Recently a Lytec customer asked me if there was an easy way to add monthly finance charges to her Lytec patient statements. The answer is yes. It’s an easy process, here is a short document that will show you how it’s done.
Lytec 2011 Promo Extended to Friday 3/30/12
March 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Get an instant rebate of $100 to $3,045* when you upgrade Lytec for ANSI 5010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced an extension of the enforcement discretionary period for the HIPAA 5010 transaction standards to June 30, 2012. However, that doesn’t change the fact that providers still need to prepare their systems and production environments to generate 5010-compliant claims.
Practices that use Lytec 2011® can rest assured that their systems will have the ability to produce a 5010-compliant claim. Act by Fri. March 30, 2012, to receive your instant rebate. To learn more about ANSI 5010 and the latest features of Lytec 2011, click here. To get a quote for your Lytec upgrade, email support@medpipes.com
Lytec Claim Form Help
February 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I’m writing about this today because as often as it has been mentioned, I’m not certain many Lytec users are aware of this helpful feature. Say you are printing a claim and your data is not populating a particular box on the claim form. So you ask yourself – “Where do I need to enter this information in order for it to print on the claim?” [Read more...]
Negative Patient Balances
February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When reviewing Lytec patient accounts, I often come across out-of-balance situations. Sometimes they are legitimate, but more often than not things such as negative billing balances are a result of errors in your data entry. To learn about a few common errors and how to correct them, login and read this.
ANSI 5010 Update
February 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The ANSI 5010 standards for electronic healthcare claims went into effect on January I, 2012. Payers – including Medicare, TRICARE and some state Medicaid plans – are currently rejecting claims that are not in the 5010 standard format. Rejections typically occur because of the fields or data elements listed below.
Common 5010 Rejections
- 9-digit ZIP codes for Billing Provider and Facility: If the last four digits are not populated your clearinghouse likely will put in four default numbers (such as 0000). However, we are hearing that many payers are rejecting claims with a default Plus-4 ZIP code. The best practice is to capture the 9-digit ZIP code in Lytec so that the additional digits are populated correctly in your 5010 claim. The 9-digit ZIP code can be easily looked up on the US Postal Service web site.
- Special Characters: Do not use characters such as #, : ‘ - . The most common character is the # sign. Instead of using this for suite numbers or apartment numbers, spell out “STE” or “APT”
- NDC numbers: With 5010 NDC numbers are required on ALL injections. NDC numbers must be 11 characters long.
- Rendering & Billing Provider: Where the rendering and billing provider is the same, the rendering NPI is not required.
If you have a support agreement with us or have purchased Lytec 2011, we have most likely taken care of these issues during the installation of your software. Others may need assistance with these issues.
Training Reminder
January 31, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Just a quick reminder that I am providing a short lesson on the Lytec appointment schedule. Today 11:30AM EST
There is no fee to attend. Here is the meeting information:
Conference call number:
609.318.5900 Code: 104-649-921#
Click on this link https://join.me/104-649-921
Nothing will be downloaded, but Adobe Flash (free) is required.
Not sure if you have Flash? click here.
Lytec Training: Appt Schedule
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Next Tuesday (1/31 at 11:30AM EST) I am going to review some appointment scheduling features of Lytec 2011. If you are new to the Lytec appointment schedule, here is a chance to learn the basics. I will plan to spend about 30 to 45 minutes reviewing the following items:
- entering a patient appointment
- tracking appointment status
- using reason codes
- viewing past and future appointments
- the billing column
- applying a copay
- printing the schedule
- printing superbills
- overview of appt customization
There is no fee to attend. Here is the meeting information:
Conference call number:
609.318.5900 Code: 104-649-921#
Click on this link https://join.me/104-649-921
Nothing will be downloaded, but Adobe Flash (free) is required.
Not sure if you have Flash? click here.
An Office with a View
January 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s an easy solution to another one of those annoying little computer problems. Somebody sends you an email with an attachment that contains, say, an Excel spreadsheet or a Powerpoint presentation. You try to open it, but you can’t because your computer doesn’t have these programs installed. [Read more...]
Patient Payments
January 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It’s tax time again. For the next few months you may get a number of requests from your patients regarding payments they made to your office. They will be requesting this information in order to deduct medical expenses on their federal tax return. For those of you who have Lytec 2010 or 2011, you can run this report … [Read more...]
January Update
January 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Recently we have posted articles on how to backup your Lytec data, how to analyze your collection efforts and a summary of Lytec shortcut keys. Next Tuesday (1/31) we will host a short training session on the Lytec appointment schedule. Stay tuned for details.
Lytec Default Patient
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Lytec program contains a feature called “default patient”. The purpose of this feature is to input standard or repetitive information into each new patient chart that you create. The advantage of this is to prevent the user from forgetting to input information that is critical to processing a clean claim. Learn more
Medpipes for mobile
January 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Just a quick note to inform you that our website conforms to most mobile smartphone standards, allowing you to view our latest Lytec posts on your iPad/phone or Android device. Browse to medpipes.com on your mobile device to see this display:
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Lytec shortcut keys
January 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I am frequently asked about Lytec keyboard shortcut keys that can be used to replace mouse clicks. [Read more...]
Medical Practice Collection Analysis
January 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
If you have ever wondered how you are doing with your collection effort, you’re not alone. Is it taking you longer than it should to collect your accounts receivable? When you finally collect, are you collecting what you expected to collect? Is your office doing better than average? I often get asked these types of questions from our Lytec users. Many years ago I developed a collection analysis tool to help answer these questions. I have used it to give customers a general idea of whether they’re keeping up or falling behind. I have decided to make this tool available online. If you’re curious about your practice then learn more
Lytec Backups
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Have you been backing up your Lytec data on a regular basis? Do you know how to use the Lytec backup feature? Watch this short video to learn more.
Lytec O’Reject
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Your claim gets denied and everything looks correct. You’ve checked the insured ID, the patient’s name, address – everything looks perfect. So why did my claim get rejected? The answer isn’t always so obvious, but sometimes it is
Lytec Hold Codes
January 5, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Lytec Hold Codes are a helpful feature. They can be used to help remind you of important information about a patient. [Read more...]
Lytec & BillFlash with NCOA
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
When you use BillFlash with Lytec Medical Software, your patient statements are always sent to the patient’s current address on file with the US Post Office. BillFlash uses the US Postal Service NCOA or National Change of Address registry to scan all patient statements prior to mailing. [Read more...]
Pay Item
December 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Within the Lytec Charges & Payments screen is a helpful Pay Item feature:
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- Lytec Pay Item
Stop mousing around
December 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Have you noticed that in some areas of Lytec (particularly the scheduling function) numerous mouse clicks are necessary to accomplish certain tasks. Here is a quick tip that you may find helpful.