One of Get Healthy Philly‘s many initiatives is the Breastfeeding Friendly Philadelphia campaign in partnership with Maternity Care Coalition. This campaign aims to provide lactation support programs for working mothers…
Medicare has a longstanding policy to reduce payment by 50 percent for the second andsubsequent surgical procedures furnished to the same patient by the same physician on thesame day. Effective…
The proposed rule adds a Health Risk Assessment (HRA) as a required element for the annualwellness visit (AWV) beginning in 2012. Regulations for Medicare coverage of the AWV are established…
On April 12th, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) launched a new patient safety initiative entitled, “Partnership for Patients: Better Care, Lower Costs.” AMA’s President, Cecil Wilson, MD,…
CMS has launched a new attestation resource for the Medicare Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program All eligible professionals (EPs), eligible hospitals, and critical access hospitals (CAHs) participating in the…
Three initiatives are leading physicians into the future By AMA President Ardis Dee Hoven, MD Although my time as AMA president begins to wind down, I’m looking toward the future.…
PCMS Delegation heads to Hershey for State Medical Society Annual Business Meeting, Oct 24 and Oct 25, 2015 MMJ, LGBT health care disparities, and vaccination access on list to be…
