Criterions Blog

CMS has made changes to how Evaluation and Management Codes will be calculated beginning Jan 1, 2021. E/M codes will now have the option to ignore History (HPI, ROS, History) and Exam as part of the visit calculation. This shift allows providers to focus more on...

As part of our goal to provide a trusted and secure platform for our customers, we are implementing a change in security requirements for using Criterions EHR effective August 1, 2020. We are planning to deprecate vulnerable data encryption protocols (TLS 1.0 &...

As we adapt to a socially distanced world, Criterions is working to help practices maintain a safe environment to treat patients. The days of patients sitting in a waiting room, passing around tablets or picking up pens and clipboards may now be a thing of the past....

In compliance with HIPAA regulations we are updating our Business Associate Agreement with all Criterions ‘Covered Entities (clients).  This is mandatory for us to service your account. To simplify this requirement and eliminate any question for conformity, we have...

All New York State clients will be charged NYS sales tax for all support services. EHR fees, if not already adjusted for reference libraries, are billable at $135.00/month/provider. eRx will now be invoiced annually by Criterions (previously invoiced by Application...

Upcoming Feature Limitations in TCMS Effective March 31st 2019, TCMS users will NOT be able to perform EDI functions.  You will need to use our Browser interface to perform any EDI functions (ex: claim submission, ERA or eligibility). As part of our aggressive path...

Please update to TCMS version 4.9.3 as soon as possible. There are many enhancements, additional security provisions and some bug fixes for minor issues. If you need any assistance or have any questions on how to update, please call us. What’s included; enhancements...

Emblem Health’s Eligibility inquiries are currently experiencing service interruptions. As result, Real-Time transactions are in a “Stand-In” status which generate response messages stating “Transaction Terminated” or “Timed Out.”Change Healthcare is addressing this...