QuicDoc® and Office Therapy® November 2015 Newsletter |
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We hope you have a safe and wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! The Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act
This sounds good; however, there is a lot of controversy and some opposition surrounding the bill. In a web cast and article in Medscape, Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman of Columbia University notes that the bill, “would enhance the assurance that services provided in the public sector, services that receive support from the federal government largely through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), would need to be scientifically driven and evidence-based.” Read what the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery has to say about H.R. 2646. Also, Scott Bryant-Comstock President and CEO of Children’s Mental Health Network wrote a comprehensive article that analyzes this pending legislation. Please research and learn for yourself how this important bill, if passed, would affect our behavioral health industry. QuicDoc® Office in the Cloud Promotional Offer
From now until December 31st, new cloud customers can save up to 30% on QuicDoc® Office in the Cloud when purchasing a one year subscription. For more information visit QuicDoc Office Cloud Edition on our web site or call our Sales Department at 800-850-8510. Save on Electronic Filing with TriZetto Provider Solutions®TriZetto Provider Solutions® has a special offer for our Office Therapy® customers who are new to their clearinghouse services.
Now is the perfect time to start filing electronically. For more information visit Electronic Filing with TriZetto on our web site or call our Sales Department at 800-850-8510. Click here for our full newsletter |
DocuTrac offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday and Friday, November 26th and 27th, and will reopen on Monday, November 30th.
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From now until December 31st new cloud customers can save up to 30% on QuicDoc® Office in the Cloud when purchasing a one year subscription.
TriZetto Provider Solutions® has a special offer for our Office Therapy® customers who are new to their clearinghouse services.
DocuTrac will be closed on Monday, September 7th in celebration of Labor Day. We will re-open on Tuesday, September 8th.
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For a limited time we are extending our Upgrade Promotion. If you renew your Annual Maintenance and sign up for Maintenance Auto-Renew, we will upgrade your software to our most recent versions for only $79.99!
Some customers continued to use the File Insurance feature. If you are using File Insurance to generate claims, please switch to the Claims Manager now to accommodate the ICD-10 codes and to minimize
Only 2 months away! October 1st is the deadline for ICD-10.
Now is a great time to save on upgrading to our most recent versions of QuicDoc® and Office Therapy®!
Holiday Closing – DocuTrac offices will be closed on Friday, July 3rd in honor of Independence Day. We will re-open on Monday, July 6th.
physical environment, network, and devices they use conform to HIPAA security standards.
Returned Lab Results are available in QuicDoc Enterprise Edition through QuicExchange.
To avoid this we recommend registering at least two (2) EPCS tokens – a hard token and a soft token. The hard token is given to you when you initially sign up. The soft token is an application for Android, iPhone, or Tablet devices that can be downloaded at the App Store on your device. It is available from Symantec, and is called VIP Access. The symbol is on the right. A desktop version of the software is also available and can be downloaded 
For a limited time, we are offering a year of free maintenance with new Cloud subscriptions. If you are interested in using our software in the Cloud, now is a great time to sign up and take advantage of our promotion.
Wiley Treatment Planning Content is available now in QuicDoc® Professional Version 11!!
Have you updated your ICD-10 Codes in Office Therapy yet? The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has set the ICD-10 compliance date for October 1, 2015 – less than six months away.
We have had a lot of calls lately asking us about PQRS. According to CMS.gov Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a reporting program that uses a combination of incentive payments and negative payment adjustments to promote the reporting of quality of treatment information by eligible professionals (EPs) to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).The program provides an incentive payment to practices with EPs (identified on claims by their individual National Provider Identifier [NPI] and Tax Identification Number [TIN]).Several PQRS program changes were included in health care reform legislation enacted in 2010. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires the implementation of timely feedback and the establishment of an informal appeals process by 2011.
and 2 percent thereafter. In the 2014 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule, CMS finalized its proposal to base 2016 PQRS penalties off of 2014 reporting. Therefore, physicians who did not participate in PQRS in 2014 will receive a 2 percent penalty in 2016. 2014 was the last year a physician could receive an additional incentive for participating in the PQRS Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program or receive an incentive for participating in PQRS. In the 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule, CMS finalized its proposal to base 2017 PQRS penalties off of 2015 reporting.
