I recently took my glasses to a local optomatrist that has a chain of locations in our area. I did not buy my glasses there, but I was hoping they could help me fix the lens that had popped out of the frame. The woman at the office was very nice and tried for several minutes to repair the glasses, but was ultimately unable to do so. She kindly offered to send the glasses to their lab at another location, and let me know this would be a complimentary service. They would call me a few days later and I could pick them up. I was so pleased with this store's service, and left with a good feeling about leaving my glasses in their care.
>>>>Fast Forward to "A few days later" No response from the optomitrist. I decide to give them a few days as I was quite busy that week anyway.
>>>Fast Forward to 10 days after dropping off the glasses No response from the optomitrist. I called the office, was put on hold, my number was taken and I was assured someone would return my call in a few minutes. I know they are a busy location, so I was not alarmed.
>>>Fast Forward to 14 days after dropping off the glasses I have not received a call back, and I have not received any information as to why my glasses are missing. A return call to the optomitrist results in my number being taken again and another assurance that someone will call me back in a few minutes. I wait several hours, and then call them again. I am beginning to think that my $600 glasses have been lost! This time I am told that my glasses were shipped to the wrong store, and that they will be shipped to the correct store in a few days. The office will call me when they arrive. I am hoping that this really is the case. Unfortunately, after this poor experience, I am unlikely to ever use this store again.
I never really paid too much attention to customer service before I began working for Bradford Scott Medical. Now I feel like I pay more attention to the service I receive than I do to the product I am purchasing!
Bradford Scott has best in the business customer service. We always call our clients within 29 minutes of receiving their call during business hours. We do our best to update clients on open issues every two days, but more often than not we can solve the problem the same day. If you want your Medical Billing Software and EMR vendor to take great care of you and give you awesome customer service, contact Bradford Scott Medical today!
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has detailed the terms for FFP (Federal Financial Participation) of up to 90% matched funds.
Three requirements must be met in order to be eligible for FFP matched funds:
1. Administration of Medicaid incentive payments to Medicaid EPs and eligible hospitals;
2. Oversight of the Medicaid EHR Incentive Program, including routine tracking of meaningful use attestations and reporting mechanisms;
3. Pursuit of initiatives that encourage the adoption of certified EHR technology for the promotion of health care quality and the electronic exchange of health information.
The full text of the letter sent to Medicaid Administrators for your state is located on the CMS website.
Bradford Scott Medical has a great suite of products that will help your practice meet these requirements; Intergy by Sage Practice Management & EHR Software. Contact us today for more information or to set up a demonstration.
As a women's health provider, you face two unique sets of challenges... You are responsible for everything from long-term preventive care to managing acute and chronic health conditions. At the same time, you are required to document and analyze visit information to track pregnancy progress and manage risk. Intergy EHR by Sage, in conjunction with Intergy by Sage practice management, provides the tools you need to help you manage your business and care for your patients more effectively.Contact us today for more information or to schedule your free consultation.
Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified and is designed to complement the clinical approach of your practice. With the local presence of Bradford-Scott Data Corporation to ensure you get the proper hand holding needed and the national backing of Sage Software to continue to keep this product on the leading edge of technology; this is a duo that is untouched.
The latest Intergy EHR release focuses on maximizing clinical connectivity in order to optimize your patient’s experience and enhance your bottom line. Intergy EHR does this by touching every aspect of your practice, from enhancing patient care to maximizing billing procedures.
Guideline-driven care for preventive measures and treatments protocols
Advanced clinical flow-sheets provide a view of a patient’s progress and treatment effectiveness
ePrescribing enhances accuracy and provides interaction alerts
Orders & Tasks allow you to easily create and track orders such as mammograms, blood tests, etc.
Drug Utilization Review (DUR) On Demand and ePrescribing provide you instant access to drug interaction information
Clinical record summary for Interoperability improves efficiency by sharing information
One of the coolest features in Bradford-Scott's EMR System is the Flowsheets screen. We can customize your EMR system to show the items that you wish to track and also group them together based on condition that you are trying to monitor.
Here are some of the features:
Customize list of vitals, findings, and lab results to show on the patients flowchart. in the Patient Records System.
Graphing- Display a visual graph of the change in a component of the flowsheet over time. You can graph one item or several items together.
Medication Duration- The screen will display the medications that the patient is taking in comparison to the items that you are tracking in your flowsheet. This will quickly show the provider how the medication is affecting the patients findings.
Growth Chart- There is a built in growth chart that will plot and child's height and weight automatically.
Flowsheets are just another great feature in Electronic Medical Records that will make it easier for providers to care for their patients.
A few years ago you could mention the acronym EMR and nobody knew what you were talking about. Today you mention EMR and everybody knows what it is, and it does not matter if you are speaking with a medical professional or patient. So what is the point of EMR and how can you benefit from implementing your Electronic Medical Records System?
Electronic Medical Records are used to create better tracking and reporting on patient care to ultimately allow providers to better care for their patients. One of the major features is the Health Maintenance piece. This feature will automatically put the patient in a preventative group of health guidelines based on age and sex. It will also apply a set of care condition guidelines based on the patients problem list.
The doctor is reminded of these care guidelines every time a patent's chart is accessed. As these guidelines are satisfied they will be removed from the list until they are due again. This feature is key to ensure that your patients are being treated for everything that is needed for them individually.
There are many other features of Electronic Medical Records that provide better care to patients. Health Maintenance is just one many. Contact Bradford-Scott Data Corp for more information.
An article at www.healthimaging.com says that during a CMS webinar on 8/8/10, it was stated that eligible health care professionals can receive incentives in 2011. Just buying electronic health records does not guarantee CMS incentive payments; meaningful use must be demonstrated.
Here are the three main objectives when defining meaningful use:
Use of certified EHR in a meaningful manner (e.g.,e-prescribing);
Use of certified EHR technology for electronic exchange of health information to improve quality of health care; and
Use of certified EHR technology to submit clinical quality measures (CQM) and other such measures selected by the Secretary.
Bradford-Scott is proud to offer Sage Intergy EHR to help you on your way to fulfilling meaningful use requirements. We'll be with you throughout every step of your EHR adoption. For more information or for an EHR demo, call 317-713-2065.
The government has put incentives in place for Regional Extension Centers (RECs) to assist smaller physician groups in their search for a electronic health records (EHR) system. The RECs will support and serve health care providers to help them quickly become adept and meaningful users of EHR systems. RECs are designed to make sure that primary care clinicians get the help they need to use EHRs.
RECs will:
Provide training and support services to assist doctors and other providers in adopting EHRs
Offer information and guidance to help with implementation
Give technical assistance as needed
The goal of the program is to provide outreach and support services to at least 100,000 priority primary care providers within two years.
ONC has funded 60 RECs in virtually every geographic region of the United States to ensure plenty of support to health care providers in communities across the country.
Bradford-Scott Data Corporation is a value added reseller for a nationally installed RECs recognized EHR system for the Midwest. You can learn more about us at www.bradfordscott.com
Why consider an Electronic Medical Records System? • Improved Coding - With better documentation tools, your coding will be more accurate. Where there is more accuracy, better patient care and, in most cases, higher reimbursements will follow.
• Storage - Where are you putting those charts? Keeping them on-site takes up too much space and keeping them off-site takes up too much of your money. Use your space for another exam room and use your money for whatever you want, not renting the unnecessary.
• e-Prescribing - Did you know that, on average, your staff spends 10 minutes handling prescription refill calls alone? How many of these calls are they taking each day? You're paying them how much per hour?
• Malpractice Premiums - Did you know that some insurance carriers offer discounts to those providers using EHR? It's true... Some even offer discounts all the way up to 20%, and for you specialty practices out there, this type of saving would more than cover the cost of your EHR.
• No More Chart Pulls - With an average cost of $5 per chart pull, how much money would your practice save? The average is 30 chart pulls per day, what would you do with an extra $39,150 per year?
If you wait until you are forced to implement an Electronic Health Records system, will you end up with one that you have no control over? Call us today to view a demo of Intergy EHR. Intergy EHR meets all of the Stage 1 criteria to receive your incentives.
It's not a question of "if", it's a question of "when".
Bradford-scott Data Corporation is the midwest's largest Practice Managment and EHR vendor and is proud to offer Intergy by Sage as our EHR and practice managment solution. Bradford-Scott proudly serves the greater five state area of Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Kentucky with practice management and EHR/EMR software. Some larger recent Intergy clients in Illinois include the following:
Sage North America today announced that Danville Polyclinic, Ltd., the largest comprehensive multi-specialty clinic in Danville, Ill., has chosen Sage Intergy EHR for its electronic documentation needs across 40 providers.
Danville Polyclinic, which services as many as 1,000 patient encounters a day, was searching for the following:
Looking to employ an electronic health record (EHR) solution that would improve coding accuracy and reportability
They also wanted to streamline workflow processes, ultimately enabling the clinic to enhance the quality of care for its patients.
Implementation of Sage Intergy EHR throughout the practice will be complete in May 2010, per Sage.
Sandy Knauer director of Information services states, "We've been very impressed with Sage throughout our history using Sage Intergy Practice Management and Sage Practice Analytics," ... "When we made the decision to roll out an electronic health records system, Sage was the obvious choice; not only from an integration perspective but also for Intergy's ease-of-use and robust features." So if you are a medical provider in Illinois searching for an EHR or practice managment solution why not contact Bradford-Scott about EMR adoption, BSDC will be happy to assist you with your Illinois EMR and practice management needs. For more information please feel free to visit our website WWW.bradfordscott.com or call Monica to schedule a demo at (317) 713-2065 or (800)963-2732.
A recent article on healthdatamanagement.com says: "The Affordable Care Act requires the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to develop a plan by Jan. 1, 2012, to move toward integrating the reporting measures under the electronic Physician Quality Reporting Initiative and the electronic health records meaningful use incentive program of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act."
The proposed rule was set to be published on July 13. It goes on to state, "In an effort to align PQRI with the EHR incentive program, we propose to include many ARRA core clinical quality measures in the PQRI program to demonstrate meaningful use of EHR and quality of care furnished to individuals."
What does this mean to you? It means that EHR adoption is even more important. To learn more about how electronic health records can help you fulfill the requirements for the Affordable Care Act, contact Bradford-Scott Data Corporation.
Many in the health care industry are familiar with the available stimulus $ for eligible professionals who purchase and prove meaningful use of a certified EHR system. And now that the "Final Rule" is on the books ... when should providers expect to start seeing those stimulus checks?
Let's take a look at a time line:
Well, first of all the HITECH Act states that payments for Medicare providers may begin no sooner than January 2011 for Eligible Providers (Hospitals = no sooner than October 2010). The Final Rule that was just published helps define the payment time line further ...
Fall 2010 - The ONC expects the certified EHR systems will be ready for purchase.
Jan 2011 - Registration of Eligible Providers (and Hospitals) with CMS for the EHR incentive program will begin
April 2011 - Attestations for the Medicare program may begin for Eligible Providers (and Hospitals)
May 2011 - Medicare EHR incentive payments will begin in mid May.
Note: Medicaid incentive payments will be handled differently. States will be initiating their incentive programs on a rolling basis, subject to CMS approval of the State Medicaid HIT plan. This will detail how each state will implement and oversee its incentive program.
The push is on for electronic health records (EHR) and a large component of that is e-prescribing.
If you haven't gotten on the bandwagon, consider these benefits to your practice:
Quickly create/view any prescription
Improved patient care - decreased errors and pharmacy calls
DUR checks
Formularies for insurance plans
Electronic requests from the pharmacy for refills
As you can see from just this short list, the benefits easily outweigh your current paper method.
Additionally, in June of this year, a new law allowing electronic prescriptions for controlled substances - class II through V was approved by the DEA. This was done in order to provide a greater use of e-prescribing than was currently available.
Bradford-Scott Medical Corporation offers a web based application as well as our Intergy EHR software which includes e-prescribing as one of its' features.
Our prescription for you?
Give Bradford-Scott Data Corporation a call today at 317.713.2065. Whether you are ready to start with e-prescribing or electronic health records our team of medical consultants are ready to help you!
The new buzz-phrase in the health care industry is PQRI Measures. What exactly does that mean? PQRI stands for Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. It sounds like just another industry committee but if you dig deeper it can mean money.
By using your physician billing software along with your electronic medical records software, your practice can qualify for Medicare incentives. Simply report your PQRI measures on a CMS claim form, to a qualified PQRI registry, or through a qualified electronic health records (EHR) product.
Looking for a qualified electronic health records product? Take a look at Sage Intergy EHR. Version 6.0 has just been released and contains many enhancements to allow for PQRI reporting. If you'd like more information, check the Bradford-Scott website. For an EHR demo, contact me through this blog and I can hook you up with the right person. Don't wait any longer. Get what you need to get the Medicare incentives. It's like free money.
As a women's health provider, you face two unique sets of challenges... You are responsible for everything from long-term preventive care to managing acute and chronic health conditions. At the same time, you are required to document and analyze visit information to track pregnancy progress and manage risk. Intergy EHR by Sage, in conjunction with Intergy by Sage practice management, provides the tools you need to help you manage your business and care for your patients more effectively.
Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified and our solution currently meets all Stage 1 "Meaningful Use" criteria. Contact us today for more information or to schedule your free consultation.
Sage Intergy EHR V5.5 is CCHIT 2008 certified and is designed to complement the clinical approach of your practice. With the local presence of Bradford-Scott Data Corporation to ensure you get the proper hand holding needed and the national backing of Sage Software to continue to keep this product on the leading edge of technology; this is a duo that is untouched.
The latest Intergy EHR release focuses on maximizing clinical connectivity in order to optimize your patient’s experience and enhance your bottom line. Intergy EHR does this by touching every aspect of your practice, from enhancing patient care to maximizing billing procedures.
Guideline-driven care for preventive measures and treatments protocols
Advanced clinical flow-sheets provide a view of a patient’s progress and treatment effectiveness
ePrescribing enhances accuracy and provides interaction alerts
Orders & Tasks allow you to easily create and track orders such as mammograms, blood tests, etc.
Drug Utilization Review (DUR) On Demand and ePrescribing provide you instant access to drug interaction information
Clinical record summary for Interoperability improves efficiency by sharing information
It took until the end of May, but the heat is finally here. Sunday I broke down and turned on my AC. The motor wouldn't turn the fan blades at first, but after messing with it for a while I got it to work. I'm not exactly sure what (if anything) I did, but it works now.
Electronic Health Records (EHR) sales are heating up too! The more customers we add, the more EHR Specialties we cover. Sage Intergy EHR v.5.5 is CCHIT certified, and it offers solutions for these and many other specialties:
Primary Care EMR
OB / GYN EMR
Orthopedics EMR
Pediatrics EMR
Cardiology EMR
...and many more
With the upcoming release of version 6.0, Sage Intergy EHR's sales will increase even more. Things are heating up in this industry. Time for you to get serious about a product, sooner rather than later. Contact me through this blog or call us at 317-713-2065. Stay cool this summer!
It's cleaning day here at Bradford-Scott Data Corporation. Every spring we take a day to make sure everything sparkles, re-organize and get rid of accumulated clutter.
Have you thought about making a clean sweep in your office?
How much room do your paper charts take that could be used for more productive space?
What about those charts that are no longer active but need to be kept for at least seven years?
It's time to make a change for the better and move to an electronic medical record software system(EMR). Not only will you find that you can store patient charts electronically, but you can also scan EOB's and other material taking up space in all those file drawers. With our SAGE Intergy product, you can set security levels for access, so confidential information is protected.
Changing to an EMR system will also provide benefits you didn't"t expect -
Increased efficiency in your office - with instant access to charts, electronic prescriptions and lab orders as well as results, just to name a few. Once you have implemented an EMR system, you will also notice that patient care has improved as well.
An added bonus to implementing an EMR system now, is the ARRA Regulations that provide Medicare or Medicaid incentive money for implementing an EMR and meeting the meaningful use criteria. Early EMR adoption can also increase the amount of incentive available per physician.
Are you ready to make a change, but not sure where to start?
Let our Bradford-Scott Data Corporation medical sales consultants discuss the ARRA Rules and the SAGE Intergy EMR product with you and start you on your way.
Last Saturday I took my son and his friend to Holiday World. We got to ride a bunch of rides, water slides, and roller coasters. By far the highlight of the trip was the Voyage. Ranked the #1 wooden coaster in the world, it is speedy and thrilling, If it's not the best coaster I've ever ridden, then it's at least the best wooden one, even supplanting The Beast which had been my favorite for over two decades.
Technology in the health care industry is similar to the roller coaster industry. While there are some old systems that are tried and true, technology is exploding right now. Electronic health records have become more useful and essential. Electronic prescriptions are in full swing and go hand in hand with the CMS incentive program.
Is your current system a Beast? It's time to take a Voyage to the future. Let us give you an EHR demo and prove to you what Sage Intergy EHR can do. EHR adoption is no longer a luxury, it's a necessity. Give Bradford-Scott a call at 317-713-2065 or reply to this blog.
I was reading an article on CNN.com about which parts of health care reform were going to take effect when. Under the category of "Within the first year", I found the following items:
Young adults will be able stay on their parents' insurance until their 26th birthday
Insurers will not be able to rescind policies to avoid paying medical bills when a person becomes ill
New plans must provide coverage for preventive services without co-pays. All plans must comply by 2018
A 10 percent tax will be imposed on amounts paid for indoor tanning services on or after July 1
Really? That one kind of caught me off guard. I've never been to a tanning bed nor do I ever plan to go to one. It just seemed like kind of a random point thrown into the bill. If this is considered a 'sin' tax such as those imposed on alcohol, tobacco and gambling, why not? I'm sure tanning beds do increase the rate of skin cancer which has to be paid for by insurance. I like to spend time outside in the summer, so hopefully they won't start taxing outdoor sun exposure time!
On a different note, Chris Thorman's article, "EHR Software Market Share Analysis" states that at least 56% of all office-based physicians do not have any electronic health records at this time. And only 6% have a fully-functional EHR adoption. What does this mean? It means that it's time for you to contact Bradford-Scott Data Corporation, schedule a Sage Intergy EHR demo, and reform your practice!
The government has put incentives in place for Regional Extension Centers (RECs) to assist smaller physician groups in their search for a 
The push is on for electronic health records (EHR) and a large component of that is e-prescribing.
Our prescription for you? 
It took until the end of May, but the heat is finally here. Sunday I broke down and turned on my AC. The motor wouldn't turn the fan blades at first, but after messing with it for a while I got it to work. I'm not exactly sure what (if anything) I did, but it works now.
It's cleaning day here at Bradford-Scott Data Corporation. Every spring we take a day to make sure everything sparkles, re-organize and get rid of accumulated clutter. 
Are you ready to make a change, but not sure where to start? 
I was reading an article on CNN.com about which parts of health care reform were going to take effect when. Under the category of "Within the first year", I found the following items:
Powered by Compendium Blogware