AMA eBookNews, July 26, 2011
News and updates
Register today for 2012 CPT® Changes and ICD-10-CM Workshops
Take part in this year's CPT® Changes and ICD-10-CM workshops happening in six cities across the US. This year's workshops offer an insider's view to the process, rationale and application for numerous changes to CPT® 2012 direct from the source of CPT! Also learn how to best prepare for the transition to ICD-10-CM with these helpful workshops from the American Medical Association (AMA). Register today to attend one or both days and take advantage of early bird savings!
Now Available: First EHR Incentive Program Payments
CMS (7/2011) Eligible professionals can get up to $44,000 by participating in the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program and up to $63,750 for Medicaid. Eligible professionals and hospitals have already received more than $75 million in first payments from the Medicare EHR Incentive Program. Including the $83.3 million in Medicaid EHR Incentive Program payments, the Federal government has given out more than $158 million since the two programs opened in January. Register or compare programs to find out which is right for your practice.
Survey: Publicly insured children receive less comprehensive care than privately insured
HealthDay (7/22, Dotinga) US children with publicly funded health insurance receive "less comprehensive primary care than those who are privately insured," according to study in the journal Academic Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed data from a 2007 national survey of households with children 17 years old and younger. Parents were asked about their child's "usual source of care, familiarity with a personal doctor or nurse, ease of obtaining referrals, access to family-centered care and communication between different" healthcare providers; and, only "45 percent of children with public insurance met all five of those criteria regarding care," compared to 66 of children with private insurance.
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CPT® 2012 Professional Edition
The only CPT ® codebook developed by the CPT Editorial Panel with the official CPT coding rules and guidelines. CPT® 2012 Professional Edition covers hundreds of code, guideline and text changes in order to help users correctly interpret and report medical procedures and services.
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CPT® Changes
Immediately know changes to CPT® for 2012! Every new, revised or deleted code, text and guideline change is listed along with a detailed rationale for the change.
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