Posted on August 7, 2012
by Suzanne Ray
in Company News, SurroundLabAR
Regulatory Update: Place of Service Changes Effective October 1, 2012 CMS published the MLN Matters Number: MM7631 to educate providers on the Revised and Clarified Place of Service (POS) Coding Instructions which has an effective date of October 1, 2012. The passages below are excerpts from the MLN article. “This article is based on Change [...]
Posted on July 2, 2012
by Suzanne Ray
in SurroundLab, SurroundLabAR
New Employee Announcement Please join us in welcoming Kristen Tedeschi to the Seacoast SurroundLab team. Kristen joins Seacoast with over 10 years’ experience in IT in the lab industry, and has joined the Seacoast team as a SLAB Project Manager and Analyst. Kristen can be reached at extension 6218 or via email at KTedeschi@sldsi.com From [...]
Posted on June 1, 2012
by Suzanne Ray
in SurroundLabAR
Update on New Version of the CMS 1500Form The National Uniform Claim Committee has announced changes to the CMS 1500 Claim Form. There is a proposed timeline for implementation of the revised form once it has final approval from the Office of Management and Budget and CMS. Additional documentation on the proposed changes and timelines [...]
Posted on April 20, 2012
by Suzanne Ray
in Company News, SurroundLab, SurroundLab Mobile, SurroundLabAR, SurroundLabPlus
All of us at Seacoast Laboratory Data Systems would like to congratulate those that hold positions in clinical laboratories this week! In recognition of all of the hard work that is required to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of laboratory test results and professionals throughout the healthcare environment, we thank you.
Posted on March 30, 2012
by Suzanne Ray
in SurroundLab, SurroundLabAR, SurroundLabPlus
ICD-10 Industry Update On February 16, 2012, HHS announced its intent to delay the implementation date for ICD-10. The current compliance date is October 1, 2013 pending an official release of a delayed date. Below is an excerpt from the February announcement: “As part of President Obama’s commitment to reducing regulatory burden, Health and [...]
Posted on March 6, 2012
by Suzanne Ray
in SurroundLabAR
ICD-10 Industry Update On February 14, 2012, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner announced that CMS is reconsidering the implementation date of October 2013 based on pressure from organizations, such as the AMA and MGMA. These organizations cite negative impacts of the 5010 transition on providers for their concern with yet another sizeable change. Both the disruption [...]
Posted on February 7, 2012
by Suzanne Ray
in SurroundLab, SurroundLabAR
5010 Electronic Remittance Advice Many of our Clients have now transitioned to submitting claims using the 5010 Electronic Claims Submission file format. As payers begin sending final claim adjudication and payment information in 5010 format, existing ERA files must be upgraded to meet the new 5010 requirements which became effective on January 1, 2012. If [...]
Posted on January 6, 2012
by Suzanne Ray
in SurroundLab, SurroundLabAR, SurroundLabPlus
On the Horizon for the New Year ICD-10 Preparation to Begin Health care providers face another significant industry change mandated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, ICD-10, which is currently scheduled for implementation on October 1, 2013. Seacoast will continue with our internal research and development analyses in March 2012 to begin preparation [...]
Posted on December 5, 2011
by Suzanne Ray
in SurroundLabAR
Mandated Compliance of HIPAA 5010 Transactions by January 1st, 2012 On November 17, 2011, CMS released a statement that it would not initiate 5010 enforcement action until March 31, 2012. However, CMS still requires 5010 conversion on the January 1, 2012 date. Seacoast continues to work diligently to assist our Clients with becoming 5010 compliant [...]
Posted on October 31, 2011
by Suzanne Ray
in SurroundLabAR
5010 Reminder – 5010 MUST be given priority to meet the mandated compliance date. As the deadline of January 1, 2012 looms near, your Seacoast Support Team continues the steady progress in coding and testing the 5010 updates for ECS. Seacoast continues to dedicate Wednesdays for advancement toward reaching 5010 compliance by the mandated deadline.We [...]
