Ophthalmology | Compliance | Regulatory & Compliance | cures act | asoa
By:
Nextech
February 17th, 2023
ASOA President-Elect and CEO of Bowden Eye Associates, Patti Barkey, writes about how choosing the right technology partner can help you remain compliant in the new year.
Healthcare IT | Electronic Medical Records | Compliance | Industry News | Dermatology | Regulatory & Compliance | Healthcare Technology
By:
Nextech
December 8th, 2022
Nextech's VP of Regulatory and Compliance, Courtney Tesvich reviews what you need to know before the end-of-year deadline for EHR development companies to comply with the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Cures Act certification updates.
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Nextech
December 12th, 2019
"As January nears, healthcare organizations should consider how they will comply with the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) for 2020. With the new year bringing increased performance thresholds and a renewed emphasis on interoperability and performance improvement, providers may be uncertain about how to approach compliance to ensure optimal outcomes.
Compliance | MACRA | Dermatology
By:
Nextech
December 18th, 2018
Courtney Tesvich, Nextech's Vice President of Regulatory, contributed to December's issue of Practical Dermatology sharing her insights on the revised MACRA requirements that go into effect in January.
By:
Nextech
June 22nd, 2018
B.K. Kohn, Nextech's Senior Professional Services Consultant, joins Becker's ASC Review to provide tips on how to take advantage of the current "safe learning environment" to refine MACRA programs with minimal risks.
Healthcare IT | Compliance | ICD-10 | EMR | EHR
By:
EyeWorld
March 10th, 2016
Ophthalmologists are trained to provide the full spectrum of eyecare, from prescribing glasses to precision eye surgery. Yet while they may be experts at treating patients, very few have business degrees or specialized practice management skills. Poor real estate decisions and bad hires, for example, are common mistakes that constitute part of the typical learning curve. However, many doctors make serious financial mistakes that can devastate their businesses, such as choosing the wrong electronic health record (EHR) and then sticking with it because of sunk costs.
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Physicians Practice
November 10th, 2015
Now that the ICD-10 coding system has been up and running for just over a month, we are starting to see some reports back from the trenches. And those reports are surprisingly good. The sky did not fall in and the world did not come to an end. For most practices, denials did not go through the roof. Robert Tennant, senior policy advisor for the Medical Group Management Association, was at a Town Hall meeting a couple of weeks ago with Humana and Emdeon (a medical claims clearinghouse) and both organizations reported that they were seeing no great increase in denials and no big drop in the number of claims submitted.
Electronic Medical Records | Compliance
By:
David Henriksen
December 29th, 2014
Specialty providers who have pursued meaningful use incentives can confirm that the program certainly was not designed for them. That’s not to say that the incentives aren’t worth the effort, however. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has paid out more than $25.7 billion in incentive payments as of Dec. 1, 2014. Any provider who has implemented an EMR and realizes significant revenue from Medicare or Medicaid billings, but didn’t take the time to seriously look into meaningful use, may have left money on the table — and may be subject to penalties that begin in 2015.