The Healthcare Innovation Congress June 20-22, 2023

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  The Healthcare Innovation Company (THINC) and Validation Institute invites you to: The Healthcare Innovation Congress (thINc360) June 20-22 | The Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, DC. REGISTER HERE Early registration rates…

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month

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From the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation DID YOU KNOW? Testicular cancer in the leading cancer in men 15-44, but can strike any age, yet it’s hardly talked about. Every hour a male is diagnosed, and every day a life is lost. Monthly…

Webinar on the Future of AI in Primary Care- March 14

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Join us next Tuesday for a live webinar on the future of AI in primary care and its potential to improve outcomes and reduce the administrative burden on physicians. ​​​​​​Dr. Steven Waldren will be leading the conversation…

Heart Health Resources

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It’s never too early to check on your heart health, so in honor of National Heart Health month, we are raising awareness about heart disease and sharing a few helpful resources to lower your risk. Watch your weight. Quit smoking…

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

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In honor of cervical cancer awareness month, we are sharing helpful information and resources from the CDC: Screening Tests The HPV test and the Pap test are screening tests that can help prevent cervical cancer or find it early. The…
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Hurricane Harvey – Disaster Exceptions/Exemptions for Medicare Certified Providers Affected by Severe Storms & Flooding

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is granting exceptions under certain Medicare quality reporting and value-based purchasing programs to acute care hospitals, PPS-exempt cancer hospitals, inpatient psychiatric facilities, skilled…
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2018 CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Webinar

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2018 CMS Quality Payment Program (QPP) Proposed Rule Webinar on August 17th Dear Centricity Practice Solution and Centricity EMR Customers: Mark Segal, GE Healthcare Vice President Government and Industry Affairs, and Chad Dodd, General…
Quatris Health Announces Merger with Health Systems

Quatris Health Announces Acquisition of HealthSystems

BEDFORD, TX – March 1, 2017 – Quatris Health (“Quatris”), a provider of specialized healthcare software and database solutions, as well as hosting, software maintenance and support services for small and medium sized physician practices,…
STEADI Fall Risk Assessment Form

STEADI Fall Risk Assessment Form

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), a team of national experts, and PatientLink worked together to design and build a free fall risk clinical decision support (CDS) encounter…
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Insurance Carrier Setup Neglect: A Costly Oversight – Part 2 of 2

Article Featured on Hayes Management In last week’s blog Angela Hunsberger outlined the importance of cleaning up the insurance carrier list to ensure efficiency to maximize payor reimbursement.  More than consolidating an old list,…
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Insurance Carrier Setup Neglect: A Costly Oversight – Part 1 of 2

Article by Angela Hunsberger | Featured on Hayes Management Insurance submission and processing has evolved over the past decade transitioning from printing paper claim forms to an electronic workflow. Adaptations include the NPI implementation,…

ACTION ALERT: Ask your legislator to Co-Sponsor HR 3940 – the MU Hardship Relief Act

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Message from AAOE: You may have seen in the last issue of "Coffey Talk" that AAOE and similar organizations are pushing to have a new exception to the meaningful use program added into the omnibus budget legislation currently being negotiated…

Senate passes legislation to repeal SGR!

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Notice from AAOE: April 14, 2015 The United States Senate passed legislation to repeal the flawed Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) today. The legislation will now go to President Barack Obama for his signature, having been passed by…
CMS Extends Deadline for Medicare Eligible Professionals to Attest to Meaningful Use

Stage 3 NPRM Comment Period Now Open: Submit by May 29th

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CMS and ONC invite the public to submit comments on the recently released notices of proposed rulemaking (NPRMs) on Stage 3 requirements and 2015 Edition certification criteria for the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs. Comments must…

SGR Repeal – Contact your Senator – ACT NOW!

Earlier today the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that would permanetly repeal the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula before the March 31 deadline. Now it is the US Senate's turn to act, and TIME…

Merit-based Incentive Payment System: Summary & Analysis

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Notice from AAOE: HR 1470, the SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 creates the Merit-based incentive Payment System (MIPS) which will combine the three quality incentive payment programs (PQRS, VBM, and EHR MU)…

HR 1470 – SGR Repeal & Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015

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Notice from AAOE: On Thursday, March 19, 2015 legislation was introduced in Congress to permanently repeal the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate. AAOE understands that this is an exciting development for our members who are eager to avoid a…

PQRS UPDATE: Simplified workflow for 2014

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Notice from GE Healthcare: Customers who have not yet finished applying SOP codes may now use the following workflow. Part 1: Please review the following required and optional steps (a) Assign initial SOP codes: 1. Required:  Apply…

BREAKING NEWS: CMS relaxes PQRS 2014 requirement to apply all SOP codes

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Notice from GE Healthcare: Dear Quality Submission Service Participant: We have some important news about the PQRS 2014 SOP code program requirements that we believe will provide significant relief for customers who are still in the process…

Get Involved – CMS potential EHR Incentive Changes for 2015

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Notice from the CHUG Board: Dear CHUG Members, Are your providers tired, overworded and struggling to meet meaningful use measures? Have staff starting asking "What is the point"? Yesterday CMS announced a potential EHR Incentive Program…