November/December 2014 Newsletter

We are pleased to release the overview of our Stage 2 Meaningful Use Training Plan (click on the link to download a detailed PDF). Our PDF outlines the 'Phased-In' implementation of the new Stage 2 requirements necessary for Attestation in 2015.

Online sessions & video's are also available on our Client Website under the 'Meaningful Use Tools' tab. We strongly urge you to attend the MU2 ONLINE FORUMS for Q&A also beginning in December.

Previously we stated that we would contact you to schedule the update. This will not happen. The updates to your system will be loaded automatically prior to the end of the year.

Meaningful Use

Immunization Registry Information

YOU MUST REGISTER ASAP

If your office provides immunizations to patients, you must start reporting to your county Immunization Registry through your EHR for Meaningful Use. You will need to register with your County Registry and send the information back to us so that we may set up this interface for you.

For instructions, click here

If you have any questions, email Train@primeclinical.com and include your client ID and contact information.

Holiday Hours

In honor of Christmas, Prime Clinical will close at noon PST on Wednesday, December 24th, and will be closed all day on both Thursday, December 25th and Friday, December 26th.

To celebrate New Year's Day, Prime Clinical will close at noon PST on Wednesday, December 31st, and will be closed all day on both Thursday, January 1st and Friday, January 2nd.

Have a safe and healthy holiday.

Attention

Patient Portal Users:

Your SSL certificate needs to be updated by your IT person to avoid Google Chrome errors. For detailed IT information, click here. Questions about this procedure may be directed to the PCS Hardware department.

SAVE THE DATE!!!

Join us for our

5th Annual User Meeting

May 6th and 7th, 2015

Speed Up Our Service to You

Whenever communicating with any of our PCS Team members, please remember to always have your Client ID available. If you and your staff choose to send an email to Support@PrimeClinical.com, or add references via Intellect or PCM, it is important for us to know who in your office needs to be contacted. As a reminder, please include your Client ID, contact person, and contact email or phone.

Appointment Reminders

Sending text messages TO patients reminding them of their appointment is a function that Intellect has available and, with clients using this option more and more, we need to remind you that while Intellect can send the reminders with a message more than 160 characters in length, the plans which patients have for text messaging may not allow for more than 160 characters in a text message. Accordingly, please consider your message length when sending appointment reminders via text to your patients.

CHDP Proprietary Electronic Claim

Transaction Format Update

Effective December 22, 2014, the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) program's proprietary electronic claim transaction format will be modified to accommodate a billed amount field expansion. The billed amount field for tests and immunization will be expanded from four positions (99v99) to five positions (999v99) and the total fees billed amount will be expanded from five positions (999v99) to six positions (9999v99) in the new format. See details.

Intellect version 14.11.10 includes the Electronic Claim Transaction Changes to accommodate the new expanded billed amount field.

Cognizant Completes Acquisition

of TriZetto

TriZetto is now a part of Cognizant. Per their email of November 20, 2014, "By joining forces, we at Cognizant and TriZetto (including TriZetto Provider Solutions) are creating the industry's first truly integrated, comprehensive, end-to-end healthcare solution portfolio."

MLN Connects™ National Provider Call Program

MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls (MLN Connects Calls) are educational conference calls conducted for the Medicare provider and supplier community that educate and inform participants about new policies and/or changes to the Medicare program. MLN Connects is a part of the Medicare Learning Network® (MLN). For details on what MLN Connects Calls offer participants, click here.

If you haven't already done so, subscribe to the weekly MLN Connects Provider eNews for the latest Medicare program information, MLN Connects Call announcements, other event announcements, claims and pricer information, and MLN educational product updates.

GEMs are Not the Right Way
to Figure Out ICD-10 Codes

Carl Natale of ICD10 Watch recently stated, "In case you're temped to skip ICD-10 training and rely on general equivalency mapping (GEMs) to convert ICD-9 codes, let me offer you some valuable advice: Don't." He then backs up his advice with an article by Michelle A. Leppert (CPC, senior managing editor for JustCoding.com) where she discusses why GEMs should only be used as a starting point, not an ending point. In short, she observes, "GEMs will get you to the correct neighborhood, but they won't get you to the front door."

ICD-10 Offers a Rare Strategic

Opportunity to Align Business Processes

Rich Averill, senior VP, 3M Clinical and Economic Research, says, "The transition to ICD-10 provides a rare opportunity for hospitals to review their clinical and business processes, beginning with hospital leadership and moving on down the line, department by department."

It's not only a matter of compliance with regulatory requirements, but a time to strategically align with the increased accuracy, efficiency and improved patient care that ICD-10 can provide.

Get the free e-guide for ICD-10 success- "ICD-10: Ready, set, now-Your guide to ICD-10 success"

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Company Information

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.

Prime Clinical Systems, Inc.

3675 E. Huntington Drive, Suite A

Pasadena, CA 91107

(626) 449-1705

www.primeclinical.com

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