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| March 2010 NEWSLETTER Trustworthy, Stress Free, Reliable Practice Management Services |
MARCH SPECIAL:
Medisoft Updates: 20% Medisoft Network
Professional, Advanced and Basic. Office Hours
Professional Version 16. Offer good until March 26,
2010.
Changes since Version 12 (you may have missed)
Latest on the Stimulus:
The government will be voting on the final
regulations for the Stimulus Package and EMR in
June 2010. They just released the requirements
that they will be voting on:
o Meaningful Use (eRx, electronic orders/labs,
drug interactions/formularies, etc)
o Stimulus will now include Nurse Practitioners
and PA’s in an FQHC or RHC.
o There are 25 Health IT functionality measures
matched to the objectives fo Meaningful Use. (This
means the practice will be responsible for capturing
this data)
o Additional 15 measurements required based
on Medical Speciality.
o 3 core measure to be reported by all EP’s:
Tobacco use, blood pressure, and drugs to be
avoided in the elderly
Visit our website for the latest information.
ICD10 Testing begins 12/31/10. Full compliance
12/31/11. On 10/01/13 Claim DOS you must be
using ICD10.
Codes will have a 7 alphanumeric characters.
Allowing coding for the greatest specificity, severity
of disease and background cause.
Codes example:
XXX XXX X
Category Etiology, Anatomic Extension
site, severity
Section Body Part Qualifier
Body System Approach
Root Operation Device
We recommend by 12/2011 you take an ICD10
information class.
McKesson is pleased to announce that we are now
offering a special incentive to Medisoft customers
that currently use Medinotes for their electronic
health record (EHR) solution. Now through March
26, 2010, we will offer these customers free data
conversion from Medinotes to Medisoft Clinical or
Lytec MD, AND, we will give them the core EHR
software for free. There are stipulations as listed
below.
Medisoft Clinical Conversion from Medinotes
• Customer must be on the Network
Professional version of Medisoft Version 15
• Customer must be on the Client/Server
version of Office Hours Professional Version 15
• Free EHR offer is for core software only and
does not include software assurance or add-ons
such as e-prescribing and Clinical Tools
• McKesson will provide a one provider license
of Medisoft Clinical for each Medinotes provider
license at no charge
• Offer limited to two free licenses
• Proof of Medinotes purchase is required
RelayHealth EDI: $50/provider/month to send
claims through Medisoft direct to our clearinghouse
at McKesson. RelayHealth Module $99.00 initial
start up cost. It’s Fast, Easy and an Efficient way to
send your claims. Blue Cross will not be accepting
paper claims in 2010.
Electronic Health Information/Electronic Health
Records: Change is upon us. Medisoft Clinical
EMR integrates with Medisoft and Office hours to
ready your office for the new changes to healthcare.
Would you like your patient records, including chart
notes, labs, xray, prescription refills all at the click of
a button? Medisoft Clinical allow you to scan in
paper directly into your EMR. Prescription refills are
done electronically.
Quick clean charts. Save office space. Get rid of
the large file cabinets holding the old paper charts.
Save staff time in charting subjective notes, vital
signs, etc.
Medisoft Updates: 20% Medisoft Network
Professional, Advanced and Basic. Office Hours
Professional Version 16. Offer good until March 26,
2010.
Changes since Version 12 (you may have missed)
- UB04 Paper and Print Image
- Custom dates on ERA postings
- Global Surgical Days
- Billing for 8 diagnosis codes
- Patient Quick Entry
- Multi practice Conversation
- Scheduled File Maintenance
- Dashboard-Warnings
- Dashboard-logged in users utility
- Global Days Report
- Data Export and Import
- Global Security
- Security added Mediutils
- Missed Copay Tracking
- New Medisoft Report Features
- Copy/Edit/Add new Cases in Office Hours Pro
- Statement Management updated
- Multi printer Option
- Print blank appointments in Office Hours
- Cell Phone box in demographics
Latest on the Stimulus:
The government will be voting on the final
regulations for the Stimulus Package and EMR in
June 2010. They just released the requirements
that they will be voting on:
o Meaningful Use (eRx, electronic orders/labs,
drug interactions/formularies, etc)
o Stimulus will now include Nurse Practitioners
and PA’s in an FQHC or RHC.
o There are 25 Health IT functionality measures
matched to the objectives fo Meaningful Use. (This
means the practice will be responsible for capturing
this data)
o Additional 15 measurements required based
on Medical Speciality.
o 3 core measure to be reported by all EP’s:
Tobacco use, blood pressure, and drugs to be
avoided in the elderly
Visit our website for the latest information.
ICD10 Testing begins 12/31/10. Full compliance
12/31/11. On 10/01/13 Claim DOS you must be
using ICD10.
Codes will have a 7 alphanumeric characters.
Allowing coding for the greatest specificity, severity
of disease and background cause.
Codes example:
XXX XXX X
Category Etiology, Anatomic Extension
site, severity
Section Body Part Qualifier
Body System Approach
Root Operation Device
We recommend by 12/2011 you take an ICD10
information class.
McKesson is pleased to announce that we are now
offering a special incentive to Medisoft customers
that currently use Medinotes for their electronic
health record (EHR) solution. Now through March
26, 2010, we will offer these customers free data
conversion from Medinotes to Medisoft Clinical or
Lytec MD, AND, we will give them the core EHR
software for free. There are stipulations as listed
below.
Medisoft Clinical Conversion from Medinotes
• Customer must be on the Network
Professional version of Medisoft Version 15
• Customer must be on the Client/Server
version of Office Hours Professional Version 15
• Free EHR offer is for core software only and
does not include software assurance or add-ons
such as e-prescribing and Clinical Tools
• McKesson will provide a one provider license
of Medisoft Clinical for each Medinotes provider
license at no charge
• Offer limited to two free licenses
• Proof of Medinotes purchase is required
RelayHealth EDI: $50/provider/month to send
claims through Medisoft direct to our clearinghouse
at McKesson. RelayHealth Module $99.00 initial
start up cost. It’s Fast, Easy and an Efficient way to
send your claims. Blue Cross will not be accepting
paper claims in 2010.
Electronic Health Information/Electronic Health
Records: Change is upon us. Medisoft Clinical
EMR integrates with Medisoft and Office hours to
ready your office for the new changes to healthcare.
Would you like your patient records, including chart
notes, labs, xray, prescription refills all at the click of
a button? Medisoft Clinical allow you to scan in
paper directly into your EMR. Prescription refills are
done electronically.
Quick clean charts. Save office space. Get rid of
the large file cabinets holding the old paper charts.
Save staff time in charting subjective notes, vital
signs, etc.
March Billing Tip:
What you should know to prepare to go with
Electronic Medical Records:
Remove Staples from any documents in the
patients file.
Letter Size Sheets, consolidate all the ½
sheets, post-its or legal sheets onto 8 x 10 sheets of
paper.
Organize Chart, straighten sheets, fix
damaged sheets of paper, etc. This will help in easy
scanning.
Start using Office Hours to schedule. Enter
patient information. Utilize the reason codes.
Enter Referring Providers Fax Numbers in
Medisoft. This will allow you to fax directly notes or
correspondence.
Compatible Equipment. If you are planning
on purchasing new equipment, be sure that it is
compatible and will interface with the EHR system
you choose.
Start preparing early for the transition from paper to
electronic medical records. Remember when we
said “no body will ever use software to bill insurance
companies”? The government is giving incentives to
go electronic. Kaiser, Sutter and other large
organization are all electronic now.
Newsletterquestion@OTMBS.com
Medical Billing Services: OTMBS is quickly
expanding it’s medical billing service. No job is too
small. If you need help with accounting, collections
and accounts receivable works do not hesitate to
call on us for help. We charge by the hour for our
quick and prompt service.
BillFlash: SPECIAL OFFER until June 30th.
FREE.
Professional statements, envelopes and return
envelopes.
McKesson offers a service to help save time
printing, folding, stuffing envelopes with return
envelopes and adding postage for your monthly
statements. It’s called BillFlash. Using Medisoft you
upload your statement file to a secure website. You
can then review the statements deciding to stop
print on any you wish. Once you review, the
process begins. BillFlash will track your monthly
statements and add any “dunning messages” for
accounts 60, 90 and to receive a Final Notice.
Payments come directly to your office in a nice
return envelope with the patient’s checks. Saving
your staff hours each month. Cost is a monthly
service fee including postage. If you would like to
see a demo please call or contact our office today!
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
24/7 availability by calling 707.538.7082. Leave
a message and we will be paged and contact
you within 1 hour. No emergency is too small
when your system is down.
Medisoft Products Version 12 and less are no
longer supported by McKesson Technical Support.
Just when you least expect it, your system has an
issue. You call tech support at McKesson Medisoft
only to find out they can not help you.
Update your system today so this doesn't happen to
you!
Medisoft System Back up: PLEASE do not rely
on external or off site back up systems to be backing
up your data. Back up through Medisoft to a file on
your computer and then allow your off site system to
back up all your files. If you are relying on the off
site service to be doing your back up, be prepared if
your system crashes you may lose EVERYTHING.
F1 Help menu has Back up instructions ....Please
take the time to read them and follow them.
What you should know to prepare to go with
Electronic Medical Records:
Remove Staples from any documents in the
patients file.
Letter Size Sheets, consolidate all the ½
sheets, post-its or legal sheets onto 8 x 10 sheets of
paper.
Organize Chart, straighten sheets, fix
damaged sheets of paper, etc. This will help in easy
scanning.
Start using Office Hours to schedule. Enter
patient information. Utilize the reason codes.
Enter Referring Providers Fax Numbers in
Medisoft. This will allow you to fax directly notes or
correspondence.
Compatible Equipment. If you are planning
on purchasing new equipment, be sure that it is
compatible and will interface with the EHR system
you choose.
Start preparing early for the transition from paper to
electronic medical records. Remember when we
said “no body will ever use software to bill insurance
companies”? The government is giving incentives to
go electronic. Kaiser, Sutter and other large
organization are all electronic now.
Newsletterquestion@OTMBS.com
Medical Billing Services: OTMBS is quickly
expanding it’s medical billing service. No job is too
small. If you need help with accounting, collections
and accounts receivable works do not hesitate to
call on us for help. We charge by the hour for our
quick and prompt service.
BillFlash: SPECIAL OFFER until June 30th.
FREE.
Professional statements, envelopes and return
envelopes.
McKesson offers a service to help save time
printing, folding, stuffing envelopes with return
envelopes and adding postage for your monthly
statements. It’s called BillFlash. Using Medisoft you
upload your statement file to a secure website. You
can then review the statements deciding to stop
print on any you wish. Once you review, the
process begins. BillFlash will track your monthly
statements and add any “dunning messages” for
accounts 60, 90 and to receive a Final Notice.
Payments come directly to your office in a nice
return envelope with the patient’s checks. Saving
your staff hours each month. Cost is a monthly
service fee including postage. If you would like to
see a demo please call or contact our office today!
TECHNICAL SUPPORT:
24/7 availability by calling 707.538.7082. Leave
a message and we will be paged and contact
you within 1 hour. No emergency is too small
when your system is down.
Medisoft Products Version 12 and less are no
longer supported by McKesson Technical Support.
Just when you least expect it, your system has an
issue. You call tech support at McKesson Medisoft
only to find out they can not help you.
Update your system today so this doesn't happen to
you!
Medisoft System Back up: PLEASE do not rely
on external or off site back up systems to be backing
up your data. Back up through Medisoft to a file on
your computer and then allow your off site system to
back up all your files. If you are relying on the off
site service to be doing your back up, be prepared if
your system crashes you may lose EVERYTHING.
F1 Help menu has Back up instructions ....Please
take the time to read them and follow them.
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