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09/03/2009

A recent Part B News article stated you won't be reimbursed for copying records to fulfill a RAC request (PBN 8/24/09). CMS's Commander Marie Casey, RN, of the Division of Recovery Operations, has stated money to reimburse providers billing the Physician Fee Schedule has already been factored in payments for services - and, your RAC won't provide you with any reimbursement for reproducing records.

Physician Office Technology Report: Meaningful use requirements may be delayed

09/03/2009

Instead of scrambling to get an electronic health record installed and up to speed by January 2011, take a deep breath, relax and plot out the strategy that works best for you and your practice. It looks like you'll have time.

Physician Office Technology Report: Physicians more likely to embrace smartphones

09/03/2009

Your physicians are not as technophobic as some would have you believe. They just want technology that's easy to use, saves them time, and, above all, enhances their ability to practice medicine. Electronic health records don't always do that. Smartphones, for the most part, do.

Physician Office Technology Report: Social networking site targets primary care docs

09/03/2009

TransforMed, a subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, believes it's the first professional social networking site intended for primary care physicians and all their clinical and office staff.

Physician Office Technology Report: A sampling of opinions about meaningful use

09/03/2009

A sampling of opinions about meaningful use of electronic health records from key physician groups.

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