News
| Network Hospitals Recognized as Top Performers | |
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| Six Midlands Choice network hospitals are listed among the nation's 405 top performing hospitals on key quality measures. | |
| New Name for Tri-County Hospital | |
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| Tri-County Hospital has been renamed Lexington Regional Medical Center. | |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Madelia Closing | |
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| Mayo Clinic Health System - Madelia will be closing on October 31. | |
| Network Statistics | |
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| March through May, 2011 | |
| CTS Delivers the Answers You Need Now, Not Later | |
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| For payer contacts who don’t use the Midlands Choice online claim tracking system, your counterparts at Meritain, Midwest Group Benefits and SISCO have news for you. You’re missing out.
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| Nebraska Heart to Join Catholic Health Initiatives | |
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| The Nebraska Heart Institute and Nebraska Heart Hospital will become part of the CHI organization in Nebraska. | |
| Rapid City Neurologists Join Network | |
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| Western South Dakota neurologists joined the Midlands Choice network. | |
| Mobile Nurse Managed Clinic Serves Rural Communities | |
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| The University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, in partnership with out-state primary care providers, has begun operating a Mobile Nurse Managed Clinic a few days each month in Norfolk and Neligh, Nebraska. | |
| 2011 Iowa/Nebraska Healthcare Legislation Wrap Up | |
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| Iowa and Nebraska legislatures passed laws during 2011 sessions that will have an impact on the healthcare industry.
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| Radiology Provider Offers Reduced Rates | |
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| A western South Dakota radiology provider is offering special pricing. | |
| Women's Health Providers Join Network | |
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| Eight OB/GYN practitioners in West Burlington, IA, have joined the network. | |
| 5010 Readiness | |
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| If your organization has not yet contacted Midlands Choice regarding readiness for HIPAA Version 5010 electronic transaction standards, please do so as soon as possible.
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| Network Statistics | |
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| December 2010 through February 2011 | |
| URAC Accreditation | |
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| Midlands Choice has been granted full URAC accreditation through 2014 for provider credentialing. | |
| CMS Radiology Requirement | |
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| As of January 1, 2012, CMS will require certain providers of advanced diagnostic imaging procedures to be accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) or The Joint Commission (TJC). | |
| Regional Directories | |
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| We have added the ability to quickly create regional provider listings for six metropolitan areas in our service area. | |
| Law’s Provisions Influence Business Owners’ Choices | |
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| Business owners who responded to a survey are unaware of tax credit and insurance exchange provisions in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. | |
| Midlands Choice Participates in Employer Forum | |
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| Control over healthcare plan design and reliable cost/quality comparison data are tools employers want as part of their overall strategy to contain healthcare costs. | |
| Medical Economics Project Under Way | |
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| A clinical reporting project with Thomson Reuters is under way. | |
| Paper Claims Must be Typed | |
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| Effective November 1, 2010, Midlands Choice will no longer accept handwritten claims. | |
| 5010 Preparedness | |
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| Midlands Choice is on track to meet the CMS 5010 compliance date of January 1, 2012. | |
| Thank You | |
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| Midlands Choice is observing annual customer service, credentialing and claims appreciation weeks with special events and activities during October. | |
| Phasing Out Printed Directories | |
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| Midlands Choice recently printed its last mass run of provider directories. These will be available at no charge until the supply is gone. | |
| Business Associate Agreements | |
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| Once final HITECH regulations are finalized, our legal counsel will move forward with reviewing and executing new business associate agreements. | |
| The Iowa Clinic Medical Imaging Pre-certification | |
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| The Iowa Clinic is expanding the availability of its imaging pre-certification services to providers outside the Iowa Clinic. | |
