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Regulatory Issues
  • Protect your Practice from Medical Identity Theft: Red Flags Rule
  • Revised Medicare Policy on Certification and Re-Certification of Therapy Plans
  • DEA Clarifies Requirements for Prescribing Controlled Substances
  • New National Provider Identification Numbers Available
  • The DEA’s Withdrawal of Pain Management Guidelines

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Medicare Contracting Reform to Replace Carriers and Fiscal Intermediaries

 

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New Guidance on Interpretation for Patients With Limited English Proficiency

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Emergence of the Silent Preferred Provider Organization

 

 

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
    Free AMA Webinar to Help Physicians Access Stimulus Funds for HIT (PDF Download)
     

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HIPAA

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HIPAA Privacy Rule Listserv Available

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HIPAA Privacy and Security Audit

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Guidelines for Compliance with HIPAA Privacy Rule

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Final HIPAA Privacy Rule Published

     

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Stark Physician Self-Referral Law

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Stark II Regulations Phase 2 Published

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Stark II Regulations Phase I Published

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Reimbursement Issues
  • New Scam Alert Targeting Physician Practices
  • Physician Class-Actions Against Aetna and CIGNA Announced
 

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UnitedHealth Agrees to Pay $350 Million Settlement
 

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AAPM&R Works with United Healthcare to Successfully Revise Facet Joint Injection Policy
 

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Have you been selected to participate in the Physician Practice Information survey?
  • Medicare Payments May Go Down, Even With Increase
  • CMS Releases Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule members only area
 

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CMS Announces NPI Contingency Plan

 

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Historical Comparison of Medicare Relative Value Units for Commonly Performed PM&R Procedures and Services

 

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Medicare Implements New Procedures and Forms members only area
 

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Aetna Payment Updates
  • Update on Aetna Contracts for Physicians
 

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Using Advanced Beneficiary Notices

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Resources
  • Summary of 2009 Report on Physical Therapy Utilization in Medicare members only area (PDF download)
  • RAC Complex Reviews to Begin in Late Summer Months
  • 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Inquiries
  • Your Participation in a Practice Information Survey Is Needed
  • 2010 Coding Manual Order Form (PDF download)
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Medicare and RAC Appeal Process

  • Toolkit for Physicians Challenging Denials in IRFs members only area
  • Toolkit on Medicare Drug Coverage Available for Health Care Professionals

 

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Claims Management Resource Kit Available from the AMA

 

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Resources for Pain Management Information

 

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2002 Member Compensation Survey Results Available

 

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Health Plan Complaint Form Available from AMA

 

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Supply of and Demand for Physiatrists

 

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Medicare Coverage Database Debuts
 

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AMA Policy on Chaperones During Physical Exams
 

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American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria™


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