AMA Wire

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Practice News

Take survey on readiness for 5010 transactions

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting a survey to gauge the health care industry's awareness of, and preparation for, the transition to ICD-10 and version 5010 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act electronic administrative transactions. CMS will be using the aggregate data from the survey to help shape its future outreach and education efforts. The AMA is distributing the survey to assist in obtaining information about these implementation efforts.

The survey should take about 15 minutes to complete and will be open until April 1. Take the survey today. Responses will be confidential.

View managed care laws, model contract language

Look up state managed care laws from around the country as well as all federal managed care laws with the help of the AMA's National Managed Care Contract Database. Exclusive to AMA members, this powerful online tool also allows users to view model contract language based on the most physician-favorable state laws and issue briefs on contracting issues that physicians should understand before signing a managed care contract.

If you're not an AMA member, join today and enjoy access to this resource and many others.