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CMS Announces Proposed Changes to Physician Fee Schedule Methodology -
Public forum to discuss proposed changes to ICD-9-CM,
09/28/2006 - 09/29/2006,
CMS Auditorium, Baltimore, MD. There are a limited amout of spaces left. Agendas for the meeting will be posted in early September 2006 as follows: www.cms.hhs.gov/ICD9ProviderDiagnosticCodes
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UPINs
Online - Frustrated that you can't
find a physician UPIN number? Let your mouse do
the clicking with this online directory.
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Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Information from Medicare.
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Dept
of Health and Human Services Official Compliance
Guidelines for Small Practices The
department of Health and Human Services released
its compliance guidelines for small practices on
September 25, 2000. See how these guidelines will
affect you, and use them as you implement a compliance
plan in your practice.
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OIG's
List of Excluded Individuals/Entities
- As part of your practice's compliance plan, screen
prospective staff and physicians to guard against
hiring individuals excluded from the Medicare or
Medicaid programs. Keep up to date with the OIG's
List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE). This
link contains the most current downloadable list.
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Medicare
Learning Network - Download
or order computer-based learning products from Medicare.
The site also has a sign up for informative e-newsletters
from Medicare.
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National
Provider Identifier - The Administrative
Simplification provisions of the Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
mandated the adoption of a standard unique identifier
for health care providers. The National Plan and
Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) collects identifying
information on health care providers and assigns
each a unique National Provider Identifier (NPI).
Click here to begin the application process.
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Medicare
Part B – Stay
up to date with Medicare’s latest newsletters.
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HIPAA
- Receive up to date rules and regulations of how
to make your practice HIPAA compliant.
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OSHA
- Assure the safety of your employees and patients
by enforcing OSHA standards. Click here for a full
list of rules and training resources.
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AMA
- American Medical Association website.
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