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After what has been an interminably long wait, California has finally taken one large step forward in its goal to make electronic health records a ubiquitous part of health care provider practices in the state. The California Department of Health Care Services announced the application process for the Medicaid EHR incentive program is open for business. The state now is ready to distribute as much as $1.4 billion in federal incentive funding to hospitals and physician groups who treat beneficiaries of Medi-Cal, California's Medicaid program Continue reading below.... |
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Breaking News - California Readies to distribute up to $1.4 billion in Federal Medicaid EHR Incentive Program
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| December 13th a key date..
Under the Medicaid portion of the program, According to DHCS officials, California is the first state to prequalify applicants -- that is, to approve eligibility ahead of time, enabling physicians who qualify for federal incentive money to know they could invest in EHRs long before the actual reimbursement checks appear.
In an attempt to simplify the complexities surrounding these Government programs we have developed our own 5 Step guide to meeting Meaningful Use.
For instance:
- This guide will help navigate the requirements for Meaningful Use reporting!
- See how quickly you can meet Core Measures and receive your reimbursement!
Our services are designed to continue after implementation and training to give you peace of mind with your Health Information technology.
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| Allscripts MyWay Dedicated Billing Services - Gold Standard Total Care |
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We are very excited to launch our new Gold Standard billing services, aimed initially at helping our customers transitioning to an Allscripts MyWay billing solution, we have now expanded this to include any practice that is looking to improve on collections for an overall lower cost. The eDocSecure Total Care continuous audit process ensures that every claim is tracked from the practice through final payment and zero balance.
 Each step in the medical revenue cycle must fit into a coordinated process to achieve top performance. Collecting maximum revenue in the fastest possible time at the lowest cost depends on accurate performance at each step. A mistake in the patient registration can cause an unnecessary denial of payment that delays payment and takes additional administrative time. A 5 second error at the front end can cost 30 to 60 minutes of time in downstream corrections and slow payment by weeks. The big challenge in tracking your revenue is divided payment responsibility. A primary payer can take 60 days, followed by a secondary payer and then the patient. Every service must be tracked for incremental payments over time. It takes a powerful reporting system to enable you to track your service income. You want to know:
- Have your charges been submitted?
- How much has been paid?
- How quickly are your services turning?
- What is due from insurance and patients?
- Which payers pay the best?
We recognize that patients are your customers. We are representatives of your practice when we send statements and field phone calls. We provide a call center staffed by friendly experts who can answer patient questions and resolve the majority of their issues on the first call. We follow patient charges from the first statement within 5 business days of when they come due to collections within 120 days.
Total Performance
Excellent service requires each team member to be empowered to achieve peak performance.For a personalized Billing Proposal click here
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Have you conducted a Security Assessment to comply with Measure 15 and HIPAA?
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One of the often overlooked core measures to meet Meaningful Use is Measure 15. This states that:
"Objective: Protect electronic health information created or maintained by the certified EHR technology through the implementation of appropriate technical capabilities.
Measure: Conduct or review a security risk analysis in accordance with the requirements under 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1) and implement security updates as necessary and correct identified security deficiencies as part of its risk management process"
As a result of the revised HITECH Act of 2009 the penalties for non compliance have increased 10 fold. As an example, for violating HIPAA and exposing protected patient information the Maximum has gone from a $100 per violation to $50,000 with a maximum of $1.5 million. So we see that the Government is treating this matter very seriously. We are pleased to announce our partnership with eGestalt enabling us to offer a complete package with SecureGRC SB™ a Simplified HIPAA/HITECH Compliance for Medical Providers: Covered Entities (CE's) and Business Associates (BA's). We have heard horror stories of companies offering these services for $3-4,000 we are pleased to tell you we can help you become compliant with a simple web based tool for a fraction of that cost. To schedule a Security assessment to see how ready your practice is to meet this core measure please click this link. Schedule Measure 15 Security Assessment
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