Telehealth is an innovative technology initiative that is bound to change healthcare. Its regulations are changing fast! In an effort to boost participation and reduce healthcare costs CMS is revising the requirements for Medicare Advantage (MA) Beneficiaries. The Progression of Telehealth In 2018 and previous years, Medicare patients only qualified for Telehealth if they are […]
The Alabama Public Service Commission and AT&T have announced official plans and a timeline to implement a new area code for parts of Central and West Alabama. This will ensure a continuing supply of telephone numbers in this area to accommodate for a growing population. The new 659 area code will be added to the area currently served by the […]
Reporting Something is Better than Nothing! All eligible Medicare providers should report something before April 2, 2019 to attest for MIPS Performance Year 2018. Even if you don’t use an EHR, you can possibly avoid negative payment adjustment. Here’s how! Since MIPS is not just for those who use an EHR, three of the four […]
Helping you put the MIPS pieces together each week. 2 weeks left to submit your 2018 MIPS Data! Submit your 2018 MIPS data as soon as possible to avoid any issues that may arise closer to the deadline! For year 2 (2018) MIPS data submission, the last day to submit data is April 2, 2019 until […]
Common Medical Technology Acronyms and Abbreviations ACA – Affordable Care Act ACHN – Alabama Coordinated Health Network ACO – Accountable Care Organization ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act ADPH – Alabama Department of Public Health A/I/U – Adopt, Implement Upgrade AHA – American Hospital Association AHIMA – American Health Information Management Association AHQA – American […]
With the Daylight Savings Time change last weekend, most people, myself included, struggled to get out of bed this morning. I guess it seems fitting, or ironic depending on how you look at it, that this week, March 10th-16th, is National Sleep Awareness Week 2019, with March 11th being National Napping Day. What better way […]
DON’T DELAY! Submit your 2018 MIPS data as soon as possible to avoid any issues that may arise closer to the deadline! For year 2 (2018) MIPS data submission, the last day to submit data is April 2, 2019 until 8:00pm ET. For CMS Web Interface users, the last day to submit data for the […]
MediSYS is proud to be a sponsor of the 2019 MGMA of Alabama Winter Conference at the Hyatt Regency Birmingham starting tomorrow, March 6-8! MediSYS has been a committed sponsor of MGMA of Alabama for the last 20 or more years. We hope you take a minute to stop by our booth and grab a cup of coffee with us! Also come by and […]
Come by and visit the MediSYS booth at the 2019 BCBS of Alabama Circle of Care Summit on Friday, March 1 through Saturday, March 2 at the Birmingham Westin. There will be breakout sessions, speakers from BCBS and UAB, as well as door prizes! We are also sponsoring one of the breakfasts for the show! […]
In April 2018, CMS released the new name for its Medicare EHR Incentive Program as “Promoting Interoperability” (PI). According to CMS, “To continue our commitment to promoting and prioritizing interoperability of health care data, CMS renamed the EHR Incentive Programs to the Promoting Interoperability Programs in April 2018. This change will move the programs beyond […]
MediSYS is hosting our 2019 Annual Client Regional Sessions in March and April of this year. We look forward to seeing all of our clients again this year! Each year MediSYS holds free Regional Sessions, throughout the state of Alabama. These day-long events with coffee and lunch provided are exclusively for MediSYS clients and are […]
Is Microsoft Windows 7 HIPAA Compliant? Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system has been the most widely used operating systems in the business and consumer market around the world, in the 10 years since its release in July of 2009. Many users of Windows 7 don’t know, however, that Microsoft has announced that they will be […]
