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Your Doctor will (Remotely) See You Now - RPM in 2021

By AVS Medical on Tue, Apr 06, 2021

Your doctor will (remotely) see you now



Medicare’s new rules created a $30 billion market overnight.


The senior population in the United States, those with Medicare coverage, have the highest risk for mortality when infected with COVID-19. 73% of those hospitalized for the virus have a preexisting condition and COVID-19 kills 13% of patients 80 and older.

Topics: telehealth Remote Patient Monitoring
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The Economics of Remote Patient Monitoring for your Practice

By AVS Medical on Fri, Feb 19, 2021

In 2019, Medicare introduced reimbursement for Remote Patient Monitoring or RPM, often making it no cost to seniors with at least one chronic condition1. Even during “normal times,” going to a medical office or clinic for seniors has been logistically challenging, as approximately half have transportation barriers to get to their doctor. With the COVID-19 pandemic, going to the office can be life-threatening, as it heightens their risk of infection.

Topics: Remote Patient Monitoring
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Simple Guide to Revenue Cycle Management and Medical Billing

By AVS Medical on Wed, Feb 10, 2021

A robust Revenue Cycle Management or RCM program will boost your practice's efficiency, enhance patient convenience and most importantly maximize your practices revenue.

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Why Remote Patient Monitoring should be a Key Part of Telemedicine

By AVS Medical on Wed, Feb 03, 2021

Addressing a growing need for virtual senior care at home, remote patient monitoring or RPM provides longitudinal patient health data in real-time, crucial for managing care for patients with chronic conditions.

Topics: telemedicine Remote Patient Monitoring
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Reducing Patient No Shows

By AVS Medical on Tue, Feb 02, 2021

Missed patient appointments are a huge source of frustration, inefficiency and lost revenue for all medical practices. 

Topics: NextGen Office EHR/PM
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What is the 21st Century Cures Act?

By AVS Medical on Fri, Jan 29, 2021

What is the 21st Century Cures Act (CURES) and what it does it mean to your practice? The 21st Century Cures Act  was signed into law by President Obama on December 13, 2016, has broadly impacted medical practices and the healthcare industry as a whole. The CURES act also includes“interoperability and information blocking” rules aimed at advancing interoperability between health IT systems and granting patients easy access to their data.

Topics: NextGen Office EHR/PM
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What Is Remote Patient Monitoring? Webinar - Replay

By AVS Medical on Wed, Jan 27, 2021

Remote Patient Monitoring 101- Webinar replay 

In case you missed it below is the recording of our recent Remote Patient Monitoring or RPM webinar.

Topics: Remote Patient Monitoring
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AVS Partners with 100Plus to offer Remote Patient Monitoring

By AVS Medical on Fri, Jan 15, 2021

AVS Medical has entered into a partnership with 100Plus, the leader in the emerging field of Remote Patient Monitoring or RPM.

Topics: Remote Patient Monitoring
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How to Add COVID19 Vaccinations to Practice Partner Health Maintenance

By AVS Medical on Sun, Jan 10, 2021

With the recent approval of the two new COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BionTech users of the Practice Partner, Medisoft Clinical and Lytec MD EHR's need to add both vaccines to their Health Maintenance templates.

Topics: Practice Partner medisoft clinical Lytec MD
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CMS Issues 2021 Final Rule - Physician Fee Schedule

By AVS Medical on Thu, Dec 10, 2020

On Friday December 1st 2020, CMS released the final Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) slated to take effect on January 1, 2021.

Topics: NextGen Office EHR/PM
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E/M Changes in 2021

By AVS Medical on Thu, Dec 03, 2020

Starting January 1st 2021 the new CMS Evaluation and Management or E/M coding scheme goes into effect for outpatient visits. A long overdue and welcome change for providers who are tired of counting bullet points to drive the final code.

Following is a detailed description of the changes along with a video replay of a recent Practice Partner E/M 2021 Changes Webinar and a copy of the slides.

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E/M Coding Changes in 2021

By AVS Medical on Wed, Nov 25, 2020

There are some big and exciting changes ahead for E&M Coding in 2021! 

Starting January 1st 2021 the new CMS Evaluation and Management or E&M coding scheme goes into effect for outpatient visits. A long overdue and welcome change for providers who are tired of counting bullet points to drive the final code

This is the first major overhaul of the outpatient E&M services in over 25 years. The stated purpose is to reduce the administrative burden on providers, give them more time to spend with patients and provide compensation for non-face to face patient care that in the past has not been reimbursed.

Topics: NextGen Office EHR/PM