AMA Update – 2/2013
AMA/FEDERATION NEWS: National headlines, grassroots news and important AMA announcements . TOP STORIES 1. Lawmakers aim to repeal SGR formula this year, seek physician insight 2. AMA joins…
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EHR Deadline Approaching: Medicare EPs Must Attest by February 28, 2013
EHR Deadline Approaching: Medicare EPs Must Attest by February 28, 2013 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) wants to remind eligible professionals (EPs) who participated in the Medicare…
CMS Update – 2/14/13
CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News for Thursday, February 14, 2013 http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/FFSProvPartProg/Downloads/2013-02-14-enews.pdf This edition of the CMS e-News includes the following information: National Provider Calls How to Avoid a 2014 eRx…
PennDOT Highlights New Organ Donation Initiative for National Donor Day
As part of National Donor Day, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced a new initiative at several driver’s license centers across Pennsylvania educating Pennsylvanians on organ and tissue…
Governor Corbett Announces Investments to Improve Students’ Walking, Biking Safety
Governor Tom Corbett has announced that seven Pennsylvania schools will improve walking and biking safety through PennDOT’s distribution of more than $58,000 in federal Safe Routes to School Program funds.…
CBO report shows cost to repeal SGR cut nearly in half; doctors call for action
CBO report shows cost to repeal SGR cut nearly in half; doctors call for action A new report issued Tuesday by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates the cost to…