Archive for the ‘Regulations’ Category
Friday, May 11th, 2012
Claim denials interrupt practice cash flow, take up valuable staff time and cause frustration for patients. Because this is such a common problem in practices, we reached out to an expert, Sarah J. Holt, PhD, FACMPE, to find out how to reduce claim denials.
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Thursday, December 29th, 2011
The delay is at the request of the Washington D.C. federal court, due to the court currently hearing a legal challenge regarding the rule. Challenges such as this one are not unusual regarding new federal posting requirements. The NLRB states that postponing the effective date will facilitate the resolution of ...
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Thursday, December 15th, 2011
The American Medical Association (AMA), at its November 15, 2011, House of Delegates meeting, voted to "work vigorously to stop implementation of ICD-10." The AMA contends that ICD-10 (scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2013, and impact virtually every physician and healthcare organization in the country) will not ...
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Friday, September 30th, 2011
There is a new labor law posting requirement that may affect your practice.
The National Labor Relations Board has recently issued a rule that requires nearly all U.S. businesses to post a notice to employees communicating their rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Covered employers must replace their federal poster ...
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Thursday, July 14th, 2011
The State Surgeon General's issued a supplemental order to the State's Declaration of Public Health Emergency order issued on July 1, 2011. This supplemental order suspends the implementation of this requirement for 60 days from July 1, 2011, unless the Declaration of Public Health Emergency is amended, rescinded, or renewed ...
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Monday, December 27th, 2010
Physicians Exempt from Rules under New Law
On December 8, 2010 Congress passed legislation that exempts physicians from the FTC’s Red Flag Rules. For more information on you can visit the Physicians Practice blog at: http://www.physicianspractice.com/blog/content/article/1462168/1752034
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