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18 Oct 2010, 7:29 am
Hospital-owned practices may take an unexpected hit in revenue under a new Medicare rule that bundles certain physician service fees into hospital payments. [read post]
11 Oct 2010, 6:09 am
Physicians and other Part B providers should be aware that the Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services has released its Work Plan for Fiscal year 2011. [read post]
8 Oct 2010, 1:15 pm
According to a new report from the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Counsel (also known as PHC4), 19 new ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) opened up in Pennsylvania in the past year. [read post]
4 Oct 2010, 6:58 am
One of the few true payment reform models built into the health care reform law passed earlier this year is the Accountable Care Organization (ACO). [read post]
29 Sep 2010, 9:48 am
Many physicians are unaware that they are required to update their Medicare enrollment applications whenever key aspects of their practice change. [read post]
30 Aug 2010, 9:01 am
In years past, Congress was able with little fanfare to pass legislation forestalling the physician payments cuts under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Sustainable Growth rate (SGR) formula. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 10:16 am
In July, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the much-anticipated final regulations that providers are required to meet in order to receive the Medicare incentives for adoption of a certified electronic health record system. [read post]
30 Jul 2010, 7:57 am
Unfortunately, many physicians believe their activities are “under the radar” when it comes to fraud and abuse enforcement. [read post]
21 Jul 2010, 2:59 pm
As further indication that health care fraud enforcement efforts are heating up in a big way, on Friday July 16, 2010, the Department of Justice announced the largest health care fraud crackdown in history. [read post]
9 Jul 2010, 8:58 am
According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, a group of orthopedic surgeons and Rush University Medical Center have been sued in a federal whistleblower lawsuit. [read post]
30 Jun 2010, 6:04 am
The Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has published the CY2011 Proposed Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for public inspection. [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 7:37 am
On June 24, by a vote of 417-1, the House of Representatives passed a bill (H.R. 3962) impelmenting a six-month deferral of the automatic 21% cuts in the Medicare physician fee schedule retroactive to June 1. [read post]
23 Jun 2010, 11:23 am
As of this past Friday, things were looking good for at least a temporary fix to the impending 21% Medicare physician rate cuts. [read post]
21 Jun 2010, 5:47 am
On Friday, June 18, the Senate approved a bill which, if passed by the House next week, would prevent the scheduled 21% cut in Medicare reimbursement under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. [read post]
16 Jun 2010, 9:15 am
The Senate voted down a bill this week that would have temporarily avoided the impending 21% cuts in Medicare physician fees. [read post]
14 Jun 2010, 6:43 am
On May 20, we presented a free Webinar to physicians and other interested parties regarding practical tips and key legal issues to be considered in selling a medical practice to a hospital. [read post]
28 May 2010, 11:57 am
Five California physicians are among the eleven individuals indicted by a federal grand jury on May 20, 2010 for Medicare fraud. [read post]
21 May 2010, 6:35 am
According to a recent article on Politico, federal lawmakers are close to passing legislation that would suspend until 2014 the 21% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cuts that have been hanging over physicians' heads since January. [read post]
10 May 2010, 10:53 am
If you are one of the many doctors in private practice thinking about selling your medical practice, consider signing up for our free one-hour Webinar "Selling Your Medical Practice to a Hospital: Legal and Practical Considerations". [read post]
16 Apr 2010, 6:32 am
The dreaded 21% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment cuts were, after several extensions, scheduled to take effect yesterday, April 15, 2010. [read post]
