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Archived Issues
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2003-6 Marketing, Revenues, Negotiation
July 9, 2003
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Human Resource, Mgd Care, Advice
July 8, 2003
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2003-4 Medicare, MD Comp, Reimb, Front Desk
May 22, 2003
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2003-3 Fraud, Stark, Recall
April 26, 2003
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2003-2 MD Comp, HIPAA, EM Coding
April 12, 2003
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2003-1 HIPAA, Pediatric Surgical
March 25, 2003
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CMS Transition to Web-Based Manuals
Beginning October 1, 2003, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will transition from a paper-based manual system to a Web-based system. The process includes the streamlining, updating and consolidating of CMS’ various program instructions into an electronic Web-based manual system for all users.
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New Survey Reports Physician Compensation Flat, Production Up
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) "Physician Compensation and Production Survey: 2003 Report Based on 2002 Data" indicates that primary care physicians' median incomes rose by less than 3 percent between 2001 and 2002. Some specialists saw increases that averaged 4.3 percent over that period, while others had their salaries decline.
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FTC Charges Physicians with Price Fixing
In another attack on physician networks, the Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint against a group of Texas physicians, charging that they unlawfully restrained competition, increasing the cost of health care for consumers in the Fort Worth area.
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Medicare Announces Plan to Accept HIPAA Non-Compliant Electronic Transactions After October 16 Compliance Deadline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it will implement a contingency plan to accept noncompliant electronic transactions after the October 16, 2003 compliance deadline. This plan will ensure continued processing of claims from thousands of providers who will not be able to meet the deadline and otherwise would have had their Medicare claims rejected.
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