by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 27, 2010 | Definitions
Image via Wikipedia Computing in the cloud may mean that your application in not housed on your server onsite or may mean that your database is not housed on your server onsite, or both. You or your staff may use software applications or data that is stored in the...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 25, 2010 | Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
NOTE: The date has been changed to July 5, 2011 has been delayed indefinitely. ************************************************************************************ Many managers have told me they know their providers are in PECOS but they’re not on the list OR...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 25, 2010 | Definitions
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 25, 2010 | Definitions
Q: How do I know if I need to enroll in the Medicare PECOS (Provider Enrollment and Chain/Ownership System) or if I am already enrolled in PECOS? A: You need to be enrolled in PECOS (pronounced “pay-cose”) if: You participate in Medicare or do not...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 25, 2010 | Definitions
A study currently under way, called the OpenNotes project, is looking at what happens when doctors’ notes become available for a patient to read, usually on electronic medical records. In a report on the early stages of the study, published Tuesday in the Annals...
