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CMS Holding Fast to ICD-10 Implementation Date of October 1, 2014

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No delays in ICD-10 implementation.   According to the deputy director for the Office of e-Health Standards and Services at CMS, Denise M. Buenning, ICD-10 implementation is proceeding as planned. Buenning, at the 2013 ICD-10/CAC Summit in April, said “I have absolutely no reason to believe this deadline will move again. The industry has invested billions of dollars in this Continue reading CMS Holding Fast to ICD-10 Implementation Date of October 1, 2014→

eRx Incentive Program Deadline is June 30th to Prevent 2014 Medicare Penalty of 2 Percent

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The charges for eRX non-compliance in 2012 will be assessed at 2% in 2014. To avoid this penalty, eligible professionals would have had to have been a successful electronic prescriber in 2012. If you were not in compliance in 2012 you can still avoid the penalty by successfully e-prescribing 10 times between January 1st, 2013 and June 30th, 2013 and Continue reading eRx Incentive Program Deadline is June 30th to Prevent 2014 Medicare Penalty of 2 Percent→

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CMS Releases Step-by-Step Implementation Guides for ICD-10

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CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) has released step-by-step Implementation Guides for ICD-10. These resources are for providers and payers looking for help with their ICD-10 implementation and are available on the CMS website in PDF format, just follow the links at the bottom of this post. The ICD-10 Implementation Guides provide a complete overview of the importance of Continue reading CMS Releases Step-by-Step Implementation Guides for ICD-10→

Hardware Failure or Zombie Apocalypse, Is your Data Secure?

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Data loss, for whatever reason, should be an inconvenience not a disaster. A good data backup plan will make the difference.   Online Backup Service vs Traditional Offsite Storage Traditional data backup, sometimes referred to as remote data backup or offsite databackup, allows providers to back up data to a remote, offsite location. Cloud based data backup or online data Continue reading Hardware Failure or Zombie Apocalypse, Is your Data Secure?→