Guest guest Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hello groupfor those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp?I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart.Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results..But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion.. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month. Sangeetha Hello groupfor those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp?I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart.Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results..But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Sangeetha and others,Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface? Thanks,Sharon Sharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion.. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month. Sangeetha Hello groupfor those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp?I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart.Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results..But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 No, no volume. I have very low volume and they still set my interface. I do have a contract with labcorp though. I am not sure if that makes a difference Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others,Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface?Thanks,SharonSharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion .. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month.Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Thanks .Are you happy with Practice Fusion overall? (I've been using Amazing Charts but having trouble using it via a Windows partition on my MacBook and think it may be time to change. Talking with Amazing Charts this morning about their Cloud version, but, of course, Practice Fusion would be cheaper.) Sharon On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: No, no volume. I have very low volume and they still set my interface. I do have a contract with labcorp though. I am not sure if that makes a difference Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD Executive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, Inc Phone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others, Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface?Thanks, SharonSharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine 10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion .. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month.Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Overall I am happy. My main concern is with the reporting capacity. Working in the area I do I would love to see my reporting capacity enhanced. You cannot enter structured point of care labs but I simply created a template for that and it is quite fast. I have not experienced downtime but there are times when the system is a bit slower. If you want to I can give you a tour of my settings over gmail video (or go to meeting). Anyone interested is invited of course Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:44 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Thanks .Are you happy with Practice Fusion overall? (I've been using Amazing Charts but having trouble using it via a Windows partition on my MacBook and think it may be time to change. Talking with Amazing Charts this morning about their Cloud version, but, of course, Practice Fusion would be cheaper.)Sharon On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: No, no volume. I have very low volume and they still set my interface. I do have a contract with labcorp though. I am not sure if that makes a difference Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others,Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface?Thanks,SharonSharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion .. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month.Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hi everyone,As our practice has just began using Practice Fusion, I have a question that I thought may be helpful for others as well., Sangeetha, and others: Could you please comment on your success using Practice Fusion to obtain the Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement through CMS? Another EMR company told us that Practice Fusion has lower rates of successful reimbursement, so I just want to clarify whether there is any truth to this claim. If you have had a successful experience receiving your reimbursement while using Practice Fusion, this would ease our concerns. Thanks,SushanthOn Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: Overall I am happy. My main concern is with the reporting capacity. Working in the area I do I would love to see my reporting capacity enhanced. You cannot enter structured point of care labs but I simply created a template for that and it is quite fast. I have not experienced downtime but there are times when the system is a bit slower. If you want to I can give you a tour of my settings over gmail video (or go to meeting). Anyone interested is invited of course Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD Executive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, Inc Phone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:44 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Thanks . Are you happy with Practice Fusion overall? (I've been using Amazing Charts but having trouble using it via a Windows partition on my MacBook and think it may be time to change. Talking with Amazing Charts this morning about their Cloud version, but, of course, Practice Fusion would be cheaper.) Sharon On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: No, no volume. I have very low volume and they still set my interface. I do have a contract with labcorp though. I am not sure if that makes a difference Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD Executive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, Inc Phone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others,Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface? Thanks,Sharon Sharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.comOn Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Sangeetha Murthy wrote: Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion .. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month. Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 And the other EMR has no ulterior motive to say that about another EMR company….? The rates of reimbursement have nothing to do with the EMR directly – it has to do with location, coding, speciality, etc….but as far as I know EMR is not biased in the reimbursement….. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Krishna BhaskarabhatlaSent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 2:13 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Hi everyone, As our practice has just began using Practice Fusion, I have a question that I thought may be helpful for others as well. , Sangeetha, and others: Could you please comment on your success using Practice Fusion to obtain the Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement through CMS? Another EMR company told us that Practice Fusion has lower rates of successful reimbursement, so I just want to clarify whether there is any truth to this claim. If you have had a successful experience receiving your reimbursement while using Practice Fusion, this would ease our concerns. Thanks,Sushanth On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: Overall I am happy. My main concern is with the reporting capacity. Working in the area I do I would love to see my reporting capacity enhanced. You cannot enter structured point of care labs but I simply created a template for that and it is quite fast. I have not experienced downtime but there are times when the system is a bit slower. If you want to I can give you a tour of my settings over gmail video (or go to meeting). Anyone interested is invited of course Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:44 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Thanks .Are you happy with Practice Fusion overall? (I've been using Amazing Charts but having trouble using it via a Windows partition on my MacBook and think it may be time to change. Talking with Amazing Charts this morning about their Cloud version, but, of course, Practice Fusion would be cheaper.)Sharon On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: No, no volume. I have very low volume and they still set my interface. I do have a contract with labcorp though. I am not sure if that makes a difference Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others,Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface?Thanks,SharonSharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion .. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month.Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Rates of reimbursement depend on the user of the EMR, that is you doing the work correctly. Some systems give you more help with achieving MU than others.You might connect with your local HIT Extension center for help.Athena, for instance, guarantees you will meet MU or they will pay you the $$ you didn't get. They have many reminders/flags and help you.I go live in a month or so and will let you know. Amazing Charts also has reminders which look quite good.But it's up to you to input the needed data. No EHR does that for you.My two cents.EllenOregon RE: practice fusion and labcorp And the other EMR has no ulterior motive to say that about another EMR company….? The rates of reimbursement have nothing to do with the EMR directly – it has to do with location, coding, speciality, etc….but as far as I know EMR is not biased in the reimbursement….. From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Krishna BhaskarabhatlaSent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 2:13 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Hi everyone, As our practice has just began using Practice Fusion, I have a question that I thought may be helpful for others as well. , Sangeetha, and others: Could you please comment on your success using Practice Fusion to obtain the Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement through CMS? Another EMR company told us that Practice Fusion has lower rates of successful reimbursement, so I just want to clarify whether there is any truth to this claim. If you have had a successful experience receiving your reimbursement while using Practice Fusion, this would ease our concerns. Thanks,Sushanth On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: Overall I am happy. My main concern is with the reporting capacity. Working in the area I do I would love to see my reporting capacity enhanced. You cannot enter structured point of care labs but I simply created a template for that and it is quite fast. I have not experienced downtime but there are times when the system is a bit slower. If you want to I can give you a tour of my settings over gmail video (or go to meeting). Anyone interested is invited of course Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org "Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged." Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:44 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Thanks .Are you happy with Practice Fusion overall? (I've been using Amazing Charts but having trouble using it via a Windows partition on my MacBook and think it may be time to change. Talking with Amazing Charts this morning about their Cloud version, but, of course, Practice Fusion would be cheaper.)Sharon On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: No, no volume. I have very low volume and they still set my interface. I do have a contract with labcorp though. I am not sure if that makes a difference Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org "Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged." Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others,Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface?Thanks,SharonSharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion .. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month.Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Labcorp would not do an interface for me with Athena, stating low volume. Quest and my local community hospital did it for me. Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others, Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface? Thanks, Sharon Sharon McCoy MD Renaissance Family Medicine 10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617 PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Sangeetha Murthy wrote: Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion ... Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month. Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I am getting ready to attest so cannot tell you the outcome but I do not see how that has anything to do with the EHR itself. It is a selection bias J Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Krishna BhaskarabhatlaSent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 5:13 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Hi everyone, As our practice has just began using Practice Fusion, I have a question that I thought may be helpful for others as well. , Sangeetha, and others: Could you please comment on your success using Practice Fusion to obtain the Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement through CMS? Another EMR company told us that Practice Fusion has lower rates of successful reimbursement, so I just want to clarify whether there is any truth to this claim. If you have had a successful experience receiving your reimbursement while using Practice Fusion, this would ease our concerns. Thanks,Sushanth On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: Overall I am happy. My main concern is with the reporting capacity. Working in the area I do I would love to see my reporting capacity enhanced. You cannot enter structured point of care labs but I simply created a template for that and it is quite fast. I have not experienced downtime but there are times when the system is a bit slower. If you want to I can give you a tour of my settings over gmail video (or go to meeting). Anyone interested is invited of course Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:44 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Thanks .Are you happy with Practice Fusion overall? (I've been using Amazing Charts but having trouble using it via a Windows partition on my MacBook and think it may be time to change. Talking with Amazing Charts this morning about their Cloud version, but, of course, Practice Fusion would be cheaper.)Sharon On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Dr. Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhD wrote: No, no volume. I have very low volume and they still set my interface. I do have a contract with labcorp though. I am not sure if that makes a difference Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others,Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface?Thanks,SharonSharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion .. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month.Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I have low vol with Quest but they are willing to do an interface with Athena too. RE: practice fusion and labcorp Labcorp would not do an interface for me with Athena, stating low volume. Quest and my local community hospital did it for me. Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others, Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface? Thanks, Sharon Sharon McCoy MD Renaissance Family Medicine 10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617 PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Sangeetha Murthy wrote: Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion ... Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month. Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 I don't know what these things depend on....Quest rep? Thanks for letting me know your experience. Sharon I have low vol with Quest but they are willing to do an interface with Athena too. RE: practice fusion and labcorp Labcorp would not do an interface for me with Athena, stating low volume. Quest and my local community hospital did it for me. Re: practice fusion and labcorp Sangeetha and others, Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up the interface? Thanks, Sharon Sharon McCoy MD Renaissance Family Medicine 10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617 PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.com On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Sangeetha Murthy wrote: Yes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patient within PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion ... Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the next month. Sangeetha Hello group for those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to lab integration with labcorp? I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process of getting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome. Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and then staff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart. Its not the smoothest operation but its functional. I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look up myself or more urgent results.. But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 Usually there is some back deal. IN general Labs pay the EHR to put the interface together. That means that they have a given amount of money for interfaces depending on their budget. People with more volume get put up in the list. I am unsure how I got the interface so fast. It might have been that my Labcorp rep is an expert nagger. She really advocates for me. I don’t really understand the whole of the backend transaction but EHR companies make money with this Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -> http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoy Sent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 9:11 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorp I don't know what these things depend on....Quest rep? Thanks for letting me know your experience.Sharon I have low vol with Quest but they are willing to do an interface with Athena too. RE: practice fusion and labcorp Labcorp would not do an interface for me with Athena, stating low volume. Quest and my local community hospital did it for me. RE: practice fusion and labcorpNo, no volume. I have very low volume and they still set my interface. I dohave a contract with labcorp though. I am not sure if that makes adifference Izquierdo-Porrera MD PhDExecutive Director & Co-founderCare for Your Health, IncPhone Fax www.care4yourhealth.org " Don't ever let injustice go by unchallenged. " Help us make our community healthy -><http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.php>http://www.care4yourhealth.org/wanttohelp.phpCare_your_health.jpgFrom: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Sharon McCoySent: Wednesday, August 08, 2012 3:36 PMTo: Subject: Re: practice fusion and labcorpSangeetha and others,Is there a volume requirement with Labcorp in order for them to set up theinterface?Thanks,SharonSharon McCoy MDRenaissance Family Medicine10 McClintock Court; Irvine, CA 92617PH: (949)387-5504 Fax: (949)281-2197 Toll free phone/fax: www.SharonMD.comYes I get structured results directly and am able to share it with patientwithin PF. Patients get an email and log in and check it in patient fusion.. Quest sends pdfs but think they might be able to do the same in the nextmonth.SangeethaHello groupfor those that are using practice fusion, has anyone tied with it to labintegration with labcorp?I'm curious because my current practice uses labcorp. But the process ofgetting labs received, reviewed, and resulted is pretty cumbersome.Right now we have a central office that receives faxes from labcorp and thenstaff review the faxes and upload PDFS to the chart.Its not the smoothest operation but its functional.I have access to results on labcorp beacon for things I want to look upmyself or more urgent results..But does labcorp 's interface with practice fusion any better? _____ No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5186 - Release Date: 08/08/12 No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5187 - Release Date: 08/08/12No virus found in this message.Checked by AVG - www.avg.comVersion: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5187 - Release Date: 08/08/12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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