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.
STI Acquires AccounTrack Medical Practice Services
STI is proud to announce the acquisition of AccounTrack Medical Practice Services. For more than 13 years, STI has provided AccountTrack with the resources and support needed to deliver effective accounts receivable management. By entering into the merger, AccounTrack will enhance STI’s already existing Revenue Cycle Management services.
HealtheConnections (HeC) and Image Enabled Results Delivery (IERD)
STI has completed our HealtheConnections (HeC) data exchange interface. There are many advantages to connecting with HeC, such as helping your office achieve Meaningful Use and receiving lab results, radiology images, and medical information which will import directly into your patient’s chart. If you are interested in sharing data with HeC, please contact Louise Byrne…
STI Completes Medicare End-to-End Testing
STI is pleased to announce that we have successfully submitted and passed End-to-End ICD-10 testing with Medicare.
CMS1500 Form: 12 Dx Codes Per Claim Clarification
We are finding our offices have been getting incorrect information regarding the number of diagnosis codes allowed on the electronic format as well as the paper form. Rest assured with the implementation of ANSI 5010 electronic format and the revised CMS 1500 (2/12) paper form a few years ago, ChartMaker Medical Suite Practice Manager was…
Important Staff Changes at STI
Our long time Customer Support Manager, Vince Esposito retired last week after 16 years with STI. He was well respected by our clients and his staff who will miss him greatly. We wish him the best as he enjoys well deserved retirement by traveling, watching a lot of baseball, and tackling projects around the…