Points of Interest
04/10/2014 (a)
Ahead of the ICD-10 Transition
With 2015 just
around the corner, practices should begin making their ICD-10 transition
strategy a top priority. Because while
the new coding set is expected to produce higher reimbursements down the line,
its sheer complexity can be unbelievably disruptive for practices. AccuChecker
is the tool for this transition. For details call 305-227-2383 or 1-877-938-9311 .
2014
MU incentive program off to a relatively slow start
As
of the end of February, there were 458,137 total participants – up from 448,750
in January – from all versions of the EHR incentive program, according to
Elizabeth Myers, head of policy and outreach at the Office of eHealth Standards
and Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at the Tuesday HIT
Policy Committee meeting.
Since
February, 9387 eligible providers have joined the meaningful use incentive
program. That total includes 5,716 Medicare providers, 3,662 Medicaid providers
and 9 hospitals
Announcement from the
State of Georgia
The State Board of Workers’
Compensation will adopt ICD-10-CM/PCS for diagnosis and procedure coding to
coincide with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS)
implementation date. Because of this transition, there have been a number of
significant changes to the fee schedule. Therefore, this year’s Georgia
Workers’ Compensation Medical Fee Schedule’s effective date will be May 1, 2014. Please
disregard the effective date of April 1, 2014 printed on the binder cover of
the fee schedule.
Patient-Centered Medical Home
The
patient-centered medical home is a way of organizing primary care that
emphasizes care coordination and communication to transform primary care into
"what patients want it to be." Medical homes can lead to higher
quality and lower costs, and can improve patients’ and providers’ experience of
care.
The proportion of people diagnosed as chemically dependent who proceed to recommended, timely treatment has declined dramatically over several years. The drop has been largest in Medicare plans, suggesting that America’s fast-growing senior population is more likely not to get needed treatment for addiction..
HEDIS includes
performance measures related to dozens of important health care issues.
Selected measures include, but are not limited to:
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Advising smokers to quit
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Antidepressant medication management
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Breast cancer screening
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Cervical cancer screening
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Children and adolescent access to primary care
physician
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Children and adolescent immunization status
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Comprehensive diabetes care
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Controlling high blood pressure
§ Prenatal
and postpartum care
Overuse use of antibiotics still a problem
In findings that echo and corroborate
recent CDC warnings about overuse of antibiotics leading to antibiotic
resistance, we see no progress on overuse of antibiotics—a serious public
health threat.
More Medicaid enrollees like their care
Medicaid enrollment is growing and will continue to growth with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Fortunately, patients are increasingly happy with their doctors – both primary care and specialists – in their Medicaid plans
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