by Cindy Pezza, PMAC, CEO Pinnacle Practice Achievement
June 21, 2024
By tahlia@tldsystems.com
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Many individuals (and in my experience, most physicians) fear change in the same way that those of us who grew up in the 70s, 80s and even the early 90s feared horror movies. You know what I’m talking about. When they were filled with terrible (although we didn’t know they were terrible) special effects, unpredictable jump scares and music that you just couldn’t shake. . . “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you” (point made).
by Tahlia Brody, VP Client Services at TLD Systems
June 21, 2024
By tahlia@tldsystems.com
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To keep your network secure, your office must keep your software up-to-date. Software providers will release updates when there is an identified vulnerability. Ransomware such as Blast Basta will take advantage of these vulnerabilities if you do not patch quickly.
For Traditional MIPS you must submit 6 quality measures.
You can earn up to 10 points for each quality measure. This means your maximum score for quality in the MIPS program is 60 points. Many providers automatically assume that if they have a performance of 95% on a MIPS quality measure, they will earn 9.5 out of a possible 10 points for that measure. That assumption is not always true.
“My group takes “call” at our local hospital, and this necessitates seeing patients in the emergency room (ER) on occasion. We are not all in agreement regarding what E/M codes should be used in this scenario. We have come up with different encounters:
1. A patient seen in the ER. The patient is then discharged to follow up for outpatient care.
2. A patient is seen in the ER and then admitted for continued medical treatment.
3. A patient is seen in the ER and is taken straight to the operating room for surgical treatment.
What E/M code series would you recommend using for these different scenarios? Thank you for the help!”