tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:16:11 +0000EDICPTTIBHISLACDMHData ConversionSIFTGO-LIVEICD-10ISScheduleTestingASPBillingContractDMHEHR-S VendorsMHSAMedi-CalPilot. ClaimsRFPUpdatesVendorclaime-formsreimbursementAnalysisHeadcountHiringLaborMeaningful UseMedicareMeetingsPilotProvisioningQ&AReportSelf-hostStaffe-formformformsincentivesmaintenancepenaltiesproductThis BLOG is created by Keely McGeehan of Sahara Management Solutions, Inc. to assist Behavioral Healthcare providers with their selection and implementation of Electronic Health Record Systems(EHR-S), with focus on Los Angeles County providers topics.http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)Blogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-6094159557187028643Wed, 10 Aug 2016 03:21:00 +00002016-08-09T20:21:11.567-07:00<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> Now that there is an updated LACDMH IBHIS GO-LIVE&nbsp;roll-out&nbsp;schedule and there have been a&nbsp;couple&nbsp;of&nbsp;update calls, I have been getting a lot of questions around the topic of claiming, reimbursement timing, revenue risks, etc. &nbsp;I&nbsp;have been assisting my customers lately with IBHIS Risk Mitigation planning ....&nbsp;Here are some http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2016/08/ibhis-go-live-claims-revenue-risk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-616600967707616083Wed, 10 Aug 2016 02:03:00 +00002016-08-09T19:11:09.003-07:00<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU QUALIFY FOR INCENTIVE FUNDS THROUGH THE MEANINGFUL USE PROGRAM, &nbsp;AND THEY ARE EASY / QUICK TO OBTAIN? Meaningful Use funds are still available to you, but not for much longer. The Bottom Line... Year 1 incentive = $21,250 for each MD &amp; NP (Eligible Providers or EP) You likely qualify now, contractors and/or&nbsp;full time&nbsp;&http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2016/08/do-you-know-about-funds-available-toyou.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-897311026367371759Fri, 12 Jun 2015 20:40:00 +00002015-06-12T13:53:02.166-07:00claimCPTTEDIIBHISICD-10ISLACDMHMedi-Cal<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> ICD-10 deadline, October 1, 2015 service For DHCS contracted services, beginning in October you may use the ICD-10 codes, for both chart medical necessity compliance and billing (required for claiming), and avoid using DSM (see DMH slides on this); per DMH: “Contract providers will provide DMH with the ICD10 diagnosis for the claim and for CSI admission.” http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2015/06/icd-10-deadline-october-1-2015-service.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-4115730653882165556Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:50:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:13.317-07:00CPTTData ConversionDMHe-formsEDIGO-LIVEIBHISICD-10ISLACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> CPTT Meeting Notes, May 21, 2015 The presentation slides&nbsp;are posted here: http://lacdmh.lacounty.gov/hipaa/IBHIS_EDI_Links.htm Thought I'd share my summary notes, as several of you who couldn't attend have requested them. <!--[if !supportLists]-->·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;IBHIS rollouts are on hold. <!--[endif]-->No further contract http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2015/06/cptt-meeting-notes-may-21-2015.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-7761976855534027030Fri, 08 May 2015 20:44:00 +00002015-06-12T12:54:43.496-07:00incentivesMeaningful UseMedi-CalMedicarepenalties<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> CMS Medicare Payment Adjustment Summary Now that most of my customers have their EHR-S up and running, I have been working lately with a few to determine the feasibility and best practices for drawing down the available EHR-S Meaningful Use Incentive dollars. Although the effort to comply with the Incentive requirements annually may be high, I have learned http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2015/05/medicare-payment-adjustment-summary-re.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-8574240506965329107Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:51:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.727-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> IBHIS GO-LIVEs continue to be on HOLD, while DMH and their EHRS vendor Netsmart work out issues and enhancements identified by the providers that are Live and Piloting IBHIS for you. In the&nbsp;mean time, there is no lack of preparation you should be doing now, for example: Learn how to and begin using the IS LE Extract data to reconcile your claims submitted http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2015/02/ibhis-go-live-readiness-using-data.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-1310621735423719065Tue, 24 Feb 2015 20:27:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.682-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISICD-10LACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> DMH confirmed today in the&nbsp;IS Reports Committee Meeting, that providers must assure their EDI claims include the new ICD-10 Diagnosis (Dx) codes, for dates of service October 1st, 2015&nbsp;and going forward. The process for DMH's Integrated System (IS) is&nbsp;not yet defined, more to come, therefore it is not yet clear whether providers using the IS for http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2015/02/icd-10-deadline-impact-for-ibhis-and-is.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-2723976805819219017Wed, 02 Apr 2014 01:08:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.690-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISICD-10ISLACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> Well, today we heard that the ICD-10 deadline is being pushed back to October 1, 2015,&nbsp; ...yippee for that! Assuming LACDMH CIO will discuss this 'gift of time' at the upcoming CPTT meeting on April 8th, as I believe they were about to announce shorter timelines for contract providers&nbsp;FY 13-14 claims&nbsp;using the&nbsp;IS which does not support ICD-10.http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2014/04/ibhis-is-and-icd-10-deadline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-7361777337921548741Mon, 31 Mar 2014 01:52:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.724-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHPilot. ClaimsSIFTTesting<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> Foothill Family Services and Welligent&nbsp;are now in full production with IBHIS, they have submitted ~ 3000 claims, with &nbsp;some being rejected for assorted issues and now recently they have begun receiving 835's from DMH (none yet from the state).&nbsp; In general, they feel Welligent has done a nice job of staying on top of the issues and getting them into http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2014/03/ibhis-pilot-updates-lessons-learned-326.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-4358089026650217769Wed, 26 Feb 2014 07:50:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.703-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHPilot. ClaimsSIFTTesting<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> News Updates 2/26: Five Acres and Welligent received DMH IBHIS certification for Web Services today and plans to go live with this feature on Friday 2/28. Foothill Family Services and Welligent&nbsp;received DMH IBHIS certification, the first to do so. They went live with Web Services on Monday this week,&nbsp; and are creating clients, financial eligibility,http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2014/02/ibhis-pilot-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-2100899890542655552Tue, 18 Feb 2014 21:04:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.686-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHQ&ASIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> Check out updates to Q&amp;A's HERE <!-- AddThis Button END -->http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2014/02/check-out-updates-to-q.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-724381860436265767Tue, 18 Feb 2014 19:25:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.720-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHPilotProvisioningScheduleSIFTTesting<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> Although DMH has provided a Readiness Checklist on their site HERE. I have a little different view of the phases from a contract provider's perspective. For example, GO-LIVE is not an event, it is a phase that requires holding all claims, taking some readiness steps, then releasing some "test" claims, before you open your flood gates. I am preparing a detailed http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2014/02/ibhis-readiness-go-live-phases.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-2827277526316937075Tue, 18 Feb 2014 08:04:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.694-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHSIFT Here are&nbsp;the IBHIS system components that you should understand, along with some operating principles. There are some workflows changes you need to consider, in order to prevent claiming issues. First, what exactly is IBHIS (Integrated Behavioral Health Information System)? It is a "system", not just one product or application, but a group of applications, technology,&nbsp;and interfaces http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2014/02/some-important-ibhis-concepts-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-5503350226342029886Thu, 13 Feb 2014 07:57:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.710-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> Wow, a lot has changed in 10 days time! I am doing a series of articles today and tomorrow, to address a number of topics I get questions about.... open questions, clarity around DMH answers provided, issues I see for providers, and status... First, IBHIS testing status..... Today we learned that 2 of the 3 vendors in the Pilot will not be ready to Go-Live on Feb http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2014/02/ibhis-pilot-status.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-5429026536999218980Mon, 03 Feb 2014 07:01:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.706-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> I am updating this post with the answers I believe we have , hope this helps! See below for updates........ red A: means I haven't read or heard an answer to date....... blue A: is the answer given verbally, in email, or the document posted now. ............as always, send email for any corrections or add-ons. LACDMH has been holding regular CPTT meetings to addresshttp://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2014/02/important-contract-provider-questions.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-562332066632984199Wed, 14 Aug 2013 23:43:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.717-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) held a CPTT IBHIS update meeting on August 8th and covered the following topics. These notes reflect my best understanding of what has been communicated thus far: 1. The new process for Trading Partner Agreement (TPA) application and enabling access to IBHIS 2. An overview of the new Web http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2013/08/lacdmh-cptt-ibhis-workgroup-meeting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-1236145406439394252Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:53:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.678-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> Here are my Notes on the January 15th CPTT Meeting. DMH Slides HERE. Tip: DMH is using the term "Pilot" in their slides, to reflect the first “GO-LIVE” with approximately 10 hand-picked “bleeding edge” agencies in October 2013. I.e. looks like they will be testing / EDI certifying these providers sometime during July thru September 2013, and they GO-LIVE in http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2013/01/january-15th-cptt-meeting-translated.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-5610798237306015949Mon, 28 Jan 2013 03:12:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.714-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHSIFT<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --> Based on recent customer demand, after a long hiatus, I am Blogging again ! I am attending the LACDMH Contract Provider Transition Team (CPTT) meetings now, and as things pick up with their IBHIS implementation planning I will do my best to translate for you here. &nbsp; I have opened my BLOG up for comments/questions from my readers and will try to respond http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2013/01/i-am-blogging-on-ehrs-and-ibhis-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-4105924323545799052Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:59:00 +00002015-06-12T13:01:27.697-07:00CPTTData ConversionEDIGO-LIVEIBHISLACDMHSIFTLACounty DMH is decommissioning its Prescription Authorization and Tracking System (PATS), targeting this for July -Sept 2012. This system has been used by DMH contracted pharmacies to access prescriptions written by contract providers for DMH CGF clients. It assists in the authorization for the prescription too. What this means for you as a contract provider.... If you currently use PATS to http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2011/10/lacdmh-decommisions-pats-you-need.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-3748703858937669399Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:57:00 +00002011-10-10T10:46:49.716-07:00As we hear from LACDMH at the September 20th CPTT meeting, DMH is decommissioning their PATS prescribing authorization system in 1st Fiscal Quarter 2012/13. They are requiring you to have a Surescripts Certified e-prescribing solution. Many of my LA County clients have asked me which EHR-S vendors have a certified solution. So, here ya go: Of the vendors doing most of the business in LA County, http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2011/10/surescripts-certified-e-prescribing-ehr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-2283213918518733573Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:40:00 +00002011-10-07T14:40:27.068-07:00NEWS FLASH: Netsmart just acquired Sequest! http://www.sequest.net/ http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2011/10/news-flash-netsmart-just-acquired.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-7424428865643211188Fri, 07 Oct 2011 02:12:00 +00002011-10-06T23:07:24.837-07:00The long awaited event is here,.... Yes, Victoria , there will be an IBHIS! At the upcoming October 11th meeting of the LA County BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, the board will be asked to approve the agreement with Netsmart Technologies, Inc. (Netsmart) for the provision of an Integrated Behavioral Health Information System (IBHIS or the System). See agenda item #25 on the agenda: http://bos.co.la.ca.ushttp://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2011/10/lacdmh-seeks-approval-for-their-new-ehr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-8974428354046539690Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:54:00 +00002011-03-20T18:54:28.707-07:00On average, the times for each approval phase have been reduced by nearly 30-50%, except for Level 1. The Level 1 review time frame is almost entirely dependent on each submission’s accuracy and completeness according to the published guidelines. LACDMH staff are readily available to the agencies throughout the process to discuss concerns and answer specific questions about their proposed http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2011/03/lacdmh-has-streamlined-mhsa-application.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-5659747918039994810Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:31:00 +00002011-02-07T16:31:23.465-08:00The answer seems to be NO......... I have been getting questions about the urgency to sumbit a LACDMH MHSA IT Project Application. I.e. if you have not yet submitted an application, or have not yet spent all your allocated dollars, are you at risk to lose this funding source to the state's budget crisis?...based on pending legislation to scoop up all un-encumbered dollars...... This is in http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2011/02/are-your-lacdmh-mhsa-funds-at-risk-due.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612856038069011654.post-9177392731479040607Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:39:00 +00002010-09-02T19:39:09.687-07:00I decided to take a summer hiatus from BLOGing, and returned to find LACDMH has finally moved forward with the e-forms policy and terms I helped ACHSA draft a year ago! Will review it and comment soon, send me your thoughts once you have read it through too. Find my previous notes on the topic here: BLOG post LACDMH e-forms policy draft http://ehr-s.blogspot.com/2010/09/lacdmh-e-forms-policy-gets-legs-after.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Keely McGeehan, Sahara Management Solutions, Inc.)0