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Posted Jun 16 2011 7:35 PM by
This week, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) released some data from its forthcoming 2011 Physician Compensation and Production Survey, one the largest physician compensation studies released each year.
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comments (0)Posted Jun 13 2011 3:50 PM by
We just learned of some relief for healthcare tax compliance folks. The Internal Revenue Service just announced that, generally, hospitals are exempt from the requirement to complete Part V, Section B of Schedule H on the Form 990.
Posted May 20 2011 5:13 PM by
So the Medicare RAC program is upon us and perhaps you’ve done some auditing in preparation for its arrival; but now that you’re up and running, how do you know if your Medicare RAC process is operating efficiently?
Posted May 9 2011 3:14 PM by
Even though lease arrangements (aka, professional services agreements, or PSAs) for some specialists make financial sense for the individual MDs, an important challenge is figuring out how to integrate these arrangements in a multi-specialty setting.
Posted Mar 21 2011 6:18 PM by
Mike Heaton, a partner in Katz, Sapper & Miller's Healthcare Resources Group, will present at the upcoming Neurosurgery Executives' Resource Value & Education Society (NERVES) Annual Meeting, April 7 - 9, 2011 in Denver, CO.
Posted Nov 10 2010 1:29 PM by
Last week, CMS issued its proposed 2011 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for a comment period. The proposed rule implements key provisions of the Affordable Care Act of 2011.
Posted Aug 30 2010 3:15 PM by
A Health Affairs article published last week indicated that only two percent of U.S. hospitals reported having electronic health records (EHR) that would meet the government's meaningful use standards.
Posted Jul 28 2010 7:38 PM by
Katz, Sapper & Miller, LLP will be participating in this year's IMGMA 2010 Fall Conference and Vendor Show, to be held August 31 at the Renaissance Indianapolis North in Carmel, Indiana.
Posted Jun 21 2010 6:34 PM by
As anticipated, the Senate passed a six-month Medicare payment fix after it became clear no long-term deal would be struck. This latest bill calls for a 2.2% increase in payments to physicians.
Posted Jun 17 2010 6:28 PM by
On May 26, 2010, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued proposed changes simplifying the credentialing process of practitioners providing telemedicine services. Currently, the originating hospital is responsible for credentialing and privileging each practitioner that provides telemedicine services at their hospital. Under the new rule, the originating hospital can rely on the credentialing and privileging decisions of the distant-site hospital.
