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Prevention & Wellness

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Program moves hypertension screening over the CUSP

Checklists can help physician practices improve outcomes for hypertension, but checklists alone won’t sustain positive changes without a shift in attitudes and beliefs.

Claims Processing

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Frightening cost estimates for ICD-10 should make regulators listen

An AMA study released last week estimated dramatically high costs for practices to implement the mandated ICD-10 code set. As a physician, the study results were very frightening. 

Medical Students

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U. of Toledo wins latest AMA-MSS Event of the Month award

The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences is the latest winner of the AMA Medical Student Section's (MSS) "Event of the Month" award.

Judicial Advocacy

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Judge orders arbitration period for Medicare Advantage terminations

Thousands of physicians dropped from UnitedHealthcare's Medicare Advantage network without cause have been granted 30 days to challenge their termination, thanks to a recent federal court ruling.

Medicare & Medicaid

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Medical associations urge HHS to address Medicare appeals backlog

Following a January notice from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that Medicare appeals could be delayed for more than two years, the AMA and nearly 100 other organizations called on the Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals (OMHA) to remedy the appeals backlog. In a letter sent...

GME Funding

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No snow day for patient advocacy: Med students head to Capitol Hill

Despite a winter storm shutting down Washington, D.C., more than 150 medical students took to Capitol Hill to spread their message about the need for adequate GME funding.

Transition to Residency

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As Match Day approaches, med students feel anxiety, relief

The National Resident Matching Program will occur the week of March 17. Fourth-year medical students are anxiously awaiting their results, having spent hours preparing, interviewing and ranking.

Claims Processing

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New CMS 1500 claim form to replace old version April 1

If you use the CMS 1500 claim form - whether the paper form or a data-entry version in your practice management system - now's the time to make sure you have the latest version, announced in the summer. Beginning April 1, payers no longer will accept the older version of the form for payment. This...