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Claims Processing

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CMS promises end-to-end ICD-10 testing this summer

CMS announced it would conduct end-to-end testing of ICD-10 with a sample group of physicians this summer in response to a letter from the AMA urging further consideration of the code set.

Digital

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Deadline for Medicare meaningful use attestation extended

Physicians who participated in Medicare EHR program in 2013 now have until March 31 to attest to the meaningful use requirements, a month later than the original deadline of Feb. 28.

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. 

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.