Electronic Medical Records
CMS has adopted much of the new AMA E/M (evaluation and management) code and guideline changes and they become effective January 1, 2021. These changes affect office encounters and other outpatient visits. Most importantly, the changes could have financial, liability, and contractual ramifications for your clinic. So what is changing? Things such as the history and physical will no longer Continue reading AMA E/M Code Changes for 2021
Final Approval of the New 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form v.02/12 The NUCC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have approved the new 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form, along with a timeline for implementation: • January 6, 2014: Payers begin receiving and processing paper claims submitted on the revised 1500 Claim Form (version 02/12). • January 6 Continue reading New 1500 Health Insurance Claim Form v. 02/12
Changes to Meaningful Use Requirements One of the recent changes to the Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements that many providers seem to be unaware of is the requirement for a patient portal as a core objective. Previously and through 2013, a patient portal is a menu objective and could be one of the 5 menu objectives that a provider chooses Continue reading Patient Portals required for All Stages of Meaningful Use in 2014
For the first time ever, ONC has revoked an EHR’s Stage 1 Meaningful Use certification. In a recent press release from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, two EHR’s were found to be incapable of meeting all of the Medicare / Medicaid Stage 1 Meaningful Use requirements and were subsequently de-certified. Two electronic health records, previously certified as Continue reading ONC Certification revoked for two EHR products
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