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We're glad we caught your attention! Please review this checklist BEFORE January 4th to make sure that you and your practice are ready for the the 2021 E/M Changes coming January 1, 2021. Click here to view the checklist
A notice from Surescripts We recently received a message from our vendor, Surescripts, notifying us of a potential patient safety issue related to possible inaccuracies in Medication History response messages. As we utilize the Medication History from Surescripts in gGastro®, via our connection with Dr. First, please see below the information, along with next steps, that should be taken by…
Modernizing Medicine Gastroenterology has developed and will be implementing updates to our systems to help provide the tools you need to navigate the changing rules in relationship to the 2021 E/M changes effective January 1, 2021. In order to assist your practice in adjusting to these changes, Modernizing Medicine has made a number of important updates to our suggested coding function…
Telehealth Encounters and 2020 MIPS eCQM Reporting Dear Valued Clients: CMS has released new guidance on telehealth encounters for eligible clinicians who submit MIPS data using eCQMs for the 2020 performance period. The telehealth guidance document is available on the eCQI Resource Center for Eligible Clinicians under the 2020 Reporting/Performance Year. CMS’s guidance on telehealth encounters includes an updated list of eCQMs…
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…
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 in accordance this latest CMS…
gEstimator is a gPM feature intended to assist practices and patients better understand the expected cost of a service, before the service is provided. This feature works directly with the clearinghouse to obtain real-time patient eligibility for the specific procedure(s) that will be performed, for the specific service location and provider who performing the service. Please contact the Modernizing…
Do your patients request information be sent to them via email, such as a receipt for an office visit? If your email contains any information regarding a patient and/or their services or their claim, it may contain protected health information (PHI) belonging to that patient and should not be emailed without encryption. As a reminder, emails sent to patients directly from…
Modernizing Medicine® Gastroenterology is excited to announce that it is upgrading its gPM™ patient appointment reminder service from gReminder to gReminder+™ at no additional fee for existing gReminder users. Additional features you can expect to see in gReminder+ include: Appointment reminders with automated text, email and phone calls Automated messages that engage "no-show" patients to reschedule On-demand messages to help communicate office closures or delays We…