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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Sign-in sheet saves the day…
True story: One of Karen’s Medicare patients, upon receiving an EOB, called Medicare & denied being in her office for a particular date of service. This triggered an audit threat (potential fines, jail time, etc.). Fortunately, Karen produced her manual … Continue reading
Posted in Audit Savvy, Evaluating Software, HIPAA, Practice Management
Tagged Chiropractic Audits, Chiropractic EHR Audit, Electronic sign in sheet, HIPAA Compliance, Sign-In Sheets
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HIPAA Mandates & Meaningful Use in ECLIPSE
In July, 2011, I happened upon a competitor proudly noting the upcoming availabilty of a “prototype” ANSI 835 remittance file. (A remittance file is an electronic file provided by a payer. It contains info about the disposition of your claims and can be processed automatically by … Continue reading
Posted in ANSI 5010, Evaluating Software, HIPAA
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Review of Systems
An initial case history typically includes a long list of symptoms related to every system in the body. Our clinical experience has demonstrated that doctors often have distinctly varied lists of items in their respective “Review of Systems” (ROS). These … Continue reading
Posted in Encounter / SOAP
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Chiropractic Audit: Watch those CPT Codes!
You’re with a patient. More are in the waiting room. There’s a commotion. Men in uniform sweep into your office and a guy in a suit brandishes official looking paperwork in your face. As they execute their search warrant, they … Continue reading
Posted in Audit Savvy, Practice Management
Tagged Chiropractic Audits
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Performance in the Cloud
At 8am today, I created an electronic prescription — and managed to access the appropriate screens “in the cloud” in under 3 seconds. At 3:58pm, I needed to generate another prescription… and it took 20 seconds before the screen loaded. What’s … Continue reading
Medication Reconciliation
As a computer professional with over 25 years of experience in health care, I spent months moving ECLIPSE through the maze to get it ONC-ATCB certified as a Complete EHR with CCHIT. I personally certified ECLIPSE on every possible measure, … Continue reading
Posted in Meaningful Use Resources
Tagged Chiropractic Meaningful Use
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Safety & HIPAA in the Cloud
It’s unusual for a month to go by without a serious breach of some company’s or government’s data. For example, according to the New York Times, records for 1.7 million patients, staff members, and contractors at a NYC hospital were stolen … Continue reading
Posted in Cloud Computing
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