HIPAA Mandates & Meaningful Use in ECLIPSE
In July, 2011, I happened upon a competitor proudly noting the upcoming availabilty of a “prototype” ANSI 835 remittance file. (A remittance file is an electronic file provided by a payer. It contains...
View ArticleANSI 5010 and ZIP Codes
Once again, it seems I’m writing to correct misinformation doctors are getting en masse at seminars. And once again, keep in mind where my information is coming from. I certified ECLIPSE as ANSI 5010...
View ArticleSign-in sheet saves the day…
True story: One of Karen’s Medicare patients, upon receiving an EOB, called Medicare & denied being in her office for a particular date of service. This triggered an audit threat (potential fines,...
View ArticleICD-10: What you need to know now…
So… a guy walks into a lamppost… and it turns out there’s an ICD-10 code to describe his encounter: W22.02XA! Would you even admit that to the doctor? I did that once as a teen and would never tell a...
View ArticleCloud Casualties & Your EHR Software
Over the past several years, I’ve discussed: Cloud based EHR vendors who went out of business and left clients with myriad issues, ranging from “I can’t access my data” to “I can’t generate bills &...
View ArticleRansomware: A Real Threat
Ransomware attacks are making headlines more and more. The 2016 statistics are startling; more than 4,000 ransomware attacks occurred daily. Why is ransomware so popular with cybercriminals? Because...
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