Search results for "Practice management"
NCQA recognizes specialists' efforts at care coordination
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) released in March its new Patient-Centered Specialty Practice (PCSP) recognition program, the first standards developed by a nationally recognized quality-promoting organization that reflect a specialty/subspecialty practice's efforts to improve care coordination with primary care physicians.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/PCMH.htm
1 May 2013
HIPAA omnibus final ruleāit's time to brush up on the basics
With the release of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) omnibus rule, it's time to take a fresh new look at office policies, procedures and practices.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/05/tips.htm
1 May 2013
ACP can help you with the new transitional care codes
The ACP website offers detailed resources that can help you figure out the new CPT codes for transitional care management.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/05/07/9.htm
7 May 2013
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT Until now, the InternationalClassification of Diseases, TenthRevision, ...
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT. Until now, the InternationalClassification of Diseases, TenthRevision, Clinical Modification(ICD-10) codes have been mostly a theoret-ical construct. ... FindCPS online at www.acponline.org/running_practice/practice_management/. National Coverage Determination 210.4: Smoking and tobacco use cessation counselingICD-9-CM ICD-9 diagnosis description ICD-10-CM
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/06/acpi-201306-coding_t2.pdf
23 May 2013
Free webinar series on omnibus rule
Starting June 14, the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange (WEDI) will be launching a series of webinars about the Omnibus HIPAA Rule.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/11/8.htm
11 Jun 2013
Physician & Practice Timeline helps physicians track key requirements and opportunities
ACP has launched Physician & Practice Timeline: Professional Requirements & Opportunities, a valuable online tool to help physicians stay on top of important dates and track deadlines for a variety of regulatory, payment, educational, and delivery system changes, requirements and opportunities.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/11/7.htm
11 Jun 2013
Last chance to avoid e-prescribing payment penalty
June 30 is the last day you can report electronic prescriptions to avoid a payment penalty under the Medicare Electronic Prescribing program in 2014.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/18/8.htm
18 Jun 2013
ACP can help you with the new transitional care codes
The Running a Practice section of ACP's website has detailed resources available that can help physician practices figure out the new CPT codes for transitional care management.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/18/9.htm
18 Jun 2013
CCHIT develops tool to help ACOs achieve goals
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) has developed an assessment and planning tool called the CCHIT Accountable Care Organization (ACO) Health Information Technology (HIT) Framework to help ACOs anticipate the costs and resources needed to start and maintain a successful HIT infrastructure.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2013/06/25/8.htm
25 Jun 2013
When negotiating contracts with ACOs, cover all the bases
Get specifics on access to data, and remember to plan for a possible exit strategy.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/07/contracts.htm
1 Jul 2013