ICD-10 Code Updates Take Effect on October 1, 2020

ICD-10 Code Updates Take Effect on October 1, 2020 Please be advised that CMS has released the 2021 ICD-10 codes to be used for discharges and patient encounters occurring between October 1, 2020 and September 30, 2021.  The 2021 updates to ICD-10 codes will take effect on Thursday, October 1, 2020. We plan for the updated ICD-10 Codes to be…

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MIPS Targeted Review

MIPS Targeted Review If you submitted MIPS data for the 2019 performance period, you can now review your performance feedback, including your MIPS final score and payment adjustment information, on the Quality Payment Program website. Your final score will dictate the payment adjustment you will receive in 2021, with a positive, negative, or neutral payment adjustment being applied to the amount…

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Discharge Instructions: Automatically Display Endoscopist Contact Info

Presented By modmed® Training Team

By default, the GI Discharge Instructions template includes the section “Provider Emergency Contact.”  Ensure that the office phone number is configured for the endoscopist on the service note,  and it will default on the discharge instructions.  Now, if the patient, or their caretaker, have any questions or concerns after their procedure, they have the office phone number at their fingertips!

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MIPS UPDATE: Test Your QPP Website Access

Test Your QPP Website Access Test Your QPP Website Access The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has indicated that it plans to increase network security requirements applicable to the Quality Payment Program (QPP) website and related systems in the fall of 2020.  As a result of this change, if your browser does not satisfy CMS’s minimum requirements, you…

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Track Your Financials with Cost Centers

Presented By modmed® Training Team

With multiple locations and providers in your practice, you can better track your financials with cost centers. Follow modmed® Gastroenterology’s best practices to get the most out of this feature.

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TLS 1.2 Configuration and gGastro Upgrade Required by 9/15/20 and other impacts to e-Rx

Upcoming deadlines that could impact workflows If you are already running gGastro® v. 4.70, or a later version, then there is no action required on your part. We are reaching out to inform you of important deadlines that may require modifications to the configuration of your workstations and/or upgrading gGastro® to the latest version. Please take a moment to review…

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Alaska PDMP Update: Impacts to clients residing in AK

Please see below a message from Appriss Health regarding Alaska Provider Authorizations - July 30, 2020 Please review this email carefully.  Failure to follow this protocol could result in a rejection when attempting to access the Alaska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (AK PDMP) via PMP Gateway. The State of Alaska plans to implement the Provider Authorization function, which ensures that any provider or…

Reduce Faxing with Direct Messages!

Presented By ModMed Training Team

Direct messages can save time and eliminate the need to send or receive multiple faxes to transmit patient information. The feature is accessible in multiple areas of the application, allowing you to send a Summary of Care CCDA or Transition of Care directly from the check out screen, service note, or within a new direct message.  Utilizing this feature may also assist in meeting MIPS measures!

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Managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Presented By ModMed Training Team

Customize your IBD templates with sections that capture the specific information required to track and treat the disease. Then you can easily view the disease history in the patient’s Disease Management Dashboard.

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