Category: News

The ADA published an article on Feb. 26, 2016, summarizing new guidance from the Office of Civil Rights.  If a patient demands that Protected Health Information be provided via unsecure email, the health care provider must abide by the patient request after warning the patient of potential security risks of the unsecure email. See http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2016-archive/february/hipaa-clarification-allows-patients-to-receive-health-information-through-unsecure-email for…

BRS Dental was invited to join other presenters at the New York Dental Forum’s Clinical Treatment Planning continuing education seminar on February 9, 2016 ( NY Dental Forum on Facebook  ).  The New York Dental Forum seminar was held at New York University’s College of Dentistry Rosenthal Aesthetic Institute.  Randy Smith, Senior VP of Consulting and Support, spoke on the New York State mandate…

As previously announced by Microsoft, support for older versions of Internet Explorer has ended.  Windows 7 users should make sure they have installed Internet Explorer ver. 11, and should not be using any older versions of Internet Explorer.  When support is stopped for a browser or operating system, there are no new security patches, and…

To follow up on the previous post, most insurance companies will require that claim submissions after January 1, 2016, use the ADA CDT 2016 codes. There are 19 new codes, 12 revised codes, and 8 deleted codes. The deleted codes include: D0260, D0421, D2970, D9220, D9221, D9241, D9242, D9931. (This is intended as a summary…

Every year or two the American Dental Association updates the Current Dental Terminology, which includes the procedure codes commonly used for submission of services to insurance companies.  In 2000 the CDT was designated as the HIPAA standard code set.  The most recently released version is CDT 2016.  The ADA retains a copyright to the CDT,…

Microsoft announced a new operating system, Windows 10, to be released on July 29, 2015.  This has been advertised as a “free” upgrade, but not for everyone. Windows 10 is a new operating system, following up on the release of Windows 8 and 8.1. Windows 8 was released in 2012, and to be charitable, was not…

The CMS (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services) released a memo dated June 1, 2015, delaying the deadlines for provider enrollment or opt-out, and for enforcement of the prescription requirements for Medicare Part D coverage. The new deadline for provider registration is January 1, 2016, and for Medicare Part D prescription enforcement is June 1,…

By Randall Smith, BRS Dental, Vice President, Consulting and Support DrFirst sent notification to remind New York State users of their Rcopia e-prescribing service that on May 22nd, 2015, all “provider agents” in each practice would be transitioned to the role of “clinical staff” in accordance with New York Board of Pharmacy regulations. What this…

By Randall Smith, BRS Dental, Vice President, Consulting and Support First published here on our website back in September, 2014, I’ve set up this new post to remind dental offices that although direct billing to Medicare may be minimal, ALL dental offices need to make decisions before the deadline.  The ADA News (see http://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2014-archive/june/dentists-must-choose-to-opt-in-or-out-of-medicare-enrollment )…

We have reports from clients that phone “phishing” is occurring again.  “Phishing” refers to the attempts by criminals to steal your information or money, usually by pretending to be representatives of a legitimate organization or vendor.  Phishing attempts may be by email or phone call.  Recently, several clients have reported receiving phone calls at work or…