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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Medicare Electronic Prescribing Payment Adjustment Hardship Exemption
In 2009, CMS implemented the Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program, which is a program that uses incentive payments and payment adjustments to encourage the use of qualified electronic prescribing systems.
Posted in CMS, e-Rx, Healthcare, Medicare, Miscellaneous, Practice Management, Uncategorized
Tagged eRx, Exemption, Hardship, Medicare, payment, prescribing
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PECOS surrogate program – how you can legally enroll on behalf of providers
Your longstanding but technically illegal habit of allowing non-physician staff to log into CMS’ web-based Provider Enrollment Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) using the physician’s username and password soon will become legal under a new surrogate program. But you must … Continue reading
Posted in CMS, Credentialing, Healthcare, MAC, Medicare, PECOS, Practice Management, Regulatory, Revalidation, Uncategorized
Tagged AO, CMS, EHR, NPPES, PECOS, surrogate
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Eliminating FMLA Fraud and Abuse
There are certainly benefits to growing your medical or dental business, but there are responsibilities, as an employer, that kick in as you grow your business, especially when you achieve milestones as to the number of employees you have. Employers … Continue reading
Posted in Human Resources, Miscellaneous, Practice Management, Regulatory, Uncategorized
Tagged FMLA, HR, leave
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HIPAA and Meaningful Use… Are You Aware of the Requirements Placed on You?
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a document entitled Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information. The Guide is designed to help health care providers and their staff members to better understand Privacy and Security … Continue reading
Posted in EHR, Healthcare, HIPAA, HIPAA, Meaningful Use, Miscellaneous, Practice Management, Uncategorized
Tagged Guide, Handbook, HIPAA, MU, privacy, security, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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