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PDPH – August Advisory
Health Advisory Babesiosis and Tickborne Rickettsial Infections in Philadelphia: Healthcare Provider Recognition and Case Reporting August 19, 2013 Summer marks the height of tick activity in Philadelphia and…
Read More Pennsylvania Court Rules in Favor of Physicians on Mcare Fund
Commonwealth Court gives Pa. health care providers win in medical malpractice insurance battle Matt Miller | [email protected] By Matt Miller | [email protected] The Patriot-News Email the author | Follow on…
Read More CMS Update – 7/15/2013
MLN Connects™ National Provider Calls Medicare Shared Savings Program Application Process Question and Answer Session — Register Now Thursday, July 18; 1-2:30pm ET To Register: Visit MLN Connects Upcoming Calls.…
Read More PHYSICIAN COMPARED WEBSITE – HAVE YOU CHECKED?
At the end of June 2013, Medicare added a new features to its Physician Compare website as it prepares to start including quality data on thousands of doctors. The federal…
Read More PDPH Advisory – July, 2013
PDPH-HAN_Notification_2_FourthOfJuly_07012013 Health Notification Fourth of July Special Events – Public Health Preparedness Recommendations July 1, 2013 The City of Philadelphia is preparing to host several large events as part of…
Read More How To Keep Your Medical License After Retiring
Retired License Change form PDF How To Keep Your Medical License After Retiring Physicians considering retiring should renew your license as “active retired.” See retired license change form- PDF. By…
Read More CMS Update – 6/21/13
CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News for Thursday, June 20, 2013 06/20/2013 The CMS Medicare FFS Provider e-News contains important news, announcements, and updates for Medicare FFS providers. Please share it…
Read More Philadelphia Health Department Advisory – Viral Hepatitis
We have just released a Health Advisory regarding enhanced surveillance for viral hepatitis. It is available from https://hip.phila.gov, is appended to this email and is attached as a PDF document.…
Read More Medicare Referring/Ordering Edits Go into Effect – May 1, 2013
Ordering and referring fact sheet and FAQs_REV pdf Medicare is preparing to go live on May 1 with the referring/ordering edits that will result in claims denials unless the referring…
Read More CMS News – 4/18/2013
Table of Contents for Thursday, April 18, 2013 National Provider Calls Medicare Shared Savings Program Application Process: Tips on Completing a Successful Application — Last Chance to Register ESRD Low-Volume…
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