by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 20, 2010 | A Career in Practice Management, Headlines
Nurse, Practice Administrator and now Consultant Donna Izor, MS, FACMPE blogs about her trip to Haiti to provide medical relief. As medical practice managers, we experience the challenge of providing care to patients each day. The success of our daily work depends...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 16, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: On June 25, 2010, President Obama signed into law the “Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 3962)” which includes a delay in the 21+% Medicare fee cut until November 30, 2010. CMS will have...
by Mary Pat Whaley | Jun 8, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement, PECOS
Note: MLN Matters published this link on June 9th that was inadvertently left out of the June 8th notice: http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6842.pdf ************************ On May 28, 2010, CMS in Change Request 6842 notified Medicare Part A & B...
by Mary Pat Whaley | May 31, 2010 | Day-to-Day Operations, Headlines
From the Federal Trade Commission: “At the request of several Members of Congress, the Federal Trade Commission is further delaying enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule through December 31, 2010, while Congress considers legislation that would affect the scope...
by Mary Pat Whaley | May 30, 2010 | Headlines, Medicare & Reimbursement
UPDATE: On June 24, 2010 the House and Senate passed legislation to further delay the Medicare cuts until November 30, 2010. More here. ***** Congress has yet to pass a bill delaying the June 1, 2010 21.2% reduction in physician reimbursement, but most believe it will...
