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PCMS NOMINATING COMMITTEE REPORT 2014 The following is the slate which the PCMS Nominating Committee will present to the PCMS Board of Directors on Thursday, March 13, 2014 for the…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that the original planned date by which all physicians who are attesting for Medicare Meaningful Use in 2013 has been extended…
Section by Section Summary_FINAL_10AM_v2 (2) Staff for the chairmen and ranking minority members of the three Congressional committees of jurisdiction briefed physician groups this afternoon on the results of their…
The debate continues over medical marijuana legalization as it reaches Pennsylvania. Senate Bill 1182, a bipartisan bill recently introduced in the state Senate by Sen. Mike Folmer and Sen. Daylin…
Pa. fight against smoking isn’t over Curtis T. Miyamoto and Bruce A. MacLeod Posted: Monday, January 13, 2014, 2:01 AM What were we thinking prior to January 1964? That’s…
National Influenza Vaccination Week — December 8-14 December 8-14, is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW). NIVW is a national health observance established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination.…
120513_Modifications to the Bipartisan Bicameral Discussion Draft SGR DISCUSSION DRAFT (2) SGR DISCUSSION DRAFT (2) Attached are two documents: (1) a summary of changes that were made in the bicameral,…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that ordering and referring denial edits will begin to be applied to the processing of claims on Jan. 6, 2014.…
On October 30, the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee released a summary of their joint, bipartisan, framework for repealing the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula and…
Tips on How to Navigate Medicare Open Enrollment: Realize that Medicare Open Enrollment (Oct. 15 –Dec. 7th) has NOTHING to do with Obamacare. One can keep current coverage despite all…
