HIPAA Compliance and Telemedicine

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking an outbreak of monkeypox that has spread across several countries, including the United States. The CDC is urging healthcare providers in the United States to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox.

NextGen Office EHR/PM urges clients to remain up to date on the latest information from the CDC on signs and symptoms, prevention, and treatment.

Monkeypox Vaccine Update

The American Medical Association (AMA) added two new CPT codes to describe the two smallpox and monkeypox virus products currently available for vaccines on Friday, July 29, 2022. 

NextGen® Office is Only EHR to Empower Podiatrists with Community Data at Point of Care

Dear Practice Partner, Medisoft Clinical, and Lytec MD Users,

Many of you have been part of the Practice Partner/Medisoft Clinical/Lytec MD (“Practice Partner”) family for decades. Over that time the landscape of the EHR market and regulatory requirements have changed dramatically. CGM (CompuGroup Medical), the owners of Practice Partner/Medisoft Clinical and Lytec MD, have made considerable investments into these programs to keep them compliant with regulations in the last 6 years.

Healthcare delivery is changing, and the technology that has enabled providers to offer a virtual, contactless experience is here to stay. An integrated solution that fosters convenient care delivery and aligns well with your existing workflow can offer patients the access they need now and sets your practice up for a more successful future.

NextGen Office EHR/PM is now interfaced directly to CMS’s QPP site. 

Our latest release features an interface to the CMS Quality Payment Program or QPP for effortless uploading of electronic clinical quality measures or eCQMs.

Cloud-based NextGen Office Takes #1 Spot in Small Practice Category for First Time

There are many factors to successfully expanding and operating a medical practice. As a practice grows, costs grow. Gary Wietecha, MD, knows firsthand the challenges and strengths of introducing a New EHR system for not only practice growth, but long term sustainability.

*** Edit: AUC is now set to begin January 1, 2023***

After being delayed several times the CMS Appropriate Use Criteria or AUC  program will officially begin on Jan. 1, 2022. This will have significant operational and financial impacts on your practice.

NextGen Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXGN), a leading provider of ambulatory-focused technology solutions, today announced it has achieved a significant milestone by enabling more than 500,000- patient visits through its NextGen Office telehealth solution in 2020.

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

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.