Medicare Identification Numbers for beneficiaries will be changing! Beginning April, 2018 Medicare will not be using the beneficiary Social Security Numbers as part of the identification numbers for medical claims. The new MBI (Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers) will be an 11 digit alpha-numeric ID. Medicare will be mailing new cards to the beneficiary addresses they have […]
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H.R. 3331, a bill to “amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology” was introduced to Congress on July 20, 2017, by Representatives Lynn Jenkins (R-KS) and Doris Matsui (D-CA). Additionally, Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) […]
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Coordinating patient information through EHR data, and shared among healthcare providers, leads to better, more focused care to patients. A complete picture emerges of the various health aspects of each individual, including physical health and mental health. In the case of licit opioid use (e.g. oxycodone) often physical health problems initially warrant opioid use, but […]
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Patagonia Health’s resident billing expert, Debbie Widener, presented at this year’s NCPHA Fall Educational Conference (FEC) in Asheville, NC. Her vast knowledge of public health and billing best practices have proven beneficial to our customers and we are proud to have shared her knowledge and expertise with the attendees at NC Public Health Association’s annual […]
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Patagonia Health has always worked hard to develop a top notch EHR solution for the past several years and it has paid off. Recognized by Healthcare Tech Outlook magazine as a Top 10 Most Promising EHR, confirms that Patagonia Health is doing all the right things. “Just a few years ago, the people I […]
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