As you re-define the information technology strategy for your healthcare organization, you may find the HIMSS Summary of Key Health Information Technology Provisions of The Merical Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 particularly useful. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/himss-it-provision-summary-of-american-recovery-and-reinvestment-act/#more-1100" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading HIMSS IT Provision Summary of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act">(more…)</span></a>
Frustrated with the clearinghouse managing your claims submitted through The Medical Manager(r) software? There is an alternative. Many of the medical practices that we support using Medical Manager have switched over to ZirMed for claims submission, eligibility, electronic remittance advice, and more. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/zirmed-for-edi-with-the-medical-managerr-software/#more-1097" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading ZirMed for EDI with The Medical Manager(r) software">(more…)</span></a>
According to the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Network Rapid Update dated 02-13-09, if claims are submitted electronically with legacy identification numbers — even if they also include the National Provider Identifier (NPI) <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/legacy-identifiers-no-longer-accepted-by-anthem-bcbs/#more-1095" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Legacy Identifiers No Longer Accepted by Anthem BCBS">(more…)</span></a>
The days of manually posting payments and adjustments to the patient accounts in your practice management system CAN be over. By receiving electronic remittance advice (ERA) from payers, your medical practice can streamline its daily posting routine and even print patient EOBs on-demand from the web. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/electronic-remittance-advice-eliminates-manual-claims-posting/#more-1092" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Electronic Remittance Advice Eliminates Manual Claims Posting">(more…)</span></a>
If your practice is looking to gain maximum financial incentives under the federal economic stimulus package then now is the time to begin planning the roll out of electronic health records. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/stimulus-demands-quick-rollout-of-emr/#more-1089" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Stimulus Demands Quick Rollout of EMR">(more…)</span></a>
The final version of the stimulus bill includes a provision creating a federal database that will hold personal medical records for every American, reports Fred Lucas, staff writer, on CNSNews.com. Read the full article.
There has been a lot of discussion over the final stimulus bill and how it might affect health care information technology (HIT). It looks as if the final bill will allocate $19 billion to speed up the adoption of health care information systems by doctors and hospitals. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/stimulus-bill-to-provide-19-billion-to-hit/#more-1082" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Stimulus Bill to Provide $19 Billion to HIT">(more…)</span></a>
As reported on <a title="Washington Post Daschle" href="http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/02/03/daschle_withdraws.html?hpid=topnews" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">washingtonpost.com</a>, Tom Daschle has withdrawn from the process to become secretary of Health and Human Services. He cites distractions following his failure to pay back taxes in excess of $140,000. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/tom-daschle-withdraws/#more-1079" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Tom Daschle Withdraws">(more…)</span></a>