March 2010 First Friday Conference Call Recordings Available (the right one)
For those of you that did not make the First Friday of the Month Conference Call way back in March, I finally got the right MP3 available now.
listen to the March 2010 recording here.
June 2010 First Friday Conference Call Recordings Available
For those of you that did not make the First Friday of the Month Conference Call you can
listen to the June recording here.
The next call is scheduled for June 2th, 2010 at 10:00 Eastern Time.
The next Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call is scheduled for June 4, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
Planned topics for the conference call (so far) are:
Upcoming Genius Events
eTHOMAS 9.1 is available
Highlights of new features in eTHOMAS 9.1
Tips for AutoUpdating:
1. Make sure THOMAS is working well before updating. don't update if Thomas is acting oddly and you haven't been told that an update will specifically fix that problem.
2. Get everyone out of THOMAS
3. Backup
4. Reboot your server
5. Pack THOMAS data (eTHOMAS Maintenance-Reindex-Pack)
6. Make sure Windows is up to date, do Windows Update. Usually available from All Programs-Windows Update
7. Make sure virus exclusions are set
8. Make sure other unnecessary programs (including task bar) are stopped
9. Allow sufficient time in case unexpected issues arise
10. Update from the server
11. "Windows - Delayed Write Failed" is a BAD error
12. Test THOMAS before entering lots of new data. Are patients, claims, and transactions as you would expect them?
13. If you have had problems in the past updating, please schedule an appointment with the Support Department to walk you through it
General interest questions and answers from the listeners
Final comments
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A few minutes before 10:00 on Friday you may call the FreeConference main number at 1-712-432-3100 and use Conference Bridge Number: 478288. Please note, it sometimes takes up to a minute to ring through and get prompted for the bridge number.
If at the time of the Conference Call you can't possibly get in on the main number, then you should check the http://www.geniussolutions.com/news page to see if we have an alternate number.
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We plan to also host a "Webinar" at the same time, so if you have high speed Internet you may also be able to watch Genius' computer screen while you listen to the phone call.
To join the webinar you will need to register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/540308274 as soon as possible.
After you register, a link will be emailed to you. This link is used to join the webinar at 10:00 a.m. We recommend trying to join the webinar about 10 minutes before the webinar is scheduled.
We hope you find the Webinar Web Site easy to use. We may talk about connecting to the webinar at the beginning of the Conference Call to see how you did and possibly have some last minute tips for those having difficulty connecting. The webinar does not play the audio, you still need to dial into the conference call phone number from your phone.
Even if you do not have high speed internet, or can't get the webinar to work on your computer, you can still hear the audio portion with the Dial-In Conference Number, just as all the previous conference calls have worked.
As usual, we will try to record the conference for those who can not attend in person and make it available on our News Page a couple of days later.
The next scheduled Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call will probably be July 2, 2010.
April and May 2010 First Friday Conference Call Recordings Available
For those of you that did not make the First Friday of the Month Conference Call the last two months, you can
listen to the April recording here or
listen to the May recording here.
The next call is scheduled for June 4th, 2010 at 10:00 Eastern Time.
March 2010 First Friday Conference Call Recording Available
For those of you that did not make the First Friday of the Month Conference Call on 3/5/2010, you can listen to the recording here.
The next call is scheduled for May 7th, 2010 at 10:00 Eastern Time.
Medicare Claims to be held starting 4/1/2010
This came in today from the J14 A/B MAC:
Holding of April Claims for Services Paid Under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (CMS Message 201003-46)
Information Regarding the Holding of April Claims for Services Paid Under the 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (3-26-2010)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is working with Congress, health care providers, and the beneficiary community to avoid disruption in the delivery of health care services and payment of claims for physicians, non-physician practitioners, and other providers of services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS). As you are aware, the Temporary Extension Act of 2010, enacted on March 2, 2010, extended the zero percent (0%) update to the 2010 MPFS through March 31, 2010.
CMS believes Congress is working to avert the negative update that will take effect April 1. Consequently, CMS has instructed its contractors to hold claims containing services paid under the MPFS (including anesthesia services) for the first 10 business days of April. This hold will only affect claims with dates of service April 1, 2010, and forward. In addition, the hold should have minimum impact on provider cash flow because, under the current law, clean electronic claims are not paid any sooner than 14 calendar days (29 for paper claims) after the date of receipt.
BCBSM Electronic Transmission problems this morning
On Monday March 29 many electronic claim submitters are receiving errors such as "Fatal network exception", "System is testing", "Seg Term missing", and other unusual problems including slowness.
Genius has contacted Blue Cross of Michigan's EDI Department. They are aware of a problem on their system and hope to have it resolved by this afternoon.
Genius recommends waiting until Tuesday and trying your transmission again.
Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call
The next Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call is scheduled for March 5th, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
Planned topics for the conference call (so far) are:
Genius Solution's Upcoming Events
Version 8 eTHOMAS people should be updating to v9 eTHOMAS
CMS plans to hold claims for the first 10 business days of March
General interest questions and answers from the listeners
Final comments
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A few minutes before 10:00 on Friday you may call the FreeConference main number at 1-712-432-3100 and use Conference Bridge Number: 478288. Please note, it sometimes takes up to a minute to ring through and get prompted for the bridge number.
If at the time of the Conference Call you can't possibly get in on the main number, then you should check the http://www.geniussolutions.com/news page to see if we have an alternate number.
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We plan to also host a "Webinar" at the same time, so if you have high speed Internet you may also be able to watch Genius' computer screen while you listen to the phone call.
To join the webinar you will need to register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/774567643 as soon as possible.
After you register, a link will be emailed to you. This link is used to join the webinar at 10:00 a.m. We recommend trying to join the webinar about 10 minutes before the webinar is scheduled.
We hope you find the Webinar Web Site easy to use. We may talk about connecting to the webinar at the beginning of the Conference Call to see how you did and possibly have some last minute tips for those having difficulty connecting. The webinar does not play the audio, you still need to dial into the conference call phone number from your phone.
Even if you do not have high speed internet, or can't get the webinar to work on your computer, you can still hear the audio portion with the Dial-In Conference Number, just as all the previous conference calls have worked.
As usual, we will try to record the conference for those who can not attend in person and make it available on our News Page a couple of days later.
The next scheduled Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call will probably be April 2, 2010.
February 2010 First Friday Conference Call Recording Available
For those of you that did not make the First Friday of the Month Conference Call on 2/5/2010, you can listen to the recording here.
The next call is scheduled for March 5th, 2010 at 10:00 Eastern Time.
The next Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call is scheduled for February 5, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
Planned topics for the conference call (so far) are:
BCBSM Record is online
NPI List of referring physicians by name at http://tinyurl.com/ykygzpx
Version 8 eTHOMAS people should be updating to v9 eTHOMAS
Genius is calling Chiro and Podiatry dTHOMAS clients to explain eTHOMAS options
THOMAS Exchange for HL7 EMR connections
BCBSM dropping Non-NPI compliant commercial payors
Genius is getting new phone lines in March
Genius is on Twitter and Facebook
Are you not getting paid by Michigan Medicaid anymore?
General interest questions and answers from the listeners
Final comments
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A few minutes before 10:00 on Friday you may call the FreeConference main number at 1-712-432-3100 and use Conference Bridge Number: 478288. Please note, it sometimes takes up to a minute to ring through and get prompted for the bridge number.
If at the time of the Conference Call you can't possibly get in on the main number, then you should check this news page to see if we have an alternate number.
*********************************************************************
We plan to also host a "Webinar" at the same time, so if you have high speed Internet you may also be able to watch Genius' computer screen while you listen to the phone call.
To join the webinar you will need to register at https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/613508411 as soon as possible.
After you register, a link will be emailed to you. This link is used to join the webinar at 10:00 a.m. We recommend trying to join the webinar about 10 minutes before the webinar is scheduled.
We hope you find the Webinar Web Site easy to use. We may talk about connecting to the webinar at the beginning of the Conference Call to see how you did and possibly have some last minute tips for those having difficulty connecting. The webinar does not play the audio, you still need to dial into the conference call phone number from your phone.
Even if you do not have high speed internet, or can't get the webinar to work on your computer, you can still hear the audio portion with the Dial-In Conference Number, just as all the previous conference calls have worked.
As usual, we will try to record the conference for those who can not attend in person and make it available on our News Page a couple of days later.
The next scheduled Genius Solutions First Friday of the Month Conference Call will probably be March 5, 2010.
