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Government announces “groundbreaking effort” to prevent diabetes

Medicare will soon cover diabetes prevention programs. When more than 11 million seniors have diabetes and another 26 million have prediabetes, this government announcement of preventive care is truly groundbreaking.

Diabetes
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4 MIN READ

What a patient visit looks like under a team-based model of health care

Value-based health care strategically redistributes work in medical practices. We break down the way a highly-functional team-based model handles preparing for and conducting a patient visit.

Scope of Practice
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3 MIN READ

New Jersey Supreme Court case could expose physicians to large fines

The Supreme Court of New Jersey is reviewing a case about insurance fraud and a physician’s referral of patients to health care facilities where they have financial relationships. At issue is if fraud is based on what the medical group or practice should have known, as opposed to what they actually knew.

Claims Processing
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2 MIN READ

AMA overview clarifies CME reporting under the Sunshine Act

The AMA has provided an overview that addresses concerns about reporting requirements and participation in commercially supported, accredited and certified continuing medical education (CME) programs in 2016.

Medicare & Medicaid
Harold D. Miller speaking at National Advocacy Conference
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4 MIN READ

Why MACRA matters for your practice

Due to payment changes under MACRA, 3 experts to urge physicians to get involved to guarantee efficient health care delivery. The design of alternative payment models is one way to help patients get quality care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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1 MIN READ

CPT® Network offers resources for coding questions and challenges

Subscribe to the AMA’s CPT® Network for tools to research a knowledge base of FAQs and clinical examples. Authorized users can submit an electronic inquiry directly to CPT coding experts.

CPT®
Pat Tiberi speaks at National Advocacy Conference
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4 MIN READ

Congressmen to physicians: We need your voice to shape health care issues

Three congressmen spoke to physician leaders last week at the 2016 National Advocacy Conference about helping to shape health care issues. Two examples are new Medicare payment systems and telemedicine.

Career Development
Physicians meeting with congressman
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4 MIN READ

Conversing with Congress: Physicians take top issues to the Hill

Hundreds of physicians took their message to Congress on what needs to be done to address top health policy issues and burdensome regulations that steal time and resources from patients.

Career Development
CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt speaking at the 2016 National Advocacy Conference.
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6 MIN READ

3 changes Medicare is making to put patients back at the center of care

Government administrator outlined 3 ways Medicare is changing its culture to listen more to physicians and give them the freedom they need to keep patients at the center of care.

Medicare & Medicaid