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Let CMS know your sentiments on the proposed 2014 physician fee schedule
by: Laura Evans Jul 26, 2013
Losing sleep at night because Medicare might force you to use a registry next year to report your quality measures group? Got a beef with the CMS proposal to apply the value-based modifier to physician groups with as few as 10 eligible providers?
Colonoscopy sedation your doctors would choose will cost you
by: Karen Long Jul 26, 2013
Would you prefer moderate or full sedation during a colonoscopy? Many gastroenterologists and endoscopy nurses would prefer to be put under, but they don’t necessarily want to pay for it, a new survey shows.
Nothing says true love like a script for Dilaudid
by: Julia Kyles Jul 26, 2013
A New York physician is facing fines and jail time for giving his girlfriend a unique gift – a script for Dilaudid.
Amgen reveals physician payments ahead of Sunshine Act deadline
by: Lauren C. Williams Jul 25, 2013
With more than a week to spare, embattled Amgen, Inc. biotechnology manufacturing company released records of how much money it doled out to doctors.
 
 
Another big CPT update coming in 2014
by: Laura Evans Jul 25, 2013
The AMA revealed that the 2014 CPT code book will include 175 new codes, 107 revisions and 47 deleted codes.
Justice backs whistleblower’s charge that HHA hired MDs’ wives to get spouses’ referrals
by: Burt Schorr Jul 25, 2013
A new False Claims Act suit against a south Florida home health agency is the first time the government has accused an agency of offering referring physicians’ spouses “sham marketing positions with the company to induce the physicians to refer Medicare patients for home health care services.”
Studies echo appropriate use of cardio test
by: Jennifer Clampet Jul 25, 2013
Two studies published in the online Journal of the American Medical Association Internal Medicine are questioning appropriate use of echocardiograms.
Survey: MDs cost-conscious on health care, prefer carrots to sticks
by: Roy Edroso Jul 24, 2013
A new survey shows physicians have internalized the parsimonious-care paradigm – but they’d rather save with care-coordination programs than with penalties for over-spending.
Calif. surgeon refuses HIV-positive patient, loses Medicaid funding
by: Karen Long Jul 24, 2013
Discrimination based on a patient’s HIV status could cost you.
Get a first look at the new CMS 1500 form
by: Laura Evans Jul 23, 2013
The National Uniform Claims Committee (NUCC) has released the new CMS 1500 that allows reporting of both ICD-9 and ICD-10 diagnosis codes on your claims.
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