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Archived Issues
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2004-1 Antitrust, Billing & IRS errors, HSAs
March 13, 2004
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2003-8 Health Savings, IRS, Appeals, Pymnt Posting
December 8, 2003
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2003-7 manuals, mgma comp, ftc, hipaa
October 12, 2003
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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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HIPAA Acknowledgement Form
Many practices are still not having patients sign a HIPAA Acknowledgement Form. Here is a good example of one.
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Independent Contractor vs. Employee Status
Many medical practices and healthcare entities struggle with the independent contractor definition. Here are IRS guidelines to help you determine whether a compensated individual is in fact an employee or an independent contractor.
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CMS Releases Updated Stark Regulations
On March 25, 2004 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued the second phase of its final regulation addressing physician referrals to entities with which they have a financial relationship. The Physician Self Referral Law, or the Stark law: (1) prohibits a physician from making referrals for certain "designated health services" (DHS) payable by Medicare to an entity with which the physician, or a member of the physician's immediate family, has a financial relationship unless an exception applies; and (2) prohibits the entity from filing claims with Medicare for those referred services unless an exception applies.
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Reimbursed Medical Expenses by Cafeteria Plans
The IRS reversed its position on which medical expenses may be reimbursed to employees on a non-taxable basis.
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