July 15, 2009
A Few Spots Still Available for ASIPP Comprehensive Board Review Course |
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The 2009 ASIPP Board Review Course will be held on August 11 -15 in New Orleans. The ABIPP Part I Examination will take place on August 16 following the review course. Online registration for the review course is now available. You must submit an application to sit for the ABIPP Part I Exam.
This intensive review course is designed to present interventional pain physicians with an in-depth review of multiple areas of interventional pain management. The course will feature many nationally known experts in IPM, controlled substance, billing and coding, healthcare law, and other areas.
The course will be held at the Astor Crowne Royal. A discounted room rate of $109 is available until July 24- book early! Call 504-962-0500 and tell them you are booking under the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.
Brochure
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Regina Benjamin Picked as Surgeon General |
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President Barack Obama announced that he will nominate Regina Benjamin, MD, a family doctor in the shrimping village of Bayou La Batre, Ala., to be U.S. surgeon general. The appointment requires confirmation by the U.S. Senate (Lowes, WebMD Health News, July 13, 2009).
In 1990, Benjamin founded the Bayou La Batre Rural Health Clinic. She had to rebuild it three times after it was destroyed by Hurricane George in 1998, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and in a later fire.
Read Benjamin's Bio
WebMD Health News |
Register Today for the Comprehensive Review Course |
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Online registration is now open for the 2009 Comprehensive Review Course and Examinations in Coding, Compliance, and Practice Management & Controlled Substance Management.
The course will be held at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans on Aug. 11 - 16. This intensive review course is a CME activity to prepare physicians seeking competency certification and to provide interventional pain management specialists and other healthcare providers an in-depth review of multiple areas of interventional pain management.
The Controlled Substance Management course will be held on Aug. 11-12 with an optional exam on Aug. 13. The Coding, Compliance, and Practice Management section will begin on Aug. 14-15. The examination for this section will be held on Aug. 16.
For brochure, registration and hotel information go to ASIPP Meetings.
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3.5 Million New Healthcare Jobs Expected by 2016 |
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Healthcare will remain the largest source of job growth in the coming years, with 3.5 million new jobs across the sector expected by 2016, and perhaps even more jobs coming if universal health insurance is implemented, according to a new study released today by the President's Council of Economic Advisors (Commins, HealthLeaders Media, July 13, 2009).
HealthLeaders Media |
Obama Pushes for Health Reform Passage Before Summer Recess |
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In his first full workday back at the White House after traveling last week, healthcare reform legislation was very much on the mind of President Barack Obama. Meeting later in the day with key congressional leaders, he is pushing to get legislation passed in each chamber before Congress recesses for the summer (Simmons, HealthLeaders Media, July 14, 2009).
Obama said: "I just want to put everybody on notice because there was a lot of chatter during the week that I was gone," he said. "We are going to get this done: Inaction is not an option. For naysayers and cynics who think that this is not going to happen, don't bet against us."
"Make no mistake: The status quo on healthcare is no longer an option for the United States of America," he said. "If we step back from this challenge right now, we will leave our children a legacy of debt and a future of crushing costs that bankrupt our families and our business. [It's] because we will have done nothing to bring down the costs of Medicare and Medicaid. [It] will crush our government."
HealthLeaders Media |
Federal Court Denies Physician Challenge to Self-Referral Rule Change |
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A U.S. District Court rejected a challenge brought by a group of cardiologists, surgeons and physician- owned entities, which claimed that a change in CMS's self-referral rules could hurt patient care, according to a report in American Medical News (Becker's ASC Review, July 9, 2009).
The rule change, which goes into effect on Oct. 1, would extend the definition of a self-referral entity to include those providing services to Medicare instead of the current definition which only includes the party that bills Medicare for services, according to the report.
Becker's ASC Review |
United Healthcare settles reimbursement suits for $45M |
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Courts in Hamilton County and Boone County have approved a settlement, worth $44.5 million, between Greater Cincinnati physicians and United Healthcare of Ohio (MSN)
MSN Money |
Doctors Weigh Morals, Ethics in Decisions on Refusing Services |
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Must physicians arrange their professional responsibilities so that no conflicts arise between their personal religious beliefs and services they are asked to perform, or should society allow physicians to refuse to provide specific services for reasons of conscience? (American Medical News Forum)
amednews.com |
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