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The American Medical Association wants to widen the 60-day window within which physicians can be replaced by locum tenens equivalents. But a locum expert says CMS is unlikely to go for it.

Good news: A CMS source tells Part B News that the recent eClinicalWorks (ECW) settlement won't lead to blanket incentive payment takebacks or worse, as some providers had worried.

 
Consider adding a scribe to your staff. Increased productivity and revenue are two benefits of employing scribes that Maxine Lewis outlines in the handout for her June 15 webinar on how to add scribes to the practice.
Several physician groups are picking a fight about prior authorizations, something many providers reportedly view as an onerous, time-consuming process that interferes with patient care.
Normally the old adage, “waste not, want not,” would be a reliable rule of thumb to live by. But when you’re trying to stay compliant with Medicare billing rules for drugs and supplies, wasting leftover medications is often the better idea -- as federal prosecutors recently showed a corner-cutting neurologist.

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