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Join Dr. Stoker Saturday, 1/28/17 @ MPMA Great Lakes Conference

Genius Solutions Presents: Dr. Stoker DPM, FACFAS

You are cordially invited to an 8AM program @ MPMA this Saturday. Genius Solutions is not only going to be at the MPMA demonstrating our certified complete, touch-screen ehrTHOMAS program, but we are also sponsoring a special learning session with Dr. Stoker on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017 at 8 AM. Dr. Douglas G. Stoker DPM, FACFAS will be presenting "Surgical Coding Principles for Podiatric Surgeons". He will be discussing surgical coding, including new Bunionectomy codes and modifiers to maximize your reimbursements. His expertise in Podiatric Surgery, Medicine and Medical coding and billing practices gives him an undeniable edge when it comes to sharing information that can only be earned by an expert working in the same field. About the Speaker Dr. Stoker has been the key speaker for the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) and is a member of their Board of Trustees. He has also been the Chairman of the National Advisory Committee for Medicare American Podiatric Medical Association, Member of the Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee, President of the American College of Podiatric Medical Review, Department Chief of Podiatric Surgery LDS Hospital, and Podiatrist of the Year at the Utah Podiatric Medical Association. And all around resource for his fellow podiatrists. It is our pleasure to sponsor Dr. Stoker this year for you. Saturday, January 28, 2017, at 8 am at the MPMA Great Lakes Conference. Come and enjoy learning from one of the best. Sponsored by:

Navicure Live Webinar: Unlock the Mystery - Tips to Improving Cash Flow

Live Webinar: Unlock the Mystery - Tips to Improving Cash Flow

Tuesday, October 25 | 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Earn 1.5 CEU* for attending the live event.

Just like a haunted house, your organization’s revenue cycle can be frightening, filled with dead-ends, spooky distractions and rushed decision-making that slows or stops you from reaching your goal of accelerated cash flow.

Unlock the revenue optimization mystery at the crucial points, from financial clearance to final payment of the patient’s responsibility, by attending a complimentary webinar on Tuesday, October 25^th at 1 pm EDT/10 am PDT: Unlock the Mystery - Tips to Improving Cash Flow

During this one-hour webinar (with 30 min Q&A), you’ll hear industry expert Ginny Shipp, discuss how to:

• Assess shifts in the market that are changing the focus on revenue cycle management. 
• Determine seven strategies to improve cash flow for your organization. 
• Develop an action plan for your organization to optimize revenue cycle management in the current reimbursement landscape.

Optimize your organization’s action plan to ensure that you – and your bottom line – experience “treats” not “tricks” in 2017!

Register for this live webinar today!

Participants can earn 1.5 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) from the AAPC by attending the live webinar.*

About the Speaker

Elizabeth Woodcock is a revenue cycle expert, MBA, FACMPE, CPC

Genius Product and Services Showcase

We are always on the lookout for Genius partners, products, and services to help you and your office make more money, get more done, have more time, and make work easier.

We will be sending out an e-mail about every month or so, to showcase some of our products, partners, and services. You may not know about them, or you may now be ready to hear more about them. First up is "Getting More Money Back Into Your Office", which breaks down into a few different areas: collections, pre-checks, follow-up and follow-throughs.

Collections

Navicure Webinar: ERA - Save Time & Money

Live Webinar Electronic Remittance Advice: Save Time & Money Thursday, October 29th | 11:00 am – 12:00 pm EDT Register Now! If you are not receiving at least 80 percent of your remittances electronically, it’s time to re-evaluate your remittance process. Manually processing paper EOBs is time consuming and costly. The good news is that it can be avoided. Learn how by attending a complimentary webinar, Electronic Remittance Advice (ERA): Save Time and Money, on Thursday, October 29th at 11 am EDT sponsored by Navicure. During this hour, you'll hear Kathleen Wrobel-Erlich, certified practice management specialist at Genius Solutions, discuss: The benefits of optimizing your remittance process, including increased staff productivity and fewer posting errors. How technology can help improve these processes. Handling ICD-10-related denials electronically vs. manually. Register for this live webinar today! About the Presenter: Kathleen Wrobel-Erlich, CPPM, has more than 25 years in medical practice management. She has managed both professional and facility based groups. Kathleen provides consulting services to provider groups of all size and all specialties. She currently works as a Practice Management Specialist for Genius Solutions, Inc, who designs Practice Management software and Electronic Medical Records Programs. Kathleen has an Associates of Applied Science in Business Management. Live Webinar ERA: Save Time and Money Thurs, Oct. 29th  11 am EDT Speaker: Kathleen Wrobel-Erlich, CPPM, Genius Solutions Inc.

TriZetto Provider Solutions is Offering Two Free Webinars in July!

TriZetto* Provider Solutions is serving up two free industry webinars "ICD-10 and Clinical Documentation Integrity" and "Strategies to Improve Scheduling and No-Show Management". Whether you are looking for more info on ICD-10 or having scheduling issues with patients, you will find our webinars educational and informative. Choose one or both but click on the date to register today because space is limited! (1 CEU offered for each webinar)

ICD-10 and Clinical Documentation Integrity

In the midst of a fast-paced industry, ICD-10 continues to be a hot topic as providers and payers furiously prepare for the Oct. 1 transition. Join TriZetto Provider Solutions ™ and Joy King Ewing, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, to discuss the major forces impacting healthcare reform and the financial implications of ICD-10. If your head is swimming with codes and information, get above water and join us for this webinar to help clarify questions you have surrounding ICD-10! 

July 15 at 12 p.m. CST

Strategies to Improve Scheduling and No-Show Management

Are your patients constantly complaining that they can't get into see you? Is every day a desperate attempt to simply hold the wait times down to a "reasonable" amount of time? Are you frustrated with the rising number of patients who fail to show for appointments? Join TriZetto Provider Solutions ™ and Elizabeth Woodcock to learn new methods for scheduling appointments and managing your appointment no-shows. From “freezing” and “thawing” appointment slots to strategies to prevent no-shows, this is the webinar for you if you need help in optimizing your schedule.

July 16 at 12 p.m. CST 

*Note: These are NOT Genius Solutions webinars, they are provided by TriZetto, and are being posted because they might be of interest to you.  If there are any registration or other problems, you need to contact TriZetto.

Transparency and Leaving Doctors’ Data Hanging out in the Breeze

The Sunshine Act was passed as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (health care reform) in 2010, but CMS decided to delay data collection in connection with the act until 2013.  The Act was designed to give transparency to the money and dealings between physicians, pharmaceutical companies, medical device and other medical supply manufacturers, as well as ownership or investment interests in group purchasing organizations.  Physicians and manufacturers are to report (or disclose) any and all such incentives and payments they receive to CMS.  Payments need to be reported by date and amount as well as list the nature of the payment or incentive (i.e. gifts, meals, speaking honoraria, etc). 

The thought was that if these little promos, pluses, gifts, and payments were known, it would cut down on things like drugs being dispensed because doctors got good gifts and perks, rather than prescribing what would be best for their patients or possibly lying about results or usage for drug reporting purposes.  That’s not giving doctors very much credit in my book.