Please follow the link below for the full list of enhancements released since the last update.    

July 8 Updates 

Medicaid Billing Changes for 7/21/2011  

The release of the updated IMA Medicaid Eligibility Module is scheduled for Monday July 11. The "User Interface" will not change very much. Even so, the structure of the databases and much of the logic will be very different. 

What this means is that while no new training is required, you need to schedule the upgrade to your testsystem and test it carefully as soon as it is installed by sending test files to Medicaid and processing the responses. 

If you use this module, please contact the helpdesk to schedule the upgrade starting Tuesday. 

OASAS APG Billing

As expected, OASAS has not received federal approval for APG billing. They are therefore using the interim billing model. We have updated the IMA APG billing document to clarify some of the questions that have come up regarding this. The link is below. 

APG Billing and IMA 

Please pay particular attention to:  

1. Special cases section, item 4, regarding unlicensed service providers
2. Interim billing section: For more detailed instructions on what to do
3. Testing section: For some notes on how to test.

Medicare 2011 eRx Incentive Program

Even if you missed the July dealine for  incentive payments, the penalty can be avoided by implementing ePrescribing now and doing 25 prescriptions. For more details see the link below

Medicare eRX Incentive 

Please pay particular attention to the 2011 eRx Measure Specifications, Release Notes and Claims-Based Reporting Principles zip file. This file, which is found in the "Downloads" section on the page contains the three authoritative documents 1) 2011 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program Measure Specification, 2) 2011 Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program Measure Specification Release Notes and 3) Claims-Based Reporting Principles for Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program

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