5010 Deadline
The ANSI 5010 discretionary period deadline is approaching! ALL insurances participating in this discretionary period must be transitioned to ANSI 5010 on or before March 31, 2012. If you have not already done so, you should begin the transition process as soon as possible.
E-Prescribe Future Payment Adjustments
All Medicare Carriers – This article provides guidance on avoiding future Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program payment adjustments for individual eligible professionals and selected group practices
Billing and Rejection Errors – 1/10/12 – 1/23/12
01/23/2012: Medicare Billers – If you are receiving the following error on your 999 Functional Acknowledgement Report, click the following link
Delaware Medical Assistance Updates 1/11/2012 – 1/20/2012
01/20/2012: Delaware Medical Assistance – DEMCD_P5 – If you are receiving the following rejection on your 999 Functional Acknowledgement Report, click the following link for instructions on downloading an updated billing program: Downloading Billing Programs.
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield
01/05/2012: Empire BCBS – MedXpress Users must change their Submitter ID for ANSI 5010. All MedXpress users who bill Empire BCBS must change their Submitter ID for ANSI 5010.
Railroad Medicare Update 1/03/2012
01/03/2012: Railroad Medicare ANSI 5010 ready for MedXpress and direct dial-up users! Click the following link for instructions:RRMCR_P5 Railroad Medicare Professional (Pink)
Novitas Medicare Updates for 2011
The following lists the Novitas Medicare updates for the year 2011.
Study shows practices that use EHRs deliver measurably better care than those using paper.
Available studies have shown few quality-related advantages of electronic health records (EHRs) over traditional paper records. One study sought to compare achievement of and improvement in quality standards for diabetes at practices using EHRs with those at practices using paper records. Read on for more
Study shows practices that use EHRs deliver measurably better care than those using paper.
BACKGROUND: Available studies have shown few quality-related advantages of electronic health records (EHRs) over traditional paper records. We compared achievement of and improvement in quality standards for diabetes at practices using EHRs with those at practices using paper records. All practices, including many safety-net primary care practices, belonged to a regional quality collaborative and publicly reported…