First Insight Blog

2020 brought a multitude of changes, thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Across the board, businesses have made substantial adjustments to continue running operations and meet the needs of the people they serve.
First Insight Corporation, developers of MaximEyes.com (Version 1.1) certified ophthalmology and optometry EHR software, has achieved the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC Health IT) 2015 Edition Certification via Drummond Group LLC, an Authorized Certification Body (ACB).
The Merit-Based Incentive Payment Program (MIPS) is now in its fourth year. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is “implementing multiple flexibilities” for the Quality Payment Program (QPP) and has invoked an “Extreme and Uncontrollable Circumstances Exception” policy for the MIPS 2020 performance year.
Do you know what ICD-10-CM eye-related diagnosis codes were added, deleted, or modified for fiscal year 2021? Is your ophthalmology and optometry practice management software ready for 2021 ICD-10 updates?