Among its many provisions, the newly signed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has imposed a new requirement on physicians who rely on the Stark "In-Office Ancillary Services" exception. Physicians who refer patients…
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Under the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA), all Medicare suppliers of the technical component of advanced imaging services have until by January 1, 2012 to…
Continue Reading Advanced Imaging Suppliers To be Accredited by January 2012
As was predicted by many, the Deficit Reduction Act is continuing to cause a major shake-out in the imaging center industry. According to the Florida Business Journal, a major Florida-based…
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Much has been in the news lately about the Children’s Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007 recently introduced by the House democrats. The Bill’s proponents claim that if enacted it…
Continue Reading Dems’ Medicare Bill Would Prohibit Physician Investment in Hospitals
As lucrative ancillary services continue shift from hospitals to outpatient sites, hospitals are anxious to find ways to keep they’re hand in the mix. Not surprisingly, physician-hospital joint ventures are all…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced today in the federal register that it will delay publication of the much anticipated Phase III final Stark self-referral regulations (which…
On February 19, 2007 (but effective retroactively to January 26, 2007), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rescinded the controversial IDTF transmittal referrenced in the February 18, 2007 entry on…
Continue Reading Controversial IDTF Guidelines Rescinded!
A recent bill proposed by the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would, among other things, reinstate the Certificate of Need (CON) program in Pennsylvania. Specifically, House Bill 305, introduced on…
Continue Reading Bill Proposes To Reinstate Pennsylvania CON and Prohibit Self-Referrals
Building and/or investing in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is a great way to gain control over the surgical side of your practice and can also be an excellent source of ancillary revenue. …
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