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

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Reduce Faxing with Direct Messages!

Benefit: 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

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Managing Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

Benefit: 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.   STEP 1 Customize existing templates, or create new services and/or templates specific to IBD. STEP 2 Document the appropriate sections during

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ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting

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

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POS Terminal Cleaning Best Practices

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

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Update Status and Area to Keep Your Appointments Moving!

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

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Documenting Administered Medications is a Breeze with MACROS

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

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View Patient Balances Across ALL Business Units

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

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Improve Patient Care by Automating Patient Education

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

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