On Sunday the 17th of June we honor Fathers. Father’s Day is a celebration of contributions that fathers and father figures make to children’s lives, to communities, and to society.

Why not combine your Father’s day celebration with the celebration of America’s Great Outdoors this year? Get Dad outside and enjoy the benefits of active outdoor fun together! Enjoy our magnificent shared resources of forests, parks, lakes, and other public lands and waters. Spend time with Dad and the family connecting with nature and upholding the legacy of conserving our land for future generations. Presidential recognition of the Great Outdoors was begun in 1998 by President Clinton.

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May is “Mental Health Awareness Month.” It was started by the support organization, Mental Health America in 1949. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, mental health concerns affect one in ten Americans, but fewer than twenty-five percent with a diagnosable mental disorder will seek treatment. Those of us that promote Mental Health Awareness Month hope to help increase the number of people who will talk to their doctor or a mental health professional about their concerns.

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Now that April 17th is behind us, we can breathe a sigh of relief… for the tax year 2011. Review the tax section below for information about tax changes that are on the horizon for tax year 2013.

The month of April is an important month of the year with several national areas of focus.

Each year, Earth Day, April 22, marks the anniversary of what many consider the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970.

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March is National Professional Social Work Month. The White House officially recognized National Professional Social Work Month in 1984. Since then, each March we honor the contributions that social workers make to society. This year’s theme is “Social Work Matters.” DocuTrac pays tribute to all social workers for their dedication to the well being of all people.

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Welcome to February. The shortest month of the year is packed with events from crowning the Super Bowl Champions to bestowing honors on the Grammy and Oscar Winners. With this year being Leap Year, we’ll have one more day to also honor the important achievements of African Americans, as we celebrate Black History Month.

All the activities this month tend to provide much needed moments of diversion whether we are working our way through the intricacies of applying for the Meaningful Use Incentive monies, preparing our electronic billing claims to meet the new ANSI 5010 standards or providing your clinical services to more and more people each month.

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As you read our January newsletter, our support staff takes a deep breath, but only for a moment. Having survived the initial rollout date of the new ANSI 5010 electronic claims standard, we still see many bumps ahead during this first quarter, and our support staff will remain very busy.

DocuTrac personnel, working as a team, will help get those of you who are e-filing with Office Therapy® up and running smoothly.

Whether your needs are filing claims under the new standards with Office Therapy, meeting Meaningful Use requirements with QuicDoc® Enterprise to receive the CMS incentives for 2012, or finding faster and easier ways to record sessions with QuicDoc® Professional, we are here for you. We look forward to 2012 with renewed vigor to make the most of the new opportunities lying ahead.

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Many of us look back longingly to a time when life was simpler. No one can argue that 2011 was a year of far-reaching change in the healthcare industry. We saw the launch of the Meaningful Use Incentive Program designed to promote Electronic Medical Records, and we have all felt the rush to get our billing systems updated to be able to send claims in the new ANSI 5010 format.

2011 has also brought new models of care such as Accountable Care Organizations and Health Homes that many agencies have had to evaluate in the light of their organizational mandates and funding paths.

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We are already half way through the month of November, looking forward to Thanksgiving and spending time with family and friends.

As we approach the beginning of 2012, the Behavioral Health industry is facing two important deadlines. The first and most publicized is the change from the ANSI 4010 to the new 5010 Standards for filing electronic claims.

The second is the new Medicaid Audit Program. This new program which begins January 1st is modeled after what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) say is a very successful audit program, the Recovery Audit Contractor Program (RAC).

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Autumn is here in the Mid-Atlantic area. This time of year is always refreshing as the temperatures drop and the leaves bring us all of the vibrant colors of the season.

This season also marks the time when we start looking ahead to next year. We’ll spend time and effort pulling together the necessary figures to forecast budget expenditures and to plan our major decisions for the year ahead. Planning is a necessary and crucial part of all growing enterprises, even more so as we find ourselves in the midst of a time of economic and political upheaval.

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September is back to school month, but it is also a month of new beginnings ushering in a renewal of commitment to learning, self improvement, and achievement in our personal and business lives.

At DocuTrac we strive to remain a viable part of your business life, and are diligently working to remain relevant and above all helpful. I hope you enjoy our September newsletter.

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