May 2008

• PQRI National Conference Call - April 30
• AMA Member Connect Roundtable to be Held at ACOG Meeting
• NPI Deadline is May 23!

April 2008

• Kentucky Health Care Market Report Released
• Hazardous Levels of Selenium Found in Dietary Supplements
• REMINDER: AMA Web Conference April 24 - Reimbursement Strategies
• Medicare Expands Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program
• Medical Students to Hold Benefit Concert
• KMA Sends Letter to Anthem re Zagat
• Innovation Forum on Kentucky's Uninsured - April 17
• New Practice Management Tools on Physician Profiling
• April 1 Deadline for "Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads
• Kentucky Retirement System Seeks Physicians
• NGS to Hold Medicare Surgery Seminars
• Medicare Updates for 2008

March 2008

• NPI Reminder - March 1 Deadline
• Colon Cancer Special to Air on March 11
• Upcoming American Heart Association Events
• New UHC Medicare Advantage Contract

February 2008

• New Online CME Portal from AMA Offers Programs for Primary Care Physicians
• PQRI Web Conference Set for February 21
• Young Physicians/Residents Day at the Capitol
• 2008 OIG Work Plan Now Available
• K HELPS Program to Strengthen State's Response to Emergencies
• Medicare Payment Update
• Medicare Participation Deadline Extended 45 Days
• Important Information for Medicare Providers
• 2008 Coding and Government Regulations Update Seminar - Register Now!
• New Practice Management Resource on Certified Coders
• New Practice Management Resource: Recovering Costs of Employee Training

January 2008

• New Smoking Ban Passes for Louisville
• Medicaid Commissioner Announced
• 2008 PQRI Participation Tools
• KY Gets Top Marks for Emergency Preparedness
• AMA Document on Medicare Participation Options
• Medicare Announces 2008 Quality Measures
• Information on Merck Recall of Hib Vaccine

December 2007

• DEA Final Rule Amends Regulation of Schedule II Drugs
• KDPH Issues MRSA Guidelines
• CMS Announces Bonuses for Electronic Health Records
• Register for the 2007 e-Health Summit
• Medical Student Loan Deferments Kept Intact

November 2007

• Physician Workforce Study Confirms Need for More Doctors in Kentucky
• Medicaid Announces New Anesthesia Billing Procedures
• Medicaid Announces Workshops
• Health Watch USA to hold Healthcare Transparency & Patient Advocacy Conference - November 16
• E-Prescribing (ePPIK) Grant Deadline October 31

October 2007

• AMA Resource Explains Medicare Advantage Private Fee-for-Service Plans
• AMA webcast to Cover Dangers of High-risk Drinking Among College Students
• Update: Tamper-Resistant Prescription Pads
• Medicaid Issues Guidance on Prescription Pads
• Guidance Issued on "Tamper-Resistant" Prescription Pads
• Flu Vaccine Now Available
• UnitedHealthcare Settles with Insurance Commissioners
• AMA Sets Audio Conference on Hiring Oct 4
• Medicaid Increases Reimbursement for Extended Office Hours
• NPI: NPPES Data & New Data Dissemination Training Module Now Available
• Alert: Medicare  Starting  To  Reject  Claims  With NPI  Discrepancies
• Medicaid Workshops

September 2007

• Kentucky's Cancer Burden - Program to be Held at KMA Annual Meeting
• (PQRI) National Provider Question and Answer Session-September 26
• AMA Secondhand Smoke CME Program to be Held at KMA Annual Meeting
• NPI Data Disseminated Sept. 4
• OMSS Resource Available from AMA
• Dissemination of NPI Data to Begin September 4
• SCHIP Supported by AMA Ad Campaign
• 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) Tool Kit Available

August 2007

• Caution: NPI Being Stripped From Some Electronic Claims
• Medicaid Implements Reimbursement Increases
• President Bush Nominates KY Physician as Surgeon General
• Physician Help Needed with Death Certificates
• AMA Alert -- Three Rivers Provider Network
• KMA Adds Heart Disease and Stroke Info
• New KMA Practice Management Resources
• UL MSS President Selected as Government Intern
• President Bush Nominates KY Physician as Surgeon General
• Delay of NPI Registry
• CMS Delays Public Dissemination of NPI Data
• Physicians Should Review NPI Info for Public Use
• CMS Hosting Q & A on Common Billing Errors
• Next AMA Audio Conference July 26 -- Insurance Business Practices
• July 2 is New Deadline for CMS-1500 (08-05)

June 2007

• NPI Dissemination Roundtable Set for June 14
• Anthem Webinar on Case Management
• Missed the May 23rd NPI Deadline - Now What?
• AMA Reports Problems with Medicare Advantage
• CMS Offers Testing for Quality Reporting (PQRI)
• Physician Can Restrict Access to Prescribing Data
• KMA/Governor Announce Medicaid Physician Reimbursement Increases
• KMA Meets With Humana
• Medicare Introduces "Pay for Reporting" System
• New Emergency Planning Resources Available
• Major Change for KPC Diabetic Patients
• Order Flu Vaccine NOW for 2007-08

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