Heb je een beauty salon? Ben je een schoonheidsspecialiste? Wil je een webshop? Tijdens Beauty Salon Dimensions 2014 hebben we uitgelegd waar je op moet letten.
Our Insights webinar this week tackles a little-known program that will have a big impact on fee-for-service Medicare providers. The Value-Based Payment Modifier (or Value Modifier for short) is something every Medicare provider should know about as soon as possible. One way or another, providers will wind up on either the incentive or penalty side of this legislation. Take advantage of our webinar for in-depth information on this complex and far-reaching topic.
Heb je een beauty salon? Ben je een schoonheidsspecialiste? Wil je een webshop? Tijdens Beauty Salon Dimensions 2014 hebben we uitgelegd waar je op moet letten.
Our Insights webinar this week tackles a little-known program that will have a big impact on fee-for-service Medicare providers. The Value-Based Payment Modifier (or Value Modifier for short) is something every Medicare provider should know about as soon as possible. One way or another, providers will wind up on either the incentive or penalty side of this legislation. Take advantage of our webinar for in-depth information on this complex and far-reaching topic.
In the age of core system replacements, there are a lot of tough decisions that have to be made. Quirk Healthcare lends its expertise of this difficult topic in this weeks Insight.
Overcoming the Struggles of Small PracticesBen Quirk
Small practices face many struggles on the road to success. This webinar overviews the top obstacles they face, addresses the reasons behind the decline in numbers of independent practices, and provides solutions for them to remain successful despite the challenges.
For a change of pace, this latest Insights webinar covers the HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) convention recently held in Orlando, Florida. Our CEO Ben Quirk attended the event and reports his observations, focusing on how convention activities reflect the state of the healthcare industry in 2014.
The recent extension of the ICD-10 deadline was greeted with mixed reactions throughout the healthcare industry. Some favored an extension, while others preferred to move ahead with the change. In this webinar, we look at the pros and cons of the delay and how it will affect providers and patients. Reactions from other vendors are also presented.
Medicare Advantage is one of the few areas your clinic can generate risk scores. Learn the basics of the program, strategies to increase your reimbursement processes to monitor compliance with 5 star and tools available on the market to help your physicians.
In some ways, 2014 turned out to be not quite as cataclysmic as expected. However, maintaining a strong road map for the future remains critical especially with the ever shifting regulatory landscape. Learn four simple things to focus on for the remainder of 2014.
In its January 2014 Issue Brief, the ONC announced its vision that, by 2020: The power of each individual is developed and unleashed to be active in managing their health and partnering in their health care, enabled by information and technology. And it began seeking feedback on new goals and strategies for health IT-enabled, patient centered care. With this vision in mind, this session will explore current and emerging technologies supporting person centered care in the ambulatory care setting.
Data Conversions - Convert with ConfidenceBen Quirk
Data Conversions (DC) are necessary to ensure availability of Meaningful Use (MU) data, increased quality of care, and overall improved performance. Transferring data from an old system to a new or current one requires care and a knowledgeable project team to meet all standards of the organization for their go-live.
By 2015, group physician practices of 10 or more eligible Medicare providers will be required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to participate in the value-based modifier program. Is your practice prepared to participate? This Quirk Healthcare Solutions Insights webinar provides a solid overview of the impending rollout.
This webinar covers Health Information Technology (HIT) topics that are very much on everyone's mind today. From ICD-10 and SNOMED coding to MU and PQRS regs, this webinar will fill you in on the background and details you need to know. And if you're currently using an older version of NextGen/KBM, you'll find the upgrade info on those systems especially useful. Take advantage of this free information from Quirk Healthcare Solutions.
End of Life Planning - Directives by DesignBen Quirk
Learn about Directives by Design, a culturally sensitive tool to guide patients through end of life choices and create a living will as required for hospitals in MU2.
Ben Quirk spoke to the South Florida medical group community about the impact of ICD-10 on the healthcare industry. It was a very informative talk that covered a lot of need-to-know details, including how ICD-10 relates to Meaningful Use and SNOMED.
CPT E/M codes are changing January 1, 2021. This webinar unpacks those changes for you, outlining everything you need to know including:
How to navigate all the changes
What these mean for reimbursement
What you need to know to make sure your providers and coders are ready.
Telemedicine has moved to the forefront of healthcare, opening up opportunities for both practices and their patients. To help unpack some of the enormous amounts of new information, This presentation focuses on:
- Relaxing of Regulatory Issues
- How Telemedicine Can Help Your Practice
- Challenges
- The Future of Telemedicine
This episode continues our COVID-19 COVID-19 Insights Webinar discussing CMS changes, available grants and loans, existing opportunities in telehealth, and more state openings for elective surgeries.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present challenges to healthcare practices. This presentation covers the reinstatement of elective surgeries in a few states, the greater adoption of remote tracking, and new developments with the FCC’s Telehealth Program.
It also goes over the technology CareOptimize has developed to help streamline COVID-19 monitoring and reporting, its genesis, and how this utility can help your practice post-pandemic.
This webinar continues the COVID-19 Insights webinar series. Topics include the loans and grants being offered by the government, how they differ, and how they may benefit your practice, including SBA Loans and Grants, HHS Grants, Medicare Advance/Accelerated Payments, and Telehealth Funding. The webinar also goes over the CareOptimize technology developed to assist with streamlining COVID-19 monitoring and reporting.
Does it feel like you’re falling behind on the latest CMS regulatory updates? You’re not alone. The CareOptimize COVID-19 Insights webinar is designed to keep you informed of everything going on with CMS as healthcare practices continue to adjust. Along with CMS updates, this webinar goes over SBA loans and Fee-for-service Advance/Accelerated Medicare payments.
CareOptimize COVID-19 Webinar series episode 2 continues with the most up-to-date news from CMS along with other regulatory changes affecting the healthcare industry. The primary focus is on a trio of distinct provider models and how each of them is managing their practices while adapting to the challenges of the pandemic. We also go over the technology CareOptimize has developed aimed at streamlining COVID-19 monitoring and reporting.
MIPS continues to be a major risk, with practices who do not participate subject to a 5% penalty. This webinar covers:
Rule clarification and changes that have occured since January 1st.
Measure clarification and changes that have occured since January 1st. Your measure calculations may be changing as a result.
Where your practice should be at this point in the year.
How we can help support unique workflows and provider documentation.
In the day and age of value based medicine, it is critical to optimize your reimbursements with more accurate coding.This webinar uses specific examples to demonstrate the intricacies of accurate coding and how you can actually benefit. Questions answered include:
• How is global service reporting changing?
• What procedures require reporting?
• Who is required to report?
• When do new requirements take effect?
MACRA is quickly approaching year 2. CMS recently released their 2018 Proposed Rule, and there are some significant changes everyone should be aware of.
Rather than wading through the 1,058 pages of the Proposed Rule, join CareOptimize for a look at the most important takeaways.
In less than 30 minutes, you'll learn:
Are any of your clinicians now exempt?
What is a Virtual Group, and will it save you money?
Are your practice's priorities aligned with the newly weighted categories?
How can the Proposed Rule increase your 2018 bonus?
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have been part of the healthcare landscape for a while and remain an integral part of the move toward value-based medicine. CMS recently introduced a new model in the MSSP (Medicare Shared Savings Program), ACO Track 1+.
This presentation gives a broad overview of ACOs and explains the basics of the new Track 1+ model. Topics include:
- ACOs and their role in MACRA/MIPS
- Meeting or exceeding the standards
- Why the risk might be worth it
MIPS is here. Are You Ready? CareOptimize Is.
See how the MIPS Management Solution empowers practices like yours to:
1. Know provider scores in real-time and compare those to your peers across the country
2. Provide scorecards for each MIPS category
3. Model different scenarios to determine your highest MIPS score
4. Automatically submit to CMS
5. Choose which level of assistance is best for your organization
... And More!
Let's face it, changes are coming. Healthcare is about to undergo another big shift once the new administration comes in. Between the sure things and the big questions, CareOptimize has found a bit of clarity. Join us to learn what our experts advise you to do to stay on top of it all.
Are you:
Keeping up to date with your risk scoring?
Missing out on reimbursement premiums?
Ensuring accurate health profiles for your patients?
Proper risk adjustment is important, not only to ensure your patients' quality of care, but also to improve your bottom line. This CareOptimize presentation will take you from the basic tenets of risk adjustment to specific ways you can increase your risk scores and get the highest premium payments.
Meaningful Use: Programs, Penalities, and PaymentsBen Quirk
Meaningful Use is not dead!
MIPS may be just around the corner, but MU is still very much in the picture. There is enough time, however, for your practice to optimize 2016 reporting and increase 2018 payments and avoid penalties.
This presentation takes you through the steps needed to successfully attest for 2016 and be prepared for upcoming changes.
CMS has stopped being nice about ICD10. As of October 1, 2016, the grace period for not using specific codes for certain diagnoses is gone. If you are not precise with these codes, your denial rates will go up.
This presentatio helps you learn how you can avoid high denial rates and also explains:
- Key changes and revisions
- Written guidance from CMS and OIG that may negate a new guideline
- Chapter specific changes
- How to tell when you need documentation and when you don’t
2016 MIPS Final Rule: What you need to know NOWBen Quirk
Find out why you need to pay attention to this Final Rule and what adjustments you need to make to ensure you end up on the winning side of MIPS. It's a complicated program, and results from the Final Rule don't make it any easier.
With patient responsibility becoming an increasing part of clinics AR, you need to make sure you have an effective strategy in place. Learn how to maximize your collections without negatively impacting your relationships with your patients.