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<a href="http://2016minihimss.bpt.me/">http://2016minihimss.bpt.me/</a>Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-40247296541645400862015-09-28T15:09:00.001-07:002015-09-28T15:09:23.608-07:00<b><span style="font-size: large;">Two days to ICD-10, CMS/AMA resources available</span></b><br />
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<strong><span style="color: #143d8d; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;">ICD-10 Coding and Clinical Documentation Resources</span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">As with ICD-9, ample resources are available to assist you with coding and clinical documentation for ICD-10.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Official government coding guidelines</span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> cover:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Diagnosis coding: </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&100&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/2016-ICD-10-CM-Guidelines.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Inpatient procedure coding: </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&101&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/2016-Official-ICD-10-PCS-Coding-Guidelines-.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ICD-10-PCS Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting 2016</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
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<strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">CMS offers documentation and coding basics for clinicians </span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">in the </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&102&&&http://www.roadto10.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Road to 10</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> Clinical Concepts Series with tailored guidance for:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/ICD10ClinicalConceptsFamilyPractice1.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Family Practice</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/ICD10ClinicalConceptsInternalMedicine1.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Internal Medicine</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/ICD10ClinicalConceptsPediatrics1.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Pediatrics</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/ICD10ClinicalConceptsOBGYN1.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">OB/GYN</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&107&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/ICD10ClinicalConceptsCardiology1.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Cardiology</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&108&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/ICD10ClinicalConceptsOrthopedics1.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Orthopedics</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
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<strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Free lists of codes and ICD-9/ICD-10 mappings</span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> are available from CMS as well as vendors and trade associations, for example:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&109&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2016-ICD-10-CM-and-GEMs.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2016 ICD-10-CM and GEMs (CMS)</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&110&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/2016-ICD-10-PCS-and-GEMs.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">2016 ICD-10-PCS and GEMs (CMS)</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&111&&&https://www.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/staticpages/icd-10-code-lookup.aspx" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">CMS ICD-10 Code Lookup</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&112&&&http://www.icd10data.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ICD10Data.com</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&113&&&http://www.ICD10charts.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ICD-10 Charts</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&114&&&https://icd10central.relayhealth.com/#%21/guidance" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ICD-10 Central Coding Guidance (RelayHealth)</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt; margin-left: 15px;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&115&&&https://www.aapc.com/icd-10/codes/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ICD-10 Code Translator (AAPC)</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"></span></li>
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<strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Several free and low-cost smartphone apps </span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">are available, and </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&116&&&http://www.icd10data.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ICD10Data.com</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> is a mobile-friendly website.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Many electronic health record (EHR) products and practice management systems</span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> prompt users for required documentation and feature computer-assisted coding.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Some system vendors and clearinghouses </span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">offer training to customers and potential customers.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Some health care trade associations and medical societies </span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">provide coding resources at no or little cost to their members, with premium costs sometimes charged to nonmembers.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Membership is not required to submit coding questions to the American Hospital Association’s </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&117&&&http://www.codingclinicadvisor.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">codingclinicadvisor.com</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> or </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&118&&&http://www.ahacentraloffice.org/codes/webinars.shtml" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">view AHA’s free webinars</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> (registration
is required). When contacting the Coding Clinic Advisor for free
assistance, include documentation and specify whether your question
refers to a specific setting like a skilled nursing facility or home
health services. Please note that the Coding Clinic Advisor will not
respond to inquiries that include personal health information (PHI) or
the names of providers or health care facilities. Please see the </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&119&&&http://www.codingclinicadvisor.com/Faq.aspx#Process5" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Coding Clinic Advisor FAQs</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> for more, including a list of topics that are out of scope for this service.</span></div>
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process for looking up an ICD-10 code—whether in a book or in an
electronic product—remains essentially the same as the process for
looking up an ICD-9 code.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Keep Up to Date on ICD-10</span></strong><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br />Visit the CMS </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&120&&&http://www.cms.gov/ICD10" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">ICD-10 website</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> and </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&121&&&http://www.roadto10.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Roadto10.org </span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">for the latest news and resources to help you prepare, including the</span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&122&&&https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/Downloads/ICD10QuickStartGuide20150622.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> ICD-10 Quick Start Guide</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">. Sign up for </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&123&&&http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/CMS_ICD-10_Industry_Email_Updates.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">CMS ICD-10 Email Updates</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> and </span><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUwOTA4LjQ4ODUxMjcxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDkwOC40ODg1MTI3MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3NTQ3ODA3JmVtYWlsaWQ9cm1jbmFsbHlAbXNzbnkub3JnJnVzZXJpZD1ybWNuYWxseUBtc3NueS5vcmcmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&124&&&https://twitter.com/CMSGov" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">follow us</span></a><span style="color: #777777; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> on Twitter.</span></div>
Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-20026557783524321392015-08-20T16:57:00.004-07:002015-08-20T16:57:52.129-07:00Road to 10: The Small Physician Practice's Route to ICD-10 made easier<div>
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<b>Road to 10: The Small Physician Practice's Route to ICD-10</b></div>
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Remember October 1, 2015 is the ICD-10 Compliance Date.</div>
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The AMA and CMS has created a great site to help us transition from ICD-9 TO ICD-10.</div>
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Common Codes for Your Specialty</div>
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Primer for Clinical Documentation</div>
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Clinical Scenarios</div>
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Training and Education Resources</div>
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<a href="http://www.roadto10.org/">Road to 10: The Small Physician Practice's Route to ICD-10</a></div>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-57967152399949355132014-12-18T09:18:00.000-08:002015-01-23T12:58:33.378-08:00The Clinical Informatics Board results are in! Congratulations to everyone who passed the exam this year.<br />
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Clinical Informatics is the application of informatics and information technology to deliver healthcare services. It is also referred to as applied clinical informatics and operational informatics.<br />
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Special thanks to the AMIA faculty and Staff for helping prepare the applicants:<br />
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Dr Bill Hersh<br />
Dr Bimal Desai<br />
Dr Diane Montella<br />
Dr Thomas Payne<br />
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<a href="http://www.amia.org/">AMIA</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amia.org/clinical-informatics-board-review-course/2013-diplomates">2013 Diplomates List</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.amia.org/clinical-informatics-board-review-course/2014-diplomates">2014 Diplomates List</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=8234843&trk=anet_ug_hm&goback=%2Egmr_8234843">LinkedIn Group</a><br />
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AMIA is the professional home of leading informaticians: clinicians, scientists, researchers, educators, students, and other informatics professionals who rely on data to connect people, information, and technology.<br />
AMIA (the American Medical Informatics Association) is the center of action for more than 4,000 health care professionals, informatics researchers, and thought-leaders in biomedicine, health care and science. AMIA is an unbiased, authoritative source within the informatics community and the health care industry. AMIA and its members are transforming healthcare through trusted science, education, and practice in biomedical and health informatics.<br />
The <a href="http://www.amia.org/about-amia/science-informatics">science of informatics</a> drives innovation that is defining future approaches to information and knowledge management in biomedical research, clinical care, and public health.<br />
As the voice of the nation’s top biomedical and health informatics professionals, AMIA members play a leading role in:<br />
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<li>moving basic research findings from bench to bedside;</li>
<li>evaluating interventions across communities;</li>
<li>assessing the impact of health innovations on health policy; and</li>
<li>advancing the field of informatics.</li>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-70830123838312246022014-11-25T10:17:00.001-08:002014-11-25T10:17:22.895-08:00mHealth Summit December 7, 2014<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 17px;">The largest event of its kind, the mHealth Summit gathers a uniquely diverse international delegation, including healthcare technology officials in government and industry; policymakers; academic researchers and students; healthcare providers; entrepreneurs; investors; public health and safety officials and patient advocates from across mobile and connected health.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Healthcare is the wild frontier in wireless technology. The mHealth Summit offers exciting opportunities to advance collaboration in the use of mobile and connected health, learn about the latest innovations, research, trends and big ideas shaping a new global paradigm in healthcare delivery, shifting the focus to consumers, and defining a new role for technology that is making the pursuit of health an engaging part of everyday life. mHealth’s capacity to deliver healthcare responsively—at the right time and the right place—to influence both personal and population health is, in a time of global healthcare crisis, fundamental to the future of human health. And it’s changing fast. The mHealth Summit is the venue for keeping informed, getting ahead, and discovering new solutions through dialogue with stakeholders you can’t meet anywhere else. - </span>Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-70924494633128830992014-11-23T16:04:00.004-08:002014-11-23T16:04:54.155-08:00Show Support for HR 5481, Flexibility in Health IT Reporting ActAttesting to Meaningful Use has its challenges.<br />
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This is a request to make the reporting period for 2015 only 3 months instead of 12, thus giving us all more time to comply with the standards.<i> SV</i><br />
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<a href="http://cqrcengage.com/himss/app/write-a-letter?0&engagementId=59312">I recommend going to the link by the end of the month.</a><span id="goog_827828144"></span><span id="goog_827828145"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a><br />
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In early September, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule on 2014 Meaningful Use reporting that offered some level of flexibility for providers who are attempting to use Certified EHR Technology to report on their adherence to Meaningful Use Stage 1 or Stage 2 in 2014. The final rule gives flexibility for 2014, but requires a full-year of Meaningful Use reporting for 2015, which for hospitals starts in one week on October 1, 2014, and in three months for eligible professionals (January 1, 2015). The short implementation window is an incredibly difficult challenge for even the most prepared providers. On September 16, Representative Renee Ellmers (R-NC-02) introduced H.R. 5481 - The Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act of 2014. Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT-04) has signed on as an original co-sponsor. This important legislation would ensure health care providers receive the flexibility they need to successfully comply with HHS’ Meaningful Use Program in 2015. The Flex-IT Act will allow providers to report on their meaningful use compliance in 2015 for a three-month reporting period as opposed to a full year. This shortened reporting period is an important first step in helping to ensure providers remain in the Meaningful Use program and continue to use IT to support healthcare transformation. Your immediate attention and action is needed to help Congress understand the importance of this legislation! Use the HIMSS Legislative Action Center to get your member of Congress involved!Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-13652895332133712412014-10-23T09:55:00.001-07:002014-11-04T19:10:57.854-08:00Educational Dinner Presentation: Deja MU: Finding New Insights in “Old” Data<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Educational Dinner
Presentation: Deja MU: Finding New Insights in “Old” Data</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 6.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please join your
industry peers for dinner, networking, and a brief presentation<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">led by Encore, A
Quintiles Company, showing how you can leverage existing data assets<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">(such as your Meaningful
Use data) to improve patient safety and outcomes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Dr. Jon Morris, VP
Provider Solutions & CMIO,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">will show how existing
data can provide further insights and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">help you succeed in the
shift to value-based payments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Presentation co-hosted by
Encore & HIMSS NYS Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Please RSVP by (October
31, 2014) to Jean Parker, <a href="mailto:jparker@encorehealthresources.com">jparker@encorehealthresources.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 6.5pt;">Jean Mahoney Parker</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> | </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Client Services Executive</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 6.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-91038374593819142712014-09-17T13:31:00.001-07:002014-09-17T15:15:18.410-07:00NYeHealth Collaborative: Patient Centered Medical Home Webinar 09/18/2014<a href="https://nyehealth.webex.com/mw0401l/mywebex/default.do?nomenu=true&siteurl=nyehealth&service=6&rnd=0.4396724138167255&main_url=https://nyehealth.webex.com/ec0701l/eventcenter/event/eventAction.do%3FtheAction%3Ddetail%26confViewID%3D1797591450%26%26EMK%3D4832534b00000001ab297a77ced80f6d448d936770d270ebc5f68758e570127f0c635195c400f46e%26%26%26siteurl%3Dnyehealth">Check out tomorrow's informative presentation</a>. SV<br />
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Here is a link to April's presentation:<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://nyehealth.webex.com/ec0701l/eventcenter/recording/recordAction.do?theAction=poprecord&AT=pb&internalRecordTicket=00000001f83f8beb8b5e88a2e6831a9c269dabeb02a35e4a260d54d27385503931318410&isurlact=true&renewticket=0&recordID=23369507&apiname=lsr.php&needFilter=false&format=short&&SP=EC&rID=23369507&RCID=eed811e0b323fe7d8415783a5f3754bf&siteurl=nyehealth&actappname=ec0701l&actname=%2Feventcenter%2Fframe%2Fg.do&rnd=8182313499&entactname=%2FnbrRecordingURL.do&entappname=url0201l">Patient-Centered Medical Home - Transform Your Practice-20140410 1559-1 </a></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">April 10, 2014, 11:59 am New York Time </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3a5896; font-family: 'Courier New';">o</span><span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Benefits of PCMH to your practice</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3a5896; font-family: 'Courier New';">o</span><span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Research Findings</span></div>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-86794870066997746302014-07-08T11:16:00.000-07:002014-07-08T11:18:45.557-07:00CMS Telemedicine proposal for 2015 Fact Sheet<i>This a a good first step towards acknowledging that managing care requires multiple reimbursable approaches. SV</i><br />
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Medicare continues to emphasize primary care management services by beginning to make separate payment for chronic care management (CCM) services beginning in 2015. In last year’s final rule, we established policy to make separate payment for non-face-to-face chronic care management services for Medicare beneficiaries who have multiple, significant chronic conditions (two or more). Chronic care management services include regular development and revision of a plan of care, communication with other treating health professionals, and medication management.</div>
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This proposed rule addresses three aspects of CCM services. We propose a payment rate of<b> $41.92</b> for the code that can be billed no more frequently than once per month per qualified patient. We also propose to allow greater flexibility in the supervision of clinical staff providing CCM services. Finally, we are not proposing to establish separate standards that practitioners and practices furnishing this service would have to meet, as we had indicated last year. Upon further review, we believe the scope of service requirements for CCM, most of which were finalized last year, would be sufficient for practitioners to deliver CCM. We are proposing one additional requirement – standards for electronic health records – and seek comment on whether additional standards are needed. Payment for CCM is only one part of a multi-faceted CMS initiative to improve Medicare beneficiaries’ access to primary care. Models being tested through the Innovation Center will continue to explore other primary care innovations.</div>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-42285315507910543112014-06-24T09:27:00.002-07:002014-06-24T09:27:38.415-07:00Dr Farzad Mostashari launches Aledade<i>Dr Farzad Mostashari has launched Aledade a company that will help primary care doctors form Accountable Care Organizations or ACOs. SV</i><br />
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Steven J. Stack, MD, an emergency physician residing in Lexington, Ky., was first elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees (BOT) in June 2006. Board-certified in emergency medicine, Dr. Stack currently practices in Lexington and surrounding central Kentucky.</div>
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Dr. Stack has served as medical director of multiple emergency departments, including St. Joseph East (Lexington), St. Joseph Mt. Sterling (rural eastern Kentucky) and Baptist Memorial Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.). He is the first emergency medicine board-certified physician to serve on the AMA-BOT.</div>
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Dr. Stack has special expertise in health information technology (IT) and has been chair of the AMA’s Health Information Technology Advisory Group from 2007 to 2013. He has also served on multiple federal advisory groups for the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), including the Information Exchange, PCAST Report, and Strategic Plan workgroups.</div>
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Dr. Stack will be the youngest AMA president in the past century.</div>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-67470960022641805042014-05-20T20:04:00.004-07:002014-05-20T20:04:54.932-07:00CMS and ONC Release NPRM Allowing CEHRT Flexibility and Extending Stage 2<i>Keep sending in the feedback. SV</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Today, CMS and ONC released a <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNTIwLjMyMzYzNDQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDUyMC4zMjM2MzQ0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDI5NDc5JmVtYWlsaWQ9enN1bWVyQGdueWhhLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9enN1bWVyQGdueWhhLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-11944.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)</span></b></a> that would allow providers participating in the EHR Incentive Programs to use the 2011 Edition of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) for calendar and fiscal year 2014. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">The NPRM will grant flexibility to providers who are experiencing difficulties fully implementing 2014 Edition CEHRT to attest this year. The proposed rule would allow providers to use EHRs that have been certified under the 2011 Edition, a combination of the 2011 and 2014 Editions, or the 2014 Edition.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Beginning in 2015, all eligible providers would be required to report using 2014 Edition CEHRT.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">2014 Participation Options</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />Under this proposal, valid only for the 2014 reporting year, providers would be able to use 2011 Edition CEHRT for either Stage 1 or Stage 2, would have the option to attest to the 2013 definition of meaningful use core and menu objectives, and use the 2013 definition CQMs.</span></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Providers currently working on Stage 1 in 2014 would be able to demonstrate:</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Providers currently working on Stage 2 in 2014 would be able to demonstrate:</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Extending Stage 2</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />The proposed rule also includes a provision that would formalize CMS and ONC’s<a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNTIwLjMyMzYzNDQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDUyMC4zMjM2MzQ0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDI5NDc5JmVtYWlsaWQ9enN1bWVyQGdueWhhLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9enN1bWVyQGdueWhhLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/ListServ_Stage3Implementation.html" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">recommended timeline</span></b></a> to extend Stage 2 through 2016. If finalized, the earliest a provider would participate in Stage 3 of meaningful use would be 2017.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Visit the CMS Newsroom to read the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNTIwLjMyMzYzNDQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDUyMC4zMjM2MzQ0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDI5NDc5JmVtYWlsaWQ9enN1bWVyQGdueWhhLm9yZyZ1c2VyaWQ9enN1bWVyQGdueWhhLm9yZyZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&http://www.cms.gov/Newsroom/MediaReleaseDatabase/Press-releases/2014-Press-releases-items/2014-05-20.html" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">press release</span></b></a> about the NPRM.</span></div>
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<br />Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-75090588461718774622014-05-07T15:22:00.004-07:002014-05-07T15:22:34.213-07:00Happy Nurses Week May 6- 12, 2014<i>Thank you for all you do! SV</i><br />
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<br />Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-9790009072629901722014-04-29T15:09:00.001-07:002014-04-29T15:09:03.313-07:00NYeHealth Collaborative: Patient Centered Medical Home WebinarCheck out this informative presentation. SV<br />
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-20573171773295230142014-04-22T11:57:00.003-07:002014-04-29T15:08:12.080-07:00NCQA PCMH 2011 Deadline is looming<i>Here are some important deadline and links FOR 2011 and 2014. SV</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.200000762939453px;">The last day to purchase the 2011 PCMH Survey Tool is June 30, 2014. All 2011 PCMH Survey Tools must be submitted by March 31, 2015. For additional information, see the </span><a href="http://www.ncqa.org/Programs/Recognition/PatientCenteredMedicalHomePCMH/BeforeLearnItPCMH.aspx" style="background-color: white; color: #2861a3; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.200000762939453px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: underline;">Start-to-Finish PCMH Recognition page</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.200000762939453px;">.</span></div>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-2540272123664536202014-04-17T06:32:00.000-07:002014-04-17T06:32:34.758-07:00Eligible Professionals Must Start Medicare EHR Participation in 2014 to Earn Incentives<br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Important Medicare Deadline Approaching for Eligible Professionals</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you are an eligible professional for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, 2014 is the <strong>last year</strong> you can <strong>start </strong>participation in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program in order to receive incentive payments.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Eligible professionals who begin participation in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program after 2014 will <em><u>not</u></em> be able to earn an incentive payment for that year or any subsequent year of participation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you choose to participate in the Medicare EHR Incentive Program for the first time in 2014, you should begin your 90-day reporting period no later than <strong>July 1, 2014</strong>and submit attestation by <strong>October 1, 2014 </strong>in order to avoid the payment adjustment in 2015<strong>.</strong></span></div>
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<em><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Note:</span></em><span style="font-size: 11pt;"> October 1 is the attestation deadline for eligible professionals in their first year of participation to avoid the payment adjustment. However, eligible professionals who miss this deadline can still demonstrate meaningful use during the last 90-day reporting period of the year (October - December 2014) and earn an incentive payment for 2014.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Providers Who First Begin Participation in 2014 must:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Demonstrate <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE1LjMxMzE5MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNS4zMTMxOTM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc4NDY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/downloads/Beginners_Guide.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">Stage 1 of meaningful use</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Meet <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE1LjMxMzE5MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNS4zMTMxOTM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc4NDY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://www.healthit.gov/providers-professionals/ehr-implementation-steps/step-3-select-or-upgrade-certified-ehr" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">2014 EHR certification criteria</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Select any 90-day reporting period to demonstrate meaningful use, but must start no later than July 1, in order to avoid the adjustment</span></li>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">To Earn Your Maximum Medicare Incentive</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Demonstrate 90 days of Stage 1 of meaningful use in 2014 to earn up to $11,760.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Demonstrate a full year of Stage 1 of meaningful use in 2015 to earn up to $7,840.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Demonstrate a full year of Stage 2 of meaningful use in 2016 to earn up to $3,920.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">If you successfully demonstrate meaningful use each year beginning in 2014, your total payment amount could be as much as <strong>$23,520</strong>.<br /><b><br /><strong>Additional Resources</strong></b><br />The <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE1LjMxMzE5MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNS4zMTMxOTM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc4NDY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/index.html?redirect=/EHRIncentivePrograms/30_Meaningful_Use.asp" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">EHR Incentive Program</span></a> website offers several helpful tools and resources so you can successfully begin participation:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE1LjMxMzE5MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNS4zMTMxOTM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc4NDY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/downloads/Beginners_Guide.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="An Introduction to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">An Introduction to the Medicare EHR Incentive Program for Eligible Professionals</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE1LjMxMzE5MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNS4zMTMxOTM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc4NDY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&103&&&http://cms.gov/apps/ehealth-eligibility/ehealth-eligibility-assessment-tool.aspx" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">Interactive Eligibility Assessment Tool</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE1LjMxMzE5MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNS4zMTMxOTM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc4NDY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&104&&&http://www.cms.gov/apps/ehr/" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank" title="The Stage 1 Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">The Stage 1 Meaningful Use Attestation Calculator</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE1LjMxMzE5MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNS4zMTMxOTM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc4NDY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&105&&&http://cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Participation-Timeline.html" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">My EHR Participation Timeline</span></a></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #464646; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwNDE1LjMxMzE5MzQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDQxNS4zMTMxOTM0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTc4NDY4JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&106&&&http://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/EHRIncentivePrograms/Downloads/PaymentAdj_HardshipExcepTipSheetforEP.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">Payment Adjustments & Hardship Exceptions Tipsheet for Eligible Professionals</span></a></span></li>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-54380634957336182402014-04-13T17:47:00.000-07:002014-04-16T12:17:47.697-07:00NYeHealth Collaborative: Patient Centered Medical Home WebinarCheck out this informative presentation. SV<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">April 10, 2014, 11:59 am New York Time </span><br />
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York State </span><span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">Activities
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<span style="color: #3a5896; font-family: 'Courier New';">o</span><span style="font-family: Arial; letter-spacing: -0.2pt;">How
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<br />Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-62284821489872046832014-04-13T15:19:00.001-07:002014-04-13T15:19:16.076-07:00NYC REACH Live Webinar Series: Meaningful Use Stage 2<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">
<u><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>NYC REACH Live Webinar Series:<br />Meaningful Use Stage 2</strong></span></span></u><br /> </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are you preparing to start Meaningful Use Stage 2? NYC REACH invites you to our Meaningful Use Stage 2 Live Webinar Series. These upcoming four webinars will focus on different key Stage 2 topics, including:</span></span></span><br /> </div>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NYCREACH/d7dea21314/53073983a4/81ad8d9680" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">Stage 2 Overview: Core/Menu Measures & CQMs</a> - </strong><em>Thursday, April 10th, 9am - 10am</em></span></span><ul>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em></em>Overview of measures and Stage 2 preparation checklist including patient portal, system upgrades, and interfaces.<br /> </span></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NYCREACH/d7dea21314/53073983a4/8aae57e40d" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">Stage 2 Transitions of Care & Cancer/Disease Registry Reporting</a> - </strong><em>Thursday, April 24th, 9am - 10am</em></span></span><ul>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em></em>Overview of Meaningful Use measures related to transitions of care, cancer registry reporting, and disease reporting. </span></span><br /> </li>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NYCREACH/d7dea21314/53073983a4/12dc73f398" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"></a><strong><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NYCREACH/d7dea21314/53073983a4/0fa51d6e07" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">Stage 2 Patient Portal: Engaging Patients Electronically</a> - </strong><em>Thursday, May 8th, 9am - 10am</em></span></span><ul>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em></em>Patient Portal features and benefits, requirements for Meaningful Use Stage 2, and practice workflow tools and tips.</span></span><br /> </li>
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<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NYCREACH/d7dea21314/53073983a4/dd8071f9e8" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">Stage 2 Privacy and Security: Best Practices and Meaningful Use</a> - </strong><em>Thursday, May 22nd, 9am - 10am</em></span></span><ul>
<li><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><em></em>Updates on Privacy and Security measures, exclusions, best practices, and tools.</span></span></li>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br />Once registered, you will receive an email 1-2 days before the webinar with login instructions. Please be sure to provide your full name and a valid e-mail address when registering. If you have any questions about these webinars, please contact Victoria Pascoe at <a href="mailto:vpascoe@health.nyc.gov?subject=Stage%202%20Webinar%20Series" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;">vpascoe@health.nyc.gov</a> or (347) 396-4693.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-90977608126530408812014-04-07T13:38:00.000-07:002014-04-07T13:38:36.601-07:00ONC: A 10 year retrospective with interviewsAn interesting article including interviews with the ONC leaders.<br />
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<a href="http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20140405/MAGAZINE/304059980/1135&utm_source=AltURL&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mpdaily?AllowView=VXQ0UnpwZTVEdlNiL1I3TkErT1lBajNja0U4VUR1WllFQk1JQkE9PQ==">Modern Healthcare</a>Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-35916559889954193012014-04-04T12:36:00.003-07:002014-04-04T12:36:46.782-07:00NYC REACH Open Houses: The Bronx and Queens<strong><u><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Upcoming Open House</span></u></strong><u><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"><b>s</b></span></u><br />
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NYC REACH invites you to attend our 2014 Open House Series. Taking place
throughout the five boroughs throughout the year, these open houses will
provide an overview of what to expect in 2014. Attendees will also have an
opportunity to hear a provider perspective on Health Information Technology and
network with other providers from their area. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<strong><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NYCREACH/869ddc654c/53073983a4/809faf44ce" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0073f8;">Bronx Open House</span></a></span></strong><span style="background-color: white;"><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Tuesday, April 22nd</span></strong><br />
Lehman College</span></span><br />
<span style="background: white;">50 Bedford Park Blvd
W</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Bronx, New York</span><br />
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<strong><span style="background: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?NYCREACH/869ddc654c/53073983a4/7cad9bd756" style="cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0073f8;">Queens Open House</span></a></span></strong><span style="background: white;"><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Thursday, May 1st</span></strong><br />
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">NYC Department of
Health</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">42-09 28th
Street, Room 12-22</span><br />
<span style="background: white;">Long Island City,
Queens</span><br />
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<span style="background: white;">If you have any
questions about these events, please contact<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:pcipcomms@health.nyc.gov" style="cursor: pointer;"><span style="color: #0073f8;">pcipcomms@health.nyc.gov</span></a></span>Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-33416922081396161922014-03-14T11:59:00.003-07:002014-03-14T11:59:28.708-07:00Governor Cuomo Names Primary Care Partnership as "Pay for Success" Finalist<i>Congratulations to the Finalists! SV</i><br />
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<span style="color: black;">(March 14, 2014) Governor Andrew Cuomo last week announced that a primary care partnership is one of four finalists for New York State's "Pay for Success" initiative. The partnership consists of the Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC), three federally qualified community health centers - HRHCare Community Health, The Institute for Family Health, Open Door Family Medical Centers, Inc., and Hudson Information Technology for Community Health (HITCH). </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">In announcing the finalists on March 6th, Governor Cuomo stated: "This public-private partnership model is one we see working over and over again and one that saves taxpayers money and improves how we deliver services here in New York." <span class="apple-converted-space">Read the Governor's press release </span></span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7i2MAs_lIL1a269fDXfkFIX2WFefays6LJQvp_90QXiMyqtKaWYgNAyaMBXt4uY9qM0wzX6hlMMuyC1zpPvZVO4beioJ-_gE8mmjfnRSzw7dAHm3Y1EC32DAKwe_gx66vSOAbMBUTry4eb1s674dSxLdo9mEKv0Hy2QbenDT0gp4htq7Qu-LD0yVzPWrWQyT279VvZWOn66LVtjzdEDpSIx0ZAUXXmEbQak5OgrcU01Lno-LJ7JnDr6UJuShVM_2VhZSbF96holSWK_spqvt1O-A==&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">here</a><span style="color: black;">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The partnership seeks to reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes among adults in New York City and the Hudson Valley by improving the identification of at-risk patients, and engaging patients in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) "National Diabetes Prevention Program" (NDPP). Evidence shows that successful completion of the NDPP reduces a patient's risk of getting diabetes by 58%. The three health centers care for roughly 140,000 adult patients: an estimated 8.8% are diabetic and at least 8.3% are prediabetic. The five-year initiative is expected to benefit about 3,600 patients and save about $10 million in health care costs. Longer term cumulative savings to all levels of government are projected at $47 million. The award will be final upon approval of the State budget and completion of a contract between the partnership and the State.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">"Pay for Success" projects, often financed through Social Impact Bonds, are an innovative method of funding projects that benefit the public. In New York's Pay for Success program, the state and service providers (such as healthcare providers) will agree upon performance goals, and private and philanthropic investors will fund the projects at no initial cost to the state. The state will repay investors based on the program's performance, and will only make payments if the goals are achieved.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7iwIcjnnLLfIUObt1Yx5WSHMSlJohfuaC5ehbUBULZQL4xyWWUtl1aOSa36EGERtF5LOOA_0Xysjdf_VVIU0PqnDe7lQIQpGajeQXu6Zb9wenPtEpxo4FyPwmZnS6GgZNHDexLa0X0b65LYJdQ5mNN7KTiKit1paV9vUctzjWUzHJn5LzxP7KdBQ_NFfCEJKVTFxFSRT_DK0Rz-X2o4F9BGjExVok752U1&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><i>PCDC</i></a> <span style="color: black;"><i>is </i><i>a nonprofit that provides affordable capital, expert technical assistance and public advocacy to expand and transform primary care in underserved communities to improve health outcomes, lower health costs and reduce disparities. </i></span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7izS40fk1SVnLVWr1rCVSjqJde8h-2qkn1F_ncUCAmWqiAyQrPoixZp-YhoIzZb5pV5L-ChhdfweC7T7MpAxkghlx7dc0SnUgdry8VSucUiQM5SnFGEOUMcGhBeehVEnBjsPfFVcNQgey5z3ndaZ3pbeDlBLd0yYzsPKsXbaMF5px0vSWR7urdNBk0fFaM05dAa5s59dAajuOG7Btj4ogqlXkCOGtQYoXKH8Hgf_pymrc=&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><i>HRHCare Community Health</i></a><span style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;"><i>, </i></span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7iCvc3KULzUxNCMEPUr5PW0Xvmk4DGFJ_koU44vq4K-jkxBRCbukG30jNAqHIJXu1ESX2QEBRT5wJMuB0EZ5yTB_J9vng63gHfHfUOWE8V8aG0kSBjOmPfG9GjpCvYyYRe7R_As0Gj3SXxdbg0OyeYmP6NzBwq_GPg9hKCeRIs2ycU30bFNOLdtRaVAjlBN4FpvqcFL_vgwj4HqiJKFTAKzBNK06PlHaEPUDju3JWJOftrxTGeFolfDA==&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><i>The Institute for Family Health</i></a><span style="color: black;"><i> and</i> </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7iaCuXEbhx9WpwzuVLc2yebSVlb1y3zpZAnMycdHiXmilDowFDZUpSEwW3SaEhZECNsk845Xz-EpGCVA_fQz53oVB0l8AQ2ygjgVw9puq06NWrVa6zDkkhNBD2mTGsRjEUdFFmVvswljDitK7V-uOzHlTfGmR6XCwMyo82v7aoS9_wRaq6nZIJERTAPG4TG_WJIujSA3upVq3D1b3nBZd-PAQ5A70ng4nkia1J8QsLrR2Wq7WxpRgM8Q==&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><i>Open Door Family Medical Centers</i></a><span style="color: black;"><i>, Inc. are federally qualified health center networks that operate 50 community health centers in New York State. The centers offer primary care, dental care and mental health care for children and adults.</i><i> All of the centers have been designated Patient Centered Medical Homes by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.</i></span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7itE5QrTqfIysnzUrjoEtKHJ9wDZ8LNfSRyQDBga3wSGO3I_17MOR1FEDGXq15s5fBgdJQRGRLhmwLnjJR61emBAJvRd4Kqe1bFZevqXOvj2BQTkUgd20VcOalBudZBnieK2t8Xf767IQREzyUNGiqMlaeMrDGo_PnHTwVOKhtIz2uqQczq8uKVDfB98zV9UeqdNf2H1NmhZfs8NCxX75xUoowFnFX1hT-I2S5q88HaCA=&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><i>HITCH</i></a><span style="color: black;"><i> is a non-profit coalition that promotes high quality health care among safety-net primary care providers.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;"><i>For more information visit: </i></span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7iwIcjnnLLfIUObt1Yx5WSHMSlJohfuaC5ehbUBULZQL4xyWWUtl1aOSa36EGERtF5LOOA_0Xysjdf_VVIU0PqnDe7lQIQpGajeQXu6Zb9wenPtEpxo4FyPwmZnS6GgZNHDexLa0X0b65LYJdQ5mNN7KTiKit1paV9vUctzjWUzHJn5LzxP7KdBQ_NFfCEJKVTFxFSRT_DK0Rz-X2o4F9BGjExVok752U1&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">www.pcdc.org</a><span style="color: black;">; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7iCvc3KULzUxNCMEPUr5PW0Xvmk4DGFJ_koU44vq4K-jkxBRCbukG30jNAqHIJXu1ESX2QEBRT5wJMuB0EZ5yTB_J9vng63gHfHfUOWE8V8aG0kSBjOmPfG9GjpCvYyYRe7R_As0Gj3SXxdbg0OyeYmP6NzBwq_GPg9hKCeRIs2ycU30bFNOLdtRaVAjlBN4FpvqcFL_vgwj4HqiJKFTAKzBNK06PlHaEPUDju3JWJOftrxTGeFolfDA==&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">www.institute2000.org</a><span style="color: black;">; </span><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7izS40fk1SVnLVWr1rCVSjqJde8h-2qkn1F_ncUCAmWqiAyQrPoixZp-YhoIzZb5pV5L-ChhdfweC7T7MpAxkghlx7dc0SnUgdry8VSucUiQM5SnFGEOUMcGhBeehVEnBjsPfFVcNQgey5z3ndaZ3pbeDlBLd0yYzsPKsXbaMF5px0vSWR7urdNBk0fFaM05dAa5s59dAajuOG7Btj4ogqlXkCOGtQYoXKH8Hgf_pymrc=&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">www.hrhcare.org</a><span style="color: black;">;<a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7iaCuXEbhx9WpwzuVLc2yebSVlb1y3zpZAnMycdHiXmilDowFDZUpSEwW3SaEhZECNsk845Xz-EpGCVA_fQz53oVB0l8AQ2ygjgVw9puq06NWrVa6zDkkhNBD2mTGsRjEUdFFmVvswljDitK7V-uOzHlTfGmR6XCwMyo82v7aoS9_wRaq6nZIJERTAPG4TG_WJIujSA3upVq3D1b3nBZd-PAQ5A70ng4nkia1J8QsLrR2Wq7WxpRgM8Q==&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">www.opendoormedical.org</a></span><span style="color: black; text-decoration: underline;">; </span><span style="color: black;">and</span><span style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001HouVda35rb3UCAU-s0XBj4TqWFt30VIF6C4U2-C1ddL3K0BlbBGtMP5AU35RLb7itE5QrTqfIysnzUrjoEtKHJ9wDZ8LNfSRyQDBga3wSGO3I_17MOR1FEDGXq15s5fBgdJQRGRLhmwLnjJR61emBAJvRd4Kqe1bFZevqXOvj2BQTkUgd20VcOalBudZBnieK2t8Xf767IQREzyUNGiqMlaeMrDGo_PnHTwVOKhtIz2uqQczq8uKVDfB98zV9UeqdNf2H1NmhZfs8NCxX75xUoowFnFX1hT-I2S5q88HaCA=&c=X2rMXfcZ1hTM2QzDkagq-5Q_jdmb6SjtSDBsxTXVl0vRdEHA3WG4Nw==&ch=szmFQKh41iAnolx845glpHhC_N2opS5K2OFVhWXjdFUEdRwhHVaqEg==" shape="rect" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">www.hitch.org</a></span><span style="color: black; text-decoration: underline;">.</span></div>
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Dan Lowenstein (PCDC) - 212-437-3942, <a href="mailto:dlowenstein@pcdc.org" shape="rect" style="color: black; cursor: pointer;">dlowenstein@pcdc.org</a></div>
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Lauren Candela-Katz, (HRHCare Community Health) 914-734-8555, <a href="mailto:lcandelakatz@hrhcare.org" shape="rect" style="color: black; cursor: pointer;">lcandelakatz@hrhcare.org</a></div>
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Lindsay Farrell, (Open Door Family Medical Centers, Inc.) 914-502-1450, <a href="mailto:lfarrell@odfmc.org" shape="rect" style="color: black; cursor: pointer;">lfarrell@odfmc.org</a></div>
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Maxine Golub (The Institute for Family Health) - 212-633-0800 ext 1286<a href="mailto:mgolub@institute2000.org" shape="rect" style="color: black; cursor: pointer;">mgolub@institute2000.org</a></div>
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Helene Kopal (HITCH), 914-488-6401, <a href="mailto:hkopal@hitch.org" shape="rect" style="color: black; cursor: pointer;">hkopal@hitch.org</a></div>
Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-74535885323189871652014-03-03T10:23:00.002-08:002014-03-03T10:23:42.334-08:00Allscripts: HIMSS Analytics Announces First Certified Educator of the EMR Adoption Model<i>Congratulations! SV</i><br />
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<br />Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-79086201349742055822014-03-02T16:06:00.001-08:002014-03-02T16:06:56.370-08:00AHIMA ICD-10 Clinical Documentation Training for Physicians and Clinicians<i>Check it out and let us know what you think. SV</i><br />
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The deadline for the transition to ICD-10 is October 1, 2014. The American Health Information Management Association's (AHIMA's) new clinical documentation for ICD-10 training provides interactive, online training on the documentation needed to meet ICD-10-CM/PCS's requirements.</div>
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Salvatore Volpe MD FAAP FACP CHCQMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771690631821957683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25370992.post-80813553069059325982014-02-28T09:37:00.002-08:002014-02-28T09:37:32.502-08:00CMS ICD-10 eHealth University Resources<h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 15pt;">
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">CMS has launched <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/eHealthUniversity.html" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">eHealth University</span></a>, a new go-to resource to help providers understand, implement, and successfully participate in <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&101&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/programs.html" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">CMS eHealth programs</span></a>. eHealth University features a full curriculum of materials and information, all in one location. The education modules are organized by level, from beginner to advanced, and simplify complex information in a variety of formats, including fact sheets, guides, videos, checklists, webinar recordings, and more.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">As part of eHealth University, CMS is offering several resources to help you prepare for the <strong>October 1, 2014, ICD-10 compliance date.</strong> These include:</span></div>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&102&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/downloads/eHealthU_ICD10TransitionIntro.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">Introduction to ICD-10</span></a> – This fact sheet provides an introduction to ICD-10 and explains the key steps for switching to ICD-10.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&103&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/downloads/eHealthU_LargePracChecklist.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">Transition Checklist: Large Practices</span></a> and <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&104&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/downloads/eHealthU_SmallMedPracChecklist.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">Transition Checklist: Small and Medium Practices</span></a> – These checklists outline tasks and estimated timeframes for important ICD-10 transition activities for small, medium, and large practices.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&105&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/downloads/eHealthU_BasicsSmallRuralPrac.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">Basics for Small and Rural Practices</span></a> – This beginner-level fact sheet provides basics about the ICD-10 transition for small and rural practices, including background on ICD-10, important questions to answer about ICD-10 preparations, and resources to help prepare for the compliance date.</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: #777777; line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&106&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/downloads/eHealthU_IntroICD10.pdf" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">Introduction to ICD-10 for Providers</span></a> - This in-depth guide for providers explains the background behind ICD-10, why the transition is important, how providers can prepare for ICD-10, and important resources to help transition.</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt;">Once you have an understanding of the basics of ICD-10 through these beginner-level resources, check out the intermediate and advanced resources also available on the <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&100&&&http://www.cms.gov/eHealth/eHealthUniversity.html" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">eHealth University website</span></a>. By using these tools, you can better prepare for October 1, 2014, and help ensure a smooth transition to ICD-10.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Keep Up to Date on ICD-10</span></strong><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><br />Visit the CMS <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&107&&&http://www.cms.gov/ICD10" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">ICD-10 website</span></a> for the latest news and resources to help you prepare for the <strong>October 1, 2014</strong>, compliance date. Sign up for <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&108&&&http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/ICD10/CMS_ICD-10_Industry_Email_Updates.html" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">CMS ICD-10 Industry Email Updates</span></a> and <a href="http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTQwMjI3LjI5NDQ0NzIxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE0MDIyNy4yOTQ0NDcyMSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE2OTA2NTM2JmVtYWlsaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZ1c2VyaWQ9cGF1bC52ZWxlekBjbXMuaGhzLmdvdiZmbD0mZXh0cmE9TXVsdGl2YXJpYXRlSWQ9JiYm&&&109&&&https://twitter.com/CMSGov" style="color: blue; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3a8bc1;">follow us</span></a> on Twitter.</span></div>
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