| AmeriChoice Expands Radiology Prior-Auth Requirement
added: 1/15/2010
AmeriChoice is expanding the scope of its current radiology prior authorization requirements, effective Feb. 1.
Physicians: What if Your ID is Stolen?
added: 1/12/2010
Access new identity theft resources from the AMA and the TMA.
Medicare to Eliminate Consultation Codes
added: 12/18/2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has eliminated the use of all inpatient and office outpatient consultation codes.
Using Relationship Marketing To Grow Your Specialty Practice
added: 8/5/2009
It is essential for the specialist physician to nurture relationships with referring doctors.
Loss Prevention: Where Was the Doctor?
added: 8/5/2009
A 40-year-old professional portrait painter was referred by her internist for evaluation by an orthopedist because of a six-month history of a cyst on the long finger of the right hand
Billable Hours; Time Enough
added: 8/5/2009
Billable hours based on all work, including the large amount of unrecognized and uncompensated time, begin to look like a good trade.
$131M in BCBS Settlement Funds Mailed to Physicians
added: 7/17/2009
The AMA would like to make sure physicians receive their share of the recent $131 million BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) settlement.
Physicians: Your Info Needed for HRI Lawsuit
added: 7/16/2009
The TMA needs information from physicians for its lawsuit against Health Research Insights, Inc. (HRI).
Managed Care Contracts – What Do They Cost?
added: 7/7/2009
In medical practice today, managed care contracts are a necessity. You contract with insurance carriers and networks in order to make your practices available to the patients you serve, but are they sometimes too expensive?
Medicare Expands Coverage for PET Scans
added: 7/6/2009
CMS News | Apr 21, 2009 | Medicare has issued a final national coverage policy on Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans used in diagnosing and monitoring treatment of cancer. Previously, coverage of PET scans for diagnosing cancer
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