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Ordering/Referring Providers in Medicare Part B, DME, and Part A Home Health Agency

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Make sure your going to get paid.   Effective May 1, 2013, physicians who refer or order services for Medicare Part B, DME, and Part A Home Health Agency, will be required to be enrolled in Medicare. Claims submitted on or after May 1st for a physician who referred or ordered services for a Medicare patient but who is not enrolled in Continue reading Ordering/Referring Providers in Medicare Part B, DME, and Part A Home Health Agency→

Physician Quality Reporting System or PQRS

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  Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) formerly known as the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative   The Physician Quality Reporting System or PQRS is a “voluntary” reporting program mandated by Federal legislation that uses a combination of incentive payments and payment adjustments to promote reporting of quality measures information by eligible professionals. The program provides an incentive payment to eligible professionals and Continue reading Physician Quality Reporting System or PQRS→

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Stage 1 Meaningful Use Audits and Security Risk Analysis

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There is an awful lot of news lately about Stage 1 Meaningful Use audits and the number one reason so far for failing an audit has been Core Set Objective number 15. Protect Electronic Health Information Objective Protect electronic health information created or maintained by the certified EHR technology through the implementation of appropriate technical capabilities. Measure Conduct or review Continue reading Stage 1 Meaningful Use Audits and Security Risk Analysis→

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?→