Medicare When Working Beyond 65
\n(AARP Magazine © 02/02/2012)
En espa?ol | Q. I am 65 and plan to keep working for some years. I have health insurance from my employer. Do I have to sign up for Medicare Part B now?\n\n\nSee also: Medicare starter kit. What you most need to know. \n\n\nA. Probably not. In most cases, for as long as you");
document.write(" have group health insurance provided by an employer for whom you are still working, you can delay enrolling in Part B, which covers...\n
News in Brief: Week of Jan. 30-Feb. 3
\n(American Academy of Family Physicians © 02/01/2012)
By News Staff\n\nPosted: 2/1/2012, 6:00 p.m.\n\njQuery(document).ready(function() {\n if($(\".text\").le");
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Retroactive Rule Change by CMS Eases Family Physicians' Workload
\n(American Academy of Family Physicians © 02/01/2012)
PAs Can Perform Skilled Nursing Facility Certifications, Recertification\n\n\nBy News Staff\n\nPosted: 1/31/2012, 6:15 p.m.\n\njQuery(document).ready(function() {\n if($(\".text\").length){\n $(\".publicationDate br\").remove();\n $(\".text:first\").prepend($(\".publicationDate\"));\n $(' -- ').insertAfter($('.publicationDate'));\n $('.publicationDate').css({\"visibility\":\"visible\"});\n }\n});\n\n...\n
Average hospice length of stay is falling
\n(American Medical News © 02/01/2012)
Amid scrutiny from regulators and researchers about potential abuse of the Medicare hospice benefit, data released in January show that patient lengths of stay in hospice fell slightly in 2010.\n\n\nThe average length of stay in hospice care decreased to 67.4 days, down from 69.5 in 2008, according to data collected by the National Hospice and Palliative Care Or");
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Oregon requires concierge physicians to register with insurance department
\n(American Medical News © 02/01/2012)
Oregon physicians who work as concierge or retainer-based doctors are now required to register their practices with the state's insurance department.\n\n\nThe rule took effect Jan");
document.write(". 1, but there is no deadline or fee for physicians to register.\n\n\nOregon is at least the second state to approve a registration rule for concierge physicians, following neighboring Washington, which enacted a similar law in...\n
HHS Launches Second Health IT Challenge
\n(Advance for HIM © 01/31/2012)
Last week, the National Coordina");
document.write("tor for Health Information Technology announced a Discharge Follow-Up Appointment care transitions challenge - the second as part of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) Investing in Innovation (i2) Initiative. With the support of Health 2.0 and Partnership for Patients, ONC launched the Discharge Follow-Up Appointment chall...\n
Health happenings: Jan. 31
\n(Bradenton Herald © 01/31/2012)
Send information about free or low-cost health-related events open to the public 10 days ahead of publication. Information can be emailed to jmorreale@bradenton.com.\n\nANNOUNCEMENTS\n\nManatee Memorial Hospital: free community seminars at 206 Second St. E.:\n\n n Congestive heart failure (CHF) presentation: Dr. S. Jay Mathews of Bradenton Cardiology Center will lead this free seminar at 11 a.m. Jan. 31...\n
ACC informs practitioners on e-prescribing incentive program
\n(Cardiovascular Business © 01/31/2012)
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) is informing practitioners that are subject to the 2012 e-prescribing penalty that they should have already received notification from their Medicare contractor of their failure to meet the requirements for avoiding the 2012 e-prescribing payment adjustment.\n\n January was the be");
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ACC, other medical associations demand permanent SGR Repeal
\n(Cardiovascular Business © 01/31/2012)
The American College of Cardiology (ACC) has joined recent efforts that call for a permanent fix to the flawed sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.\n\n ");
document.write("After much debate, the House and Senate finally agreed to a two-month extension on Dec. 23, 2011, with promise of a conference committee in early 2012 to iron out differences. \n\nThe ACC and 109 other specialty and state medical associations rece...\n
Cyberchondria: the one diagnosis patients miss
\n(American Medical News © 01/30/2012) <");
document.write("br>When Chicago family physician Kit C. Lee, MD, asks patients for their symptoms during office visits, some already have diagnosed their illness.\n\n\nBy visiting the Internet first.\n\n\nPeople have been using the Web to find health information for more than a decade. But Dr. Lee and other physicians say they are seeing an increase in patients' worries about their health due to material they read online....\n
Physicians subject to increasing scrutiny
\n(American Medical News © 01/30/2012)
CONNECTED COVERAGE\nCONNECTED COVERAGE\n\nMORE CONNECTED COVERAGE\n\n\n\nThe federal government has been making moves to open up more physician decision-making to review by both officials and the public. Prepayment claims reviews, sunshine requirements and doctor report cards are some examples of recent policy changes designed to put more checks on physicians, whose decisions have a sizable impact on hea...\n
Bill puts squeeze on liposuction
\n(Saint Petersblog? © 01/30/2012)
With the sponsor pointing to deaths in Broward County, a Senate panel Tuesday approved a bill that would place new regulations on doctors who perform liposuction procedures, reports the News Service of Florida. The Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee voted 6-0 to approve SB 544,");
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PIP Reform Bill Drives Through House Panel Amid Opposition
\n(Sunshine State News © 01/26/2012)
Credit: bayareainjurycenters.comA personal injury protection bill patterned after Florida's workers' compensation program ran into a buz");
document.write("z saw of opposition at a jam-packed committee room Wednesday, but emerged relatively unscathed. \n\nSoaring costs for mandatory motor vehicle PIP insurance are driving the demand for reform, said Rep. Jim Boyd, sponsor of House Bill 119.\n\n\"Florida has a billion-doll...\n
Bill puts squeeze on liposuction
\n(Saint Petersblog? © 01/25/2012) ");
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With the sponsor pointing to deaths in Broward County, a Senate panel Tuesday approved a bill that would place new regulations on doctors who perform liposuction procedures, reports the News Service of Florida. The Senate Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee voted 6-0 to approve SB 544, which would require physicians to register their offices with the Department of Health and get ...\n
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