As released by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today, CMS will end its enforcement discretion period for Version 5010 standards on <strong>June 30, 2012</strong>. This means that medical practices must be fully compliant with all of the upgraded transaction standards for ASC X12 Version 5010 (Version 5010) by this deadline. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/cms-ends-its-enforcement-discretion-period-for-5010-on-june-30-2012/#more-1470" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading CMS Ends its Enforcement Discretion Period for 5010 on June 30, 2012">(more…)</span></a>
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Office of E-Health Standards and Services (OESS) says it will not initiate enforcement action against any non-compliant entities for an additional three (3) months, through <strong>June 30, 2012</strong>, for updated HIPAA transaction standards (ASC X12 Version 5010, NCPDP Versions D.0 and 3.0). <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/5010-enforcement-pushed-out-to-063012/#more-1453" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading 5010 Enforcement Pushed Out to 06/30/12">(more…)</span></a>
<a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/blog/2011/11/10/ch-ch-ch-ch-changes-sage-gets-bought-and-re-named-to-vitera-will-medical-manager-users-be-5010-ready/">As we reported back in November</a>, the healthcare division of Sage was purchased by a private equity group and re-branded to Vitera Healthcare Solutions. Oftentimes, when private equity firms buy companies, a short-term strategy is to drastically cut expenses and then re-sell the company <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/vitera-cuts-employees-who-service-medical-manager-users/#more-1443" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Vitera Cuts Employees Who Service Medical Manager Users">(more…)</span></a>
MGMA sent a letter to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, regarding the major payment disruptions medical practices are experiencing as a result of the transition to the HIPAA Version 5010 electronic transactions standard on Jan. 1. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/mgma-to-hhs-5010-causing-payment-issues-for-medical-practices/#more-1439" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading MGMA to HHS: 5010 Causing Payment Issues for Medical Practices">(more…)</span></a>
The Version 5010 (ASC X12 Version 5010) deadline was 1/1/12, but, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will not initiate enforcement action until 4/1/12. CMS made this decision based on industry feedback that many organizations and their trading partners were not yet ready to finalize system upgrades to be compliant. <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/version-5010-cms-90-day-enforcement-discretion-period/#more-1423" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Version 5010: CMS 90-Day Enforcement Discretion Period">(more…)</span></a>
As of 01/01/12, only claims submitted electronically in the 5010 format will be accepted. That means your practice has less than 90 business days to take action if you haven’t already! <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/less-than-90-business-days-to-be-5010-compliant/#more-1377" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Less than 90 Business Days to Be 5010-Compliant">(more…)</span></a>
Achieving meaningful use of an electronic health record (EHR) is not the only deadline facing medical practices. By federal mandate, in January of 2012, practices must process claims in the new 5010 format, <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/to-keep-or-replace-sage-medical-manager-to-comply-with-meaningful-use-and-5010icd-10-that-is-the-question/#more-1359" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading To Keep or Replace Sage Medical Manager® to comply with ‘Meaningful Use’ and 5010/ICD-10? THAT is the Question.">(more…)</span></a>
ZirMed, our revenue cycle management partner, has made an online ”5010 Resource Center” available to you. The site includes <a href="https://www.harmonyhit.com/5010-icd-10-are-coming-are-you-ready/#more-1330" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading 5010 & ICD-10 Are Coming — Are You Ready?">(more…)</span></a>