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How to help patients pick plans during open enrollment without going too far

10/26/2015

In this enrollment season, it’s good care and service to help patients with their Medicare and Affordable Care Act (ACA) plan enrollment. But be careful about seeming to steer them to particular plans.

Seeking an exclusion from meaningful use public health reporting? Prove it

10/26/2015

by: Richard Scott

Check your state and local registries to get set up for the public health reporting requirement for meaningful use stage 2, or otherwise be prepared to prove exclusionary status if no reporting options are available to you.

Know the exclusions for meaningful use public health reporting

10/26/2015

by: Richard Scott

As a meaningful use stage 2 attester, you may be recused from the public health reporting objective if you meet certain exclusions. In the list below, you’ll find the full exclusion criteria for the three measures that comprise the reporting objective, as found on p. 269-271 of the final rule released Oct. 6.

Overcome hurdles to be among the few practices that succeed with CCM

10/26/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Providers list several challenges to billing chronic care management (CCM) — time, resources, low return on investment — but these tips can help you overcome those issues and capture new revenue.

Labs, medications drive increase in patient engagement with health records

10/26/2015

by: Scott Kraft

More patients than ever are accessing their medical records electronically — 38% in 2014, up from 28% in 2013 — but recent data from HHS’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) show that only half of patients offered access are taking advantage.

Submit correct ICD-10 character count to avoid clearinghouse rejection

10/26/2015

by: Laura Evans, CPC

Here’s a tip to avoid having your claims kicked back to you by your clearinghouse: Make sure you are including the required number of characters in your ICD-10-CM codes.

Review the PQRS manual for ICD-10 codes you’ll use for quality reporting

10/26/2015

Question: Where can I get information about the ICD-10 codes we’ll use for quality reporting, and when do we start using them?

Survey: Most M.D.s challenged by time, complexity of CCM

10/26/2015

by: Roy Edroso

Physicians have significant issues caring for their patients with two or more chronic conditions, according to a recently released survey of 500 primary care physicians by SmartCCM, a Dallas consultancy that helps practices handle chronic care management (CCM).

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