Category Archives: Medical Billing

Summary of Care Meaningful Use Requirements in Stage 2

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Learn More about Summary of Care The following is email communication from CMS. If you are an eligible provider participating in the EHR Incentive Programs, you will have the option of reporting the Summary of Care menu objective in Stage 1, but will be required to meet the core objective in Stage 2. The intent of the objective is to demonstrate that a provider Continue reading Summary of Care Meaningful Use Requirements in Stage 2→

Billing Provider Must Document the HPI not Ancillary Staff

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Question: Is it acceptable for ancillary personnel to obtain and record elements of the history of present illness (HPI) portion of the history component? Chapters 12 and 15 of the CMS web manuals do not reference the HPI—only the review of systems (ROS) and past/family/social history (PFSH). Answer: Per CMS rules and the 1995 and 1997 Evaluation and Management Documentation Guidelines: Continue reading Billing Provider Must Document the HPI not Ancillary Staff→

CMS rule to help providers make use of Certified EHR Technology

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Rule also proposes to extend Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Programs through 2016 HHS published a new proposed rule that would provide eligible professionals, eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals more flexibility in how they use certified electronic health record (EHR) technology (CEHRT) to meet meaningful use. The proposed rule, from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Continue reading CMS rule to help providers make use of Certified EHR Technology→

McKesson Practice Choice Support of Windows XP Ending

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McKesson Practice Choice MPC Support of Windows XP Ending on June 1, 2014 Microsoft has ended support of Windows XP, effective April 8, 2014. Therefore, McKesson Practice Choice will end support for Windows XP, effective June 1, 2014. After June 1, 2014, you will need to upgrade your Windows operating system to a supported Windows version to run McKesson Practice Choice. Contact Sue Brant at MAR Continue reading McKesson Practice Choice Support of Windows XP Ending→