Is there an easy way in AC to bill for the various PQRI parameters? That would be extremely valuable. What about the new e-rx codes that start in a week? Doing that correctly will be worth 2% if your medicare allowable. For me, that would pay for the software and a year or 2 of support!

Thanks

We are very much interested in this, as large portion of our patients have medicare component. I talked to our billing folks and they dont seem to quite know yet know how to do this.

Thanks

Sekhar
Athens, GA

Bill and Sekhar,

I believe the only way at present to bill for the "G" codes is to add them in at the end of each visit, like when you "code" th visit.

It would be great, if AC could track the particular PQRI diagnosis(es) or preventative health initiative you are monitoring and "ask you" about the pqri codes at the end of each visit.

That would definitely help us be more compliant in the long run. As for proof, you could run a list of patient whom you billed the g code or if you need a certain percentage, run the diagnoisis code list , (for all patients) then the g-code list.

Recall, that for some of the pqri data, you may only need to submit data on 15 consecutive patients with a given diagnosis being monitored (diabetes is one such diagnosis) to be eligible for you bonus. you need 30 patients in 1 year, but it can be divided up into 2 groupings of 15 consecutive patients.