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August 12, 2010
I see the most recent posting by Dr. Gorelick. May we, as all pediatricians reading this forum, be informed on exactly what patients fall under the Medicaid rules? I am assuming it is EDS,...
Asked By: Raymond Zarlengo
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August 7, 2010
My understanding is that states have the ability to decide when to provide the Medicaid stimulus funding. Does anyone know who decides and when the funding is to be available in R.I.?
Asked By: David Gorelick
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August 7, 2010
Regarding the CMS stimulus funding, pediatricians won't see enough Medicare patients so their only hope on qualifying would be the Medicaid stimulus funds. As was mentioned in another...
Asked By: David Gorelick
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August 7, 2010
It appears that future reimbursement models will be based upon performance. They certainly can't be based solely on performance, but higher reimbursement and performance bonuses are coming into...
Asked By: David Gorelick
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July 20, 2010
I belong to a group pediatric practice in Rhode Island. Does anybody know if RiteCare patients count as Medicaid enrollment in a practice, to meet the 20% Medicaid requirement for stimulus money...
Asked By: Raymond Zarlengo
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April 1, 2010
You can now write for 3 monthly prescriptions of a C-II. One for now and two others with the specific instructions: “Do Not Fill Before xx/xx/xxxx”. This became legal 12/19/07 as...
Asked By: David Gorelick
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February 12, 2010
We have lab and imaging interfaces already set up. I order a test and the result comes back electronically directly into the patient's file and it is flagged for review. This is a...
Asked By: David Gorelick
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January 24, 2010
ePrescribing is a great tool for many reasons. There is a national push to get doctors to abandon the prescription pad. There is even a CMS bonus tied to eRx. We have a Navy base in...
Asked By: David Gorelick
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December 21, 2009
If I already have and use an Electronic Health Record, would I be eligible for stimulus funds? And if so, would I get less money than someone who adopts now?
Asked By: Jennie Chiller
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December 14, 2009
I am in search of references of Emr/Ehr's being used in the Allergy specialty. What has worked well for your office, or not worked well at all? I'm hoping for feedback mostly from users of eCW,...
Asked By: Jennifer Woods
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