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New overtime rules take effect December 2016
New overtime pay rules will affect employees whose annual salary is less than $47,476 and who work more than 40 hours per week.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/09/tips.htm
1 Sep 2016
Worried about ICD-10? ACP can help
The date for ICD-10 implementation is Oct. 1, and practices should be working now to make sure they are ready for the compliance deadline. To help members with the transition, ACP is offering several resources at discounted rates for ACP members.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/03/10/6.htm
10 Mar 2015
The pros and cons of using scribes
Scribes allow clinicians to talk to their patients eye-to-eye, without a computer screen in the middle. They also come with all the complications of employee management.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/10/tips.htm
1 Oct 2016
New Medicare identification cards begin rolling out in April
CMS will begin mailing new cards with Medicare Beneficiary Identifiers (MBIs) to all beneficiaries. Practices are urged to remind patients to look out for their new cards in the mail and to be sure to bring them to their next appointments.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2018/04/new-medicare-identification-cards-begin-rolling-out-in-april.htm
1 Apr 2018
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT As always, the Medicare program hassome changes ...
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT. As always, the Medicare program hassome changes for the new year. ... General practice 2%. Hematology/ 2%oncologyInfectious diseases 1%. Nephrology 0%. Pulmonary disease 1%.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/acpi-201201-coding_t1.pdf
19 Dec 2011
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT As always, the Medicare program hassome changes ...
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT. As always, the Medicare program hassome changes for the new year. ... General practice 2%. Hematology/ 2%oncologyInfectious diseases 1%. Nephrology 0%. Pulmonary disease 1%.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2012/01/acpi-201201-coding_t2.pdf
19 Dec 2011
Payment parity for phone calls, COVID-19 research on remdesivir, other drugs
COVID-19-related disparities were also in the news this week.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2020/05/05/1.htm
5 May 2020
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond about managing depression and obtaining prior authorization.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2016/07/letters.htm
1 Jul 2016
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT The 2013 Medicare physician feeschedule rule changes ...
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT. The 2013 Medicare physician feeschedule rule changes increase pay-ments to internists by 4% to 5% overlast year, an estimated total payment ofmore than $11 billion. ... The bulk of thisincrease (3%) comes from the new transi-tional care management codes.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2013/01/acpi-201301-coding_t1.pdf
3 Jan 2013
Practice tips on the Affordable Care Act
With the bulk of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) coverage provisions having gone into effect on Jan. 1, the College has updated its resources on ACA enrollment.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/01/07/8.htm
7 Jan 2014