Along with creating
additional reports for their practice management software, ThinkHealth, OrionNet
Systems has been focusing their efforts on features that could help their
clients capture details related to staff processes.
“With impending budget cuts
from the state coming in January as mentioned in our previous article,
providers should be aware of where every dollar is going and how their staff
prioritizes their time,” said Clyde Wafford, president of OrionNet Systems.
Leadership from Oklahoma’s budget and
executive cabinet has advised that the budget outlook for the state fiscal year
2017 is grim. More detail will be provided this month during the formal public
notification process, and no final decision will be made before the OHCA board
meets on December 10.
The Oklahoma Health Care
Authority (OHCA) may consider rate reductions for all SoonerCare providers as
early as January 1, 2016.
Compounding the state budget
outlook, the federal matching dollars will also decrease next year by more than
$36 million.
It is for this very reason
that OrionNet Systems has plans to create additional reports that will help
their agencies manage their practice more efficiently. OrionNet Systems is
looking into reports that capture more denials on information such as
individual staff log on date, last time one of their staff did a note, number
of hours billed, number of billable amount, etc.
“Time is running short and we
want to make sure that our clients are well prepared for the new year and all
that comes with it,” said Clyde Wafford.
About OrionNet Systems
OrionNet is an Oklahoma small business
founded in 2001. OrionNet has designed, developed and supported applications
created both for the client-server and web environments, as well as developing,
marketing and supporting a commercial application for the counseling centers
industry.
Visit the OrionNet Systems’
website, www.iorion.com, or their social
media pages, https://twitter.com/ThinkHealth
& https://www.facebook.com/pages/OrionNet-Systems/139352156150090
for more information.
About the Oklahoma
Health Care Authority
The Oklahoma Health Care
Authority is the primary entity in the state of Oklahoma charged with controlling costs of
state-purchased health care. https://www.okhca.org/providers.aspx?id=16525
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