Copyright (c) 2010,2011 AO Design -. All rights reserved. http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/ Medical Software and Support Laurl Mountan Reasearch - Hill Country Practice Management en-us Sun, 20 May 2012 14:58:18 -0500 5 336 93 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/ http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/images/logo.jpg http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=31 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=31 Medical Software and Support Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:43:00 -0500 <p><strong>Meaningful Use Stage 2 Comment Period Draws to an End</strong></p> <div>The 60-day comment period for the Meaningful Use Stage 2 proposed rule will end at 5:00 p.m. ET on May 7, 2012. The proposed rule may be found in the March 7 issue of the Federal Register. McKesson is interpreting the proposed rule, and we intend to comment on multiple aspects.</div> <div>There are several characteristics of the Stage 2 objectives that you may want to note:</div> <ul> <li>Stage 1 Menu objectives go to Core for Stage 2, with increased values.</li> <li>A few Stage 1 objectives were clarified or changed.</li> <li>New objectives added mainly target the exchange of patient data.</li> <li>Payment adjustments are made for early attestation (to avoid penalties).</li> </ul> <div>For more details on the Meaningful Use Stage 2 proposed rule, view our Meaningful Use Strategic Team (MUST) webinar, which is available for <a rel="nofollow" href="http://trk.cp20.com/Tracking/t.c?RtUS-T8tj-ggO1l3" target="_blank">replay</a>.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=30 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=30 Medical Software and Support Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:43:00 -0500 <p><strong>Meaningful Use Stage 2 Customer Webinar, Replays Available</strong></p> <div>The Meaningful Use Strategic Team (MUST) will host a call for customers on April 30 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern. On this call, MUST will discuss creation and troubleshooting of clinical encounters, as well as running and troubleshooting the EHR Performance Metrics report.&nbsp;Please invite your customers to register for the call at the following link: &nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/mckesson_ccc/Registration.aspx?pageName=0wd31ldc6b0hr2rz" target="_blank">https://www.livemeeting.com/lrs/mckesson_ccc/Registration.aspx?pageName=0wd31ldc6b0hr2rz</a></div> <div>For links to replays of other recent MUST webinars, go to the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mckessonmpt.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=7913" target="_blank">VAR In the Know Forum</a> on the Invision Power Board.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=29 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=29 Medical Software and Support Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:04:00 -0500 <p><strong>New ICD-10 Deadline Proposed</strong></p> <div>On April 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a proposed rule to push the deadline for the implementation of ICD-10 diagnosis codes by one year to October 1, 2014. The proposed rule is under a 30-day public comment period with the final rule expected to be finalized this year.</div> <div>The delay follows an announcement earlier this year by HHS regarding the likelihood of an extension. Marilyn Tavenner, acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, indicated at the AMA National Advocacy Conference in Washington on February 14 that HHS was re-evaluating the deadline, but she did not indicate how long the implementation delay would be. The proposed rule formalizes a one-year delay.</div> <div>The delay is the result of concerns by the American Medical Association and other organizations regarding physicians&rsquo; ability to adopt the vastly expanded ICD-10 code set by October 1, 2013 as well as a reflection of challenges associated with the implementation of the new 5010 electronic transaction standards.</div> <div><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.cms.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=4329&amp;intNumPerPage=10&amp;checkDate=&amp;checkKey=&amp;srchType=1&amp;numDays=3500&amp;srchOpt=0&amp;srchData=&amp;keywordType=All&amp;chkNewsType=1%2c+2%2c+3%2c+4%2c+5&amp;intPage=&amp;showAll=&amp;pYear=&amp;year=&amp;desc=&amp;cboOrder=date" target="_blank">Read the press release</a> from the Department of Health and Human Services for more information.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=28 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=28 Medical Software and Support Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:59:00 -0500 <h2><p><img 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alt="" /></p></h2> <h2>Certain Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans to accept 5010-only transactions</h2> <div>Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas is planning to transition to HIPAA version 5010 transaction standards. Please note the following important dates and details associated with this change.</div> <ul> <li>Effective 8 p.m. on May 3, 2012, these health plans will stop accepting 837 claims in version 4010 and accept only version 5010 claims.</li> <li>Effective May 12, 2012, these health plans will no longer send 835 electronic remittance advice transactions to receivers after the May 11 remittance cycle. They will send only version 5010 claims.</li> </ul> <div>All providers using version 4010 should contact their practice management system vendors, billing agent and/or clearinghouse to confirm timely adoption and system compatibility with the new 5010 standard.</div> <h3>Need more information?</h3> <div>Contact Availity Client Services at 800.AVAILITY (282.4548). Please note that we are experiencing higher than average call volumes.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=25 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=25 Medical Software and Support Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:13:00 -0500 <div><strong>Title: Meaningful Use Stage 2 Proposed Rule Overview</strong><br /> April 10, 2012 from 12-1 pm EDT<br /> Presenter: Philip Wilson<br /> Attendee Live Meeting:<strong> </strong><a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mckesson/join?id=Webinar&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=McKStage2" target="_blank">https://www.livemeeting.com/cc/mckesson/join?id=Webinar&amp;role=attend&amp;pw=McKStage2</a></div> <div>Meeting ID: Webinar<br /> Attendee Entry Code: McKStage2<br /> Attendee Audio: 866-431-5314<br /> Attendee Audio Pin: 961238</div> <div>The webinar will be recorded and available for viewing online.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=24 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=24 Medical Software and Support Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:11:00 -0500 <p><strong>Meaningful Use Stage 2 Complimentary Webinar, April 10</strong></p> <div>Please invite prospective EHR customers to our upcoming Stage 2 Meaningful Use Proposed Rule webinar. You can direct all prospects to register at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mckessonpracticesolutions.com/webinars" target="_blank">www.McKessonPracticeSolutions.com/webinars</a>.</div> <div>If you would like to attend, below is access information. Please do not pass this information to prospects as we would prefer they register online.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=23 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=23 Medical Software and Support Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:09:00 -0500 <p><strong>ANSI 5010 Marketing Tools Updated</strong></p> <p><strong></strong>The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced an extension of the enforcement discretionary period for the HIPAA 5010 transaction standards to June 30, 2012. In issuing the extension, CMS urged covered entities to use the extra 90 days to complete outstanding implementation activities including software installation, testing and training. Despite the enforcement extension, providers should continue to aggressively pursue 5010 compliance. The marketing tools that are available to help promote 5010 upgrades have been updated to reflect the enforcement deadline extension and current state of the 5010 transition.</p> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=22 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=22 Medical Software and Support Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:06:00 -0500 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> <div><strong>CMS Extends HIPAA Version 5010 Enforcement Deadline to June 30, 2012</strong>; <strong>CMS Webinar Presentations Available</strong></div> <div>The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced an extension of the enforcement deadline for HIPAA Version 5010 standards to June 30, 2012. The extension means that CMS will not initiate enforcement action for an additional three months, through June 30, 2012, against any covered entity that is required to comply with the updated transactions standards adopted under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA): ASC X12 Version 5010 and NCPDP Versions D.0 and 3.0. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mckessonmpt.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=7783" target="_blank">Read the complete content of the CMS announcement</a> in the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mckessonmpt.invisionzone.com/index.php?showforum=195" target="_blank">VAR In the Know Forum</a> on the Invision Board. All of the 5010 sales and marketing tools will be updated next week to reflect the new date.</div> <div>In other 5010 news, the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mckessonmpt.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=7379" target="_blank">ANSI 5010 Tools post </a>&nbsp;on the Invision Board has been updated with three regional presentations from CMS on the state of the transition for Medicare. The presentations include:</div> <ul> <li>Current conversion statistics</li> <li>Top 10 concerns impacting the 5010 transition</li> <li>Status of current Version 5010 standard system maintainer fixes</li> <li>Top 10 version 5010 edits</li> <li>PC-Ace Pro32</li> <li>Regionally-based resources and contact information</li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div>&nbsp;</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><p><img src="http://www.practicepartner.com/images/spacer_clear.gif" alt="" width="12" height="12" /></p></td> <td><p><img src="http://www.practicepartner.com/images/spacer_clear.gif" alt="" width="12" height="12" /></p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="ecxyiv78285555copyright">Copyright &copy; 2012 McKesson Corporation and/or one of its subsidiaries. All rights reserved.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=21 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=21 Medical Software and Support Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:30:00 -0600 <h2><span style="font-size: large; color: #008000;">Additional resources</span></h2> <div>Did you know Availity has Web resources, training tools and tip sheets that address many 5010 questions? Please visit our 5010 web page at <a rel="nofollow" href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?Availity/c52b2ee5b9/74c9f568d7/8a4bf2fd6c" target="_blank">Availity.com/5010</a> for helpful tips, a list of error codes and their resolutions, and list of payers accepting versions 4010 and 5010.</div> <div>You might also consider using Availity portal <strong>Help</strong> menu for everyday issues such as password resets, questions about coverage, and topics not related to 5010. Simply point your mouse to our extensive <strong>Help</strong> section in the portal, and search by keyword or topic. You may find that it saves you time.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=20 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=20 Medical Software and Support Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:27:00 -0600 <h2><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-size: large;">An important message about 5010 issues and resolutions</span></h2> <div>We are currently experiencing longer than average hold times. Because of the nationwide change over to 5010, many callers have multiple questions, causing calls to be much longer than usual.</div> <div>Rather than wait to speak with a representative, you can review a list of <strong>Known 5010 Issues &amp; Resolutions</strong>, now located in the <strong>Announcements</strong> section on the Availity portal home page. The list is updated throughout the day, as issues are identified and resolved. Please check the <strong>Announcements</strong> section of your Availity portal home page to review this document. It may solve your problem &mdash; and you can be on your way.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=19 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=19 Medical Software and Support Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:15:00 -0600 <div style="font: bold 18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ff6600;">Webinar Series: Ask the ANSI 5010 Experts</div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><em>The new HIPAA 5010 standards (a.k.a. ANSI 5010) went into effect January 1, 2012.&nbsp; Whether you have already upgraded to a 5010-compliant practice management system or are considering an upgrade, chances are you have quetsions.</em></div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Here's your chance to get your product-related 5010 questions answered by one of McKesson's 5010 experts. Our product managers and EDI support manager will conduct six Q&amp;A webinars over the next couple of months as we move&nbsp;toward the March 31 enforcement deadline.</div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Register to attend one of the webinars&nbsp;listed in the box. All webinars will be from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST.</div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"></div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><strong>If you haven't upgraded to Medisoft Version 17, don't put your cash flow at risk.</strong></div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"></div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><strong><br /></strong></div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms,sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; color: #ff6600;">Attend Webinar</span></div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"> <div style="font: 16px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff;">Asttend Webinar</div> <div style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">Join one of six "Ask the ANSI 5010 Experts" webinars to ask your 5010 questions to McKesson's product management and support experts. Webinars will be held on the following dates from 4:00 p.m.&nbsp;- 5:00 p.m. EST:</div> <ul> <li style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">January 30</li> <li style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">February 8</li> <li style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">February 20</li> <li style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">February 27</li> <li style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">March 7</li> <li style="font: 12px/18px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">March 19</li> </ul> </div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=18 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=18 Medical Software and Support Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:12:00 -0600 <p>Philip Wilson of PPS Academy provided an update on the activities of the new Meaningful Use Strategic Team (MUST). Of particular note, the MUST team held a VAR webinar on Friday, January 20 to introduce MUST and its initiatives. On the call, the team also provided an update on how to use PPS products o meet Meaningful Use, and hosted a Q&amp;A session specifically for our Value Added Resellers. If you were unable to attend or would like to review the recording again, <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www118.livemeeting.com/cc/mckesson/view?id=B5KJNN&amp;pw=RZ-9K%7dz" target="_blank">please click here</a>.<br /> Thank you to everyone who participated on the February VAR In the Know call. If you have ideas for future topics, please email <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:holly.wilson@mckesosn.com">holly.wilson@mckesosn.com</a>.</p> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=17 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=17 Medical Software and Support Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:11:00 -0600 <p>Due to time constraints on the call, the 4010/5010 transition discussion was cut short. We know that there is a lot of confusion in the market right now regarding the transition, and we are working to bring clarity as soon as possible. Be on the lookout for additional information and updated 5010 tools to come soon. In the meantime, review the 4010/5010 transition slides from the VAR In the Know call. They include testimonials from VARs and customers regarding the transition as well as an overview of what we are hearing in the industry. Also, we are hosting &ldquo;Ask the ANSI 5010 Experts&rdquo; webinars over the next several weeks. These webinars are designed for customers and VARs to get their 5010 questions answered by product management and support.</p> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=16 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=16 Medical Software and Support Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:37:00 -0600 <div><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: #054796; font-size: medium;"><strong>CMS Delays Enforcement of HIPAA 5010; Compliance Date Remains January 1, 2012<br /></strong></span>&nbsp;<br />On November 17, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) announced that it will not <strong>enforce </strong> compliance with the ASC X21 Version 5010 (a.k.a. ANSI 5010) standards until March 31, 2012. However, the January 1, 2012 ANSI 5010 <strong>compliance date</strong> remains in effect. Essentially the OESS, which enforces compliance with HIPAA transaction and code set standards (i.e., ANSI 5010), is granting a grace period to ensure that the industry has fully tested for 5010 before it takes enforcement action against HIPAA-covered entities that are not compliant. A HIPAA-covered entity is any healthcare provider that conducts certain transactions in electronic format as well as clearinghouses and health plans. </span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">CMS made this decision with 45 days remaining until the January 1, 2012 compliance date because:</span></div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Testing by the covered entities and their trading partners had not reached a threshold whereby a majority of covered entities would be compliant by January 1, 2012.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">The number of submitters and volume of transactions and testing data used as indicators of 5010 readiness have been low across some industry sectors.</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Many covered entities are still completing software upgrades.</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="color: #054796; font-family: Verdana;"><strong><em>What does this mean to you?&nbsp;</em></strong></span></div> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">To reiterate, the compliance date for 5010 has not changed. Per CMS, payers that are certified on 5010 can enforce and require 5010-formatted claims beginning January 1, 2012. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">CMS encourages covered entities to continue work to be 5010-compliant by January 1, 2012. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">McKesson's 5010-compliant practice management products for independent and group practices are Medisoft Version 17, Lytec 2011, Practice Partner 9.5.2 and Horizon Practice Plus 12.5. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If your practice has plans to upgrade its McKesson practice management system to a 5010-compliant version, please continue with the upgrade as planned. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you have not purchased or scheduled your upgrade to a 5010-compliant release, please do so <strong><em>as soon as possible</em></strong> to ensure that your practice is ready to submit 5010-compliant claims when your payers are ready to accept them. Contact your McKesson representative or value added reseller to request your upgrade.</span></li> </ul> <div><span style="color: #054796; font-family: Verdana;"><strong><em>What does your practice need to do?</em></strong></span></div> <div><span style="font-family: Verdana;">Once you are live on a 5010-compliant practice management system you should work with your clearinghouse and/or payers to test your 5010 transactions. In addition, <strong><em>you are responsible for making updates to your current production environment</em> </strong> to ensure your smooth transition to 5010 production standards. The RelayHealth clearinghouse has been actively testing 5010 claim transactions with Medicare, Medicaid, BlueCross BlueShield, and commercial payer lines of business. Through their extensive testing, they have identified that each payer line of business is continuing to reject test claims from providers because they do not meet 5010 Errata requirements. Please review these common rejections and requirements, and update your production environment accordingly:</span></div> <ul> <li><span style="color: #054796; font-family: Verdana;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe30157371600375741770&amp;ls=fdf81c707261077f7616717d&amp;m=feed1d787c6206&amp;l=fe8d16747c62037977&amp;s=fe2f12717263047d7d1770&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank">Common 5010 Institutional Rejections and Requirements</a></span></li> <li><span style="color: #054796; font-family: Verdana;"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2f157371600375741771&amp;ls=fdf81c707261077f7616717d&amp;m=feed1d787c6206&amp;l=fe8d16747c62037977&amp;s=fe2f12717263047d7d1770&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank">Common 5010 Professional Rejections and Requirements</a></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: Verdana;">If you have questions about the steps you need to take to be ready for 5010, please contact your McKesson representative or value added reseller. </span></p> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=15 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=15 Medical Software and Support Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:17:00 -0500 <div><strong>Your Customers are Invited to the McKesson Practice Choice, Practice Care Launch Event in Orlando</strong></div> <div>McKesson Physician Practice Solutions is hosting a special launch event for the McKesson Practice Choice and McKesson Practice Care solutions on September 13 at the ICEBAR in&nbsp;Orlando during the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Scientific Assembly. McKesson Practice Choice is a new SaaS-based electronic health record/practice management system developed by McKesson from the ground up to add to our portfolio of client/server solutions that includes Practice Partner, Medisoft/Medisoft Clinical and Lytec/Lytec MD. McKesson Practice Care is a service offering designed to help independent physician practices run the business side of their practices more efficiently so they may optimize revenue and the vitality of their practices. To learn more about these solutions, go to <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.mckessonpracticecare.com/" target="_blank">www.mckessonpracticecare.com.</a></div> <div>Please help us promote the exclusive launch event to your customers. A promotional flyer is posted in the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mckessonmpt.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=6900" target="_blank">VAR In the Know Forum</a> on the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mckessonmpt.invisionzone.com/index.php?act=idx" target="_blank">Invision Power Board</a>. Customers may register online at: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mckesson.cvent.com/event/AAFP2011" target="_blank">http://mckesson.cvent.com/event/AAFP2011</a>. There is no fee to attend the event, but advance registration is required and space is limited. Any questions can be directed to <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:PracticeCareInfo@McKesson.com">PracticeCareInfo@McKesson.com</a> or <a rel="nofollow" href="mailto:Lisa.Santos@McKesson.com">Lisa.Santos@McKesson.com</a>.</div> <p>As a reminder, Sean Delaney and the EHR Channel Managers are conducting webinar training sessions on McKesson Practice Choice. To learn more, go to the following link on the Invision Power Board: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://mckessonmpt.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=6850" target="_blank">http://mckessonmpt.invisionzone.com/index.php?showtopic=6850</a></p> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=14 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=14 Medical Software and Support Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:17:00 -0500 <p><strong>Join Us for a Special Launch Event in Orlando at AAFP</strong><br /> We will officially launch our new solutions on September 13 at a launch event in Orlando at the ICEBAR, and at booth #1229 at the Annual American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) Scientific Assembly. This is a complimentary event. <a style="color: #054796;" rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2915727d61037d771277&amp;ls=fdef13767360027970117474&amp;m=feed1d787c6206&amp;l=fe8c16747063017a70&amp;s=fe2f12717263047d7d1770&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank"><span style="color: #054796;">Register Today!</span></a></p> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=13 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=13 Medical Software and Support Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:16:00 -0500 <div style="font: 12px/16px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><strong>Special PPS Announcement: New Products Launching</strong><br /> This fall marks a significant achievement for McKesson Physician Practice Solutions (PPS), and we are thrilled to share this exciting news with our loyal customers and partners first.</div> <div style="font: 12px/16px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;">As many of you know, PPS' mission is to enhance the vitality of physician offices nationwide. We see physician practices as the cornerstone of healthcare - they are the front line to the patient and have the strongest patient-physician relationship. However, with the ever-changing healthcare regulations and business aspects related to running a small office, physician practices are struggling to maintain that independence and thrive as a business. McKesson PPS created teams to identify and deliver solutions that would address the challenges of the small physician practice. As a result, we are excited to introduce two new solutions to the independent physician practice market - McKesson Practice Choice<span class="ecxyiv1985605544trademark">^TM</span> and McKesson Practice Care<span class="ecxyiv1985605544trademark">^TM</span>. <a style="color: #054796;" rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2a15727d61037d771276&amp;ls=fdef13767360027970117474&amp;m=feed1d787c6206&amp;l=fe8c16747063017a70&amp;s=fe2f12717263047d7d1770&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank"><span style="color: #054796;">Access</span></a> the newsletter for the complete announcement and details on these new solutions.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=12 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=12 Medical Software and Support Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:15:00 -0500 <div style="font: 12px/16px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><strong>2011 User Group Meeting Guest Speaker Announced</strong><br /> The Physician Practice Solutions team is pleased to announce that <strong>John Hammergren, </strong> McKesson Chairman, President and CEO, will address attendees at our User Group Meeting, October 16-18, 2011 in Orlando. John looks forward to speaking at our meeting where he will share his perspective on the issues and opportunities facing healthcare today. Drawing on his experience with organizations across healthcare - from hospitals and retail pharmacies, to payers, manufacturers and physician practices - John will discuss the path to better health for our industry and the patients we serve. He will also share his views on the role of leadership in driving transformational change, the role of Physician Practice Solutions in McKesson's overall strategy, and McKesson's focus on building customer relationships for life.</div> <div style="font: 12px/16px Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #333333;"><strong>Register today to secure your spot at the meeting.</strong> <a style="color: #054796;" rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2a15727d61037d771276&amp;ls=fdef13767360027970117474&amp;m=feed1d787c6206&amp;l=fe8c16747063017a70&amp;s=fe2f12717263047d7d1770&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank"><span style="color: #054796;">Access</span></a> the newsletter for details on how to register for the event.</div> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=9 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=9 Medical Software and Support Tue, 10 May 2011 11:02:00 -0500 <p>Click on the following headlines for recent healthcare information technology industry updates:</p> <ul> <li><a title="AMA President Testifies Before Congress, Urges Medicare Physician Payment Reforms" rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2415717c6d057b7d1676&amp;ls=fdfb13717765067976137874&amp;m=fe6715707761027c7317&amp;l=fe8f1674756d00797c&amp;s=fe2113747c610d79771270&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank">AMA President Testifies Before Congress, Urges Medicare Physician Payment Reforms</a></li> <li><a title="The Rise of Social Media &amp; Participatory Medicine" rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2315717c6d057b7d1677&amp;ls=fdfb13717765067976137874&amp;m=fe6715707761027c7317&amp;l=fe8f1674756d00797c&amp;s=fe2113747c610d79771270&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank">The Rise of Social Media &amp; Participatory Medicine</a></li> </ul> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=8 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=8 Medical Software and Support Tue, 10 May 2011 11:02:00 -0500 <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">The 2011 Practice Partner Research Network (PPRNet) Annual Meeting will be held Sunday, August 21 though Tuesday, August 23 at the Embassy Suites Charleston Historic District Hotel in Charleston, South Carolina. Major topics for the meeting will include: </span><br style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;" /></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">Medication Safety</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span> </span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">Using the PPRNet Improvement Model</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">PPRNet and The Patient Centered Medical Home</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">Updated Reports with Meaningful Use Clinical Quality Measures</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">And More.... </span><br style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;" /></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">If you or your customers would like to attend the meeting, register at <a href="http://www.musc.edu/PPRNet" target="_blank">www.musc.edu/PPRNet</a>. </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span><a title="PPRNet Network Meeting details" rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2515717c6d057b7d1675&amp;ls=fdfb13717765067976137874&amp;m=fe6715707761027c7317&amp;l=fe8f1674756d00797c&amp;s=fe2113747c610d79771270&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank">PPRNet Network Meeting details</a><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"> as well as an overview of the PPRNet organization are posted in the VAR In the Know section of the Invision Power Board.</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=7 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=7 Medical Software and Support Tue, 10 May 2011 11:01:00 -0500 <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">On April 17, 2011, the United States Postal Service (USPS) increased rates on first-class <span style="font-weight: bold;">commercial</span> letters. The USPS did not change the fist-class non-commercial full rate of $0.44. As a result of this USPS rate increase, the fee for a BillFlash first-page mailing has also increased $0.01 in accordance with our Service Agreement (which passes postage increases through to our customers). Respectively, the BillFlash fee increase is also effective April 17, 2011.</span><br style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;" /><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">&nbsp;</span><br style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;" /><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">Please begin quoting the new BillFlash first-page mailing rate immediately...just add $0.01 to your current price schedule. Or, you can download a current Billflash Fee Schedule at </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span>http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2615717c6d057b7d1674&amp;ls=fdfb13717765067976137874&amp;m=fe6715707761027c7317&amp;l=fe8f1674756d00797c&amp;s=fe2113747c610d79771270&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=<span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">. Talking points to consider: </span><br style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;" /></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">This is the first USPS postage rate increase since 5/11/2009 even though the cost for a gallon of gas has risen 92% from $2.06 (5/4/09) to $3.95 (5/4/11). Source: <a href="http://gasbuddy.com/" target="_blank">gasbuddy.com</a></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">This $0.01 increase is approximately a 1.5% increase to BillFlash customers.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">The increased customer cost for every 500 mailed documents is $5.00 per month.</span><br style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;" /></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">With no relief in sight from the rising cost of fuel, NexTrust is developing a new paperless document delivery service to give customers a secure option to turn off the mail (and reduce related costs). NexTrust anticipates this new BillFlash service, and a new ePay service, will be available later in 2011.</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/news.php?id=6 http://www.lmr-hcpm.com/rss.php?id=6 Medical Software and Support Tue, 10 May 2011 10:59:00 -0500 <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">CCHIT rated all of its certified products and awarded its highest five-star usability rating to Practice Partner, Medisoft Clinical and Lytec MD. To determine the ratings, CCHIT selects an independent group of jurors to rate certified products on their usability because highly usable systems will increase adoption while less usable systems could require more training and decrease adoption. For this study, usability is defined as the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which the intended users can achieve their tasks in the context of product use. The five-star rating signifies that:</span></strong></span></span></span> </span></span></span><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">All key features were discoverable and usable.</span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span> </li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">User efficiency would not be dramatically impeded by any of the observed usability issues.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">All or most observed usability issues would only have the potential to cause low-level user irritation.</span></li> <li><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">Use of system functionality that is critical to user efficiency or patient safety would not be hindered. </span><br style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;" /></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">The five-star usability rating is displayed on each product's page on the CCHIT Web site at </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span><a title="www.cchit.org" rel="nofollow" href="http://cl.exct.net/?ju=fe2815717c6d057b7d1672&amp;ls=fdfb13717765067976137874&amp;m=fe6715707761027c7317&amp;l=fe8f1674756d00797c&amp;s=fe2113747c610d79771270&amp;jb=ffcf14&amp;t=" target="_blank">www.cchit.org</a> <span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="color: #ff6600;"><strong><span style="color: #000000; font-weight: normal;">. </span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span></p>