Gov. Christie’s Administration recently proposed a regulation to curtail the prescription of unnecessary opioid painkillers. Christie, who serves as the Chairman of President Trump’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and
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CMS Predicts that Physicians participating in Advanced APMs in 2017 will receive a 5% Incentive Payment in 2019
By Edward J. Cyran on
Under CMS’s new Quality Payment Program, which will adjust Medicare Part B payments starting in 2019 based on data from this year, physicians and other eligible clinicians must qualify for…
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Health Law Alert – Medicare Quality Payment Program
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We recently issued a Health Law Alert on the Medicare Quality Payment Program, focusing specifically on what physicians and their medical practices need to know to be in compliance with…
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Are You Ready for the New Medicare Quality Payment Program? (Part 2): Basics of the MIPS and How to Qualify in 2017
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The Medicare incentive programs with which you and your medical practice are familiar will soon be no more. As of January 1, 2017, these programs (including the Electronic Health Records…
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Food for Thought: Is a Free Meal the Way to a Physician’s Heart (and Prescription Pad)?
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Long gone are the days when drug reps enticed physicians with extravagant meals at five-star restaurants and box seats to the Phillies’ playoffs (and sadly, gone are the days when…
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Upcoming Deadline to Apply for ‘Hardship Exception’ to 2015 Meaningful Use Requirements — July 1, 2016
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The deadline for providers to file a hardship exception application to the electronic health record (EHR) meaningful use requirements for the 2015 reporting period is July 1, 2016.
CMS Finally Makes Reasonable Changes to 60-Day Overpayment Rule
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires Medicare providers to return overpayments within 60 days of the date they are identified in order to avoid liability under the False Claims Act. …
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Avoiding Insider Trading Liability
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A new article in the online journal, JAMA Internal Medicine, highlights the importance for physicians of keeping valuable non-public information confidential. Under insider trading laws, it is illegal for anyone…
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Pay Attention to Non-Financial Terms in Managed Care Agreements Too
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Many physicians pay very little attention to their managed care participation agreements. In fact, some simply sign these agreements without ever reading them. I think this apathy stems from the…
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More Physicians Opting to Punch the Time Clock
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Curious what the future of medicine will look like? According to this recent article on CNBC.com, it appears that for many physicians it will involve a boss, a timeclock…
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