by Mary Pat Whaley | Sep 12, 2010 | Headlines
WASHINGTON, DC ”“ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), the national association of health insurers, calling on their members to stop using scare tactics and misinformation to falsely...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Aug 22, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
The Center for Healthcare Transformation may not be my organization of choice, but they’ve put together an excellent timeline of the PPAC (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), also called the ACA or Affordable Care Act. The timeline shows what’s...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 12, 2010 | Electronic Medical Records, Headlines
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services WHAT: CMS and ONC will host a press briefing to announce the final rules on Meaningful Use and Standards and Certification under the HITECH Act’s Electronic Health Records (EHR) incentive program. WHO: Kathleen Sebelius,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 8, 2010 | Compliance, Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
For more information on the Medicare accreditation requirement for entities billing the technical component for advanced diagnostic imaging (CT, MRI, PET/Nuclear Medicine) effective January 1, 2012, read my post here....
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jul 6, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, The Cohen Report (NCCI & RVUs)
Report by Frank Cohen Frank Cohen, MPA, MBB The Frank Cohen Group, LLC As many of you may already know, July 1, 2010 CMS released yet another RBRVS (Resource Based Relative Value Scale) data set that will be used to pay physicians under Medicare effective June 1,...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 24, 2010 | Headlines, Leadership, Medicare & Reimbursement
I don’t know about you but I am emotionally exhausted thinking about and worrying about the on-again off-again cuts in Medicare fees for physicians. Here’s the scoop: late Thursday evening, June 24, 2010, the House of Representatives passed the ”...
