The most recent guidelines from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) specify that billing codes should be generated based on pathology confirmation diagnoses, which is not often available at the time of the service. gGastro is updated to generate billing codes within the Coding Advisor
Following the ongoing events of COVID-19, we wanted to share with you our manufacturer’s recommendations on cleaning point of sale (POS) terminals. How can I clean my terminal? These guidelines offer recommendations for cleaning your terminal. Before you begin cleaning, make sure your terminal is disconnected from all power sources. You will need a clean
Benefit: When checking out a patient, you can easily update the appointment Status and Area to keep all staff informed just by looking at the Scheduler or My Activities. You can even personalize your scheduler view by grouping appointments by Status or Area to better manage your workflow. STEP 1 Access the checkout screen from
Benefit: Creating Administered Medications macros makes it easier to document multiple medications administered during a procedure, or multiple administrations of the same medication. STEP 1 Access the Administered Medications user list from a service. . STEP 2 Right click on Macros and select New Macro. STEP 3 Enter the macro name, add the appropriate
Benefit: Sometimes it is necessary to take a comprehensive look at account balances across all business units for various reasons. In the event that the practice must take collections actions or create payment plans, you can easily view patient and insurance balances across all business units in a single view. STEP 1 Access the
Benefit: You can attach educational material to a specific order and configure it to automatically print or publish to the Patient Portal once the service is complete. STEP 1 Scan or import the educational document into General Documents. Be sure to click the checkbox to indicate that it is a Patient Education Document. STEP 2
Benefit: Effective July 1, 2019, the state of Florida requires providers to inform their patients of available non-opioid alternatives for the treatment of pain before prescribing, ordering, dispensing or administering an opioid to their patients. With this in mind, we have prepared some gGastro suggestions that may assist your practice in complying with this
Benefit: You can configure a Patient Interview Form (PIF) for specific visit types in order to default specific information, such as medical history, and ensure that pertinent information is not overlooked. For example, we can create a PIF for an IBD visit that already contains the relevant IBD diagnosis codes by default.
Effective July 1, 2019, the state of Florida requires providers to inform their patients of available non-opioid alternatives for the treatment of pain before prescribing, ordering, dispensing or administering an opioid to their patients. Such alternatives may include: Non-opioid medicinal drugs or drug products, Interventional procedures or treatments, Acupuncture, Chiropractic treatments, Massage therapy, Physical therapy,
Benefit: Once you have documented a Finding or Intervention using the gGastro ribbon, the system will auto-populate the narrative from those details. You can easily customize the finding or intervention description that appears in the note without modifying the billing codes that were generated. STEP 1 Document the finding or intervention in the ribbon