for more information on how to proceed with the upgrade.
STI Recently Certified for Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA)
STI has recently been certified for Electronic Prior Authorization (ePA). With this new feature in ChartMaker® Medical Suite, we hope to ease the administrative burden of medication prior authorizations (PA) for our clients.
Meaningful Use Changes in 2015
STI Customers who are participating in the Meaningful Use Program. CMS has recently released a revision to the final rule and has modified the requirements of the program. One of the major changes is the reduction in the reporting period for this year.
Registering Patients Correctly for the PatientPortal
In an effort to share with you the best practices for using the PatientPortal, we’ve come across an issue with our clients using fake or invalid email addresses to enroll their patients who do not provide them with an email address.
Meaningful Use Changes in 2015
STI Customers who are participating in the Meaningful Use Program. CMS has recently released a revision to the final rule and has modified the requirements of the program. One of the major changes is the reduction in the reporting period for this year. All Eligible providers now have a 90-day reporting period in 2015.