Jurisdiction
E Awarded
~Announced September
20, 2012~
Noridian Administrative
Services
(NAS)
Prime
Clinical has made
contact with Noridian.
We are waiting
for their 'official'
information to
begin the process,
and will be updating
all of our clients
as the information
is made clear.
Please
note the following
from a presentation
by Noridian at
our March 22,
2013 Northern
California User
Meeting:
Transition
timeline:
To
be announced
Watch
websites
3.5
million beneficiaries:
Part
A & B
Fee-for-service
8.9%
of overall national
volume
Questions:
Brenda
Clark
(410)
786-5165
Brenda.Clark@cms.hhs.gov
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Northern
CA Users Meeting
a Success!
Our
4th Annual Northern
California Users
Meeting was held
this year on Friday,
March 22, 2013.
We
would like to
thank all of our
clients who attended
this year to make
it a wonderful
day of presenting
new and upcoming
features!
We
have published
the presentations
-- just click
on the [North
Cal. March 22,
2013] button to
review them at
your convenience!
If you missed
our Users Meeting
this year, we
hope to see you
next year ...
or come to our
Southern CA User
Meeting in October!
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Save
the Date!
Our
4th Annual
Users Meeting
in Southern California
will
be held at the
Embassy Suites
in Glendale, CA:
Wednesday,
October 2,
2013 Thursday,
October 3,
2013
To
register, contact
Marty Beteta at
626-449-1705,
ext. 222, or marty@primeclinical.com.
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Client
E-mail Notices
Periodically
we send e-mails
to our clients
with relevant
information. It
is to your advantage
to read these
e-mails and incorporate
the information
as necessary.
To view the e-mails
sent since the
last newsletter,
click here.
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Electronic
Billing Report
Webinar
Time Change
The
Electronic Billing
Report class has
been moved to
the 4th Monday
of the month from
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
PST. Register
for the Webinar
prior to the next
scheduled date
(April 22, 2013),
or view a recorded
session!
To
see a list of
all available
webinars and group
training, log-in
to our website,
click on [Training
Tools], then [Webinars
and Videos].
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PCM
& Intellect
Daily
Training Forum
Need
help? Register
for our Daily
Training Forum!
The hours for
our PCM/Intellect
Daily Training
Forum are:
Tuesday
2:30 p.m. - 3:30
p.m.
Wednesday
11:00 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
Thursday
10:00 a.m. - 11:00
a.m.
Friday
11:00 a.m. - 12:00
p.m.
For
questions or additional
information, please
email Train@primeclinical.com.
Please include
your Client ID,
name and contact
information.
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PCM
New Features Coming
Soon ...
In
the near future,
the PCM program
will include:
Watch
for our email
announcing the
availability of
these features.
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Is
Your Software
Current?
Intellect software
version 13.03.01
was released March
1, 2013. Read
the Press
Release, or
the detailed version
13.03.01 Release
Note for update
information.
Don't forget, a
New and
Enhanced Features
webinar
is offered each
1st and 3rd Friday
from 1:00p.m.
- 2:00p.m. PDT.
Click here
to register.
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View
Unapplied Credits/Debits
on the Automatic
Payment Journal
Report
As
of software version
13.03.01, unapplied
credits or debits
on the ERA that
comes from the
payer now display
on the Automatic
Payment Journal
report. These
items could include
a loan repayment,
a capitation payment,
a partial refund,
etc.
Note:
The report displays
'Unapplied Credit'
whether or not
the amount is
a credit or debit.
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Use
a New Field to
Select/Filter
Patient Email Addresses
To allow more flexibility
in selecting and
filtering patient
email address,
a new Month
of Birth field
was added in version
13.03.01 to both
the Send
News Letter
and
Print
News Letter Report
screens.
The default for
this field is
blank, meaning
all 12 months
of the year are
selected. To limit
patient email
addresses, the
drop down list
may be used to
select a specific
month.
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See
Both the HMO and
Actual Paying
Insurance Accounts
In a prior software
version, when
clients submitted
Eligibility through
Gateway, Intellect
did not populate
all the return
information on
the HMO patients.
As of version
13.03.01, if a
patient has an
HMO account but
another insurance
company is the
actual payer,
both insurance
companies are
displayed.
For
example, if a
patient has the
HMO Aids Healthcare
Foundation and
the actual payer
processing claims
through the HMO
is Aetna, Aetna
displays on the
Insurance
Info tab,
and Aids Healthcare
Foundation (the
HMO) displays
on the Eligibility
History tab.
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Control
ICD-10 Selection
Box
for <Diagnosis>
Field
Prior to the 13.03.01
update, the <Diagnosis>
field on the Charge
screen could display
an ICD-10 selection
box, depending
on the date entered
in the <ICD10
Effective Date>
field on the Utility--►Set
Up--►Parameter
screen.
Now, the Y/N options
for the new <ICD10>
field on the Utility--►Category
screen also affect
the ICD-10 selection
box display. If
the <ICD10
Effective Date>
is set to display
an ICD-10 selection
box, 'Y' will
allow it to display,
whereas 'N' will
not display the
ICD-10 selection
box when users
post using an
ICD-9 code.
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of
UNIX Users
getting
ready for the
ICD-10 transition
Attend a meeting
to learn more
about the Windows
platform
Meeting
topics include:
ICD-10
Requirements and
Readiness to
Prevent Revenue
Loss!!!!!
Server
Hosting Options
Crosswalk
available from
ICD-9 To ICD-10
Pricing
Federal
Stimulus Monies
that may be available
Attend
at
Prime
Clinical Systems,
Inc.
3675 E Huntington
Dr, Ste A
Pasadena CA 91107
Thursdays:
April
11th or 18th
Wednesdays:
May 15th
or 22nd
at
9:00am or 1:00pm
Space
is limited!
RSVP by April 3rd
to reserve a spot!
-
OR
-
Attend
on the web!
Monday:
April
15th
- 9:30am to 11:30am
Thursday: May
9th -
2:00pm to 4:00pm
Monday: May
20th
- 2:00pm to 4:00pm
**
Special discount
available to all
attendees **
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CMS
Updates ICD-10
Implementation
Handbooks
The
latest addition
to CMS' library
of resources is
a collection of
implementation
guides.
Click
here
to view what's
available.
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ICD-9
to ICD-10 Transition
Per
CMS, the effective
date for the ICD-9
code transition
to ICD-10 codes
has been re-scheduled
to October 1,
2014. CMS and
other payers will
not be able to
process claims
until after the
compliance date,
but providers
should expect
ICD-10 testing
to take up to
19 months. PCS
is ready for the
transition, are
you?
Read
more>>
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Mandatory
Payment Reductions
in the Medicare
Fee-for-Service
Program - "Sequestration"
Sequestration
requires across-the-board
reductions in
Federal spending.
CMS released Article
PE201303-02 which
is directed to
all Health Care
Professionals,
Providers, and
Suppliers regarding
the Medicare Fee-for-Service
(FFS) program
(i.e., Part A
and Part B). For
information on
reductions in
payments and adjustments,
read the full
article here.
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4
Things to
Reduce Adverse
Audit Risk
Extracted
from a blog by
Martin Merritt,
February 17, 2013,
Audits, Coding,
Law & Malpractice
What
can physicians
do to minimize
the chances of
an unfavorable
audit? Mary Pat
Whaley, a coding
expert with Manage
My Practice, LLC,
based in Durham,
N.C., shared her
insights, offering
four things physicians
can do immediately
to reduce risk
of adverse audits:
First:
Clear up the confusion
over midlevel
providers (MLPs)
Second:
At least annually,
internally audit
your coding/billing
department, your
billing service
or third-party
vendor.
Third:
Do not assume
either newly hired
physicians, or
seasoned veterans,
understand and
are properly trained
as to CMS' current
expectations.
Fourth:
Proper training
and regular outside
auditing is an
excellent defense
against the dual
hazards of over-
and undercoding.
Read details here>>
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5
Common Coding
Errors in
Medical Practices
Medical
practices are
concentrating
on critical practice
changes in 2013,
but it is important
not to lose focus
on the basics
of coding. Don't
be guilty of these
common errors:
1. Randomly using
modifiers.
2. Selecting the
wrong procedure
code.
3. Failing to link
diagnosis codes.
4. Using a nurse
visit in place
of another service.
5. Not keeping
up to date.
Read
the details>>
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Saturday
Evening Post
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Since
we began in 1983,
Prime Clinical
Systems has never
looked back as
a company. Thriving
with the most
energetic and
knowledgeable
employees, Prime
Clinical continues
to help practices
achieve their
goals of eliminating
their paper charts
and accomplishing
quality and accuracy
in patient care.
We take great
pride in the excellence
that we stand
for as a company
and celebrate
our achievements
every day.
 'Complete
EHR'
Certification:
Prime
Clinical has kept
our commitment
to our clients
by using the latest
technology and
being among the
best in the industry.
We are pleased
to announce that
our integrated
Ambulatory Electronic
Health Records
(EHR)
system, Patient
Chart Manager
V.5.5 has been
awarded an ONC-ATCB
"Complete
EHR Certification"
by infoGARD, December
2010. Our certification
number is: IG-2402-10-0011.
This Ambulatory
Complete EHR is
2011/2012 compliant
and has been certified
by an ONC-ATCB
in accordance
with the applicable
certification
criteria adopted
by the Secretary
of Health and
Human Services.
This certification
does not represent
an endorsement
by the U.S. Department
of Health and
Human Services
(HHS) or guarantee
the receipt of
incentive payments.
 Features
Include:
•
EHR
•
Practice
Management
•
Electronic
Billing
•
Eligibility
Verification
•
Claim Scrubbing
•
Patient
Portal
•
E-Prescribe
•
HL7
•
DICOM
•
Compatible
with Voice Recognition
Software
•
CallSTAFF
(Built-In Appointment
Notification Feature)
•
Text Message
and Email Appointment
Reminders
•
Automated
Patient Recall
System
Prime
Clinical Systems,
Inc.
3675
E. Huntington
Drive, Suite A
Pasadena,
CA 91107
(626)
449-1705
www.primeclinical.com
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