July 8, 2009
Register Today for the New Orleans 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 10 - 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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Medicare Program; Payment Policies Under the Physician, ASC and HOPD Payment Rates |
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CMS estimates that the statutory formula used to determine the physician updates will result in a CY 2010 conversion factor of $28.3208 and a PFS update of -21.5 percent.
2010 Proposed ASC Payment Rates
2010 Proposed HOPD Payment Rates
We will also provide the Physician Payments schedule for 2010 (Proposed) for IPM codes as soon as the figures are available.
The links to the complete rules are as follows:
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Comprehensive Review Course Registration Now Open |
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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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Third Quarter CCI Updates |
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The 3rd Quarter CCI updates contain no changes from April 2009. The updates are effective from 7/1/09 through 9/30/09.
CCI Updates |
FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills |
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Concerns about the possibility of fatal overdoses led U.S. health officials Tuesday to take several steps to limit the risk of using pain medications containing propoxyphene, including Darvon and Darvocet (FDA - July 7, 2009).
Manufacturers must strengthen the labels of propoxyphene-containing products by adding boxed warnings that emphasize the potential for overdose and developing medication guides to be given to each person filling or refilling a prescription.
FDA |
Medical Journal Eases Rule Silencing Filers of Complaints |
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The Journal of the American Medical Association backed off a policy ordering public silence from anyone filing a complaint about study authors' possible undisclosed financial conflicts until a probe is complete (Armstrong, The Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2009).
In March, the editors of the influential journal published an online editorial in which they said anyone filing a complaint about unreported conflicts of interest would "be specifically informed that he/she should not reveal this information to third parties or the media while the investigation is underway."
The Wall Street Journal |
Prescription Drug Abuse Linked to Deaths |
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Florida leads the nation in sales of Oxycondone, a powerful pain killer that has been linked to thousands of deaths across the country.
The pain clinics have largely avoided careful oversight due to a loophole in Florida law which allows the distribution of these drugs to go without monitoring if the clinics do not accept insurance.
''It's unacceptable to open up a practice and call yourself a pain management physician and start writing prescriptions,'' said Dr. Lora Brown, a physician on the board of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians. ``That's not pain management.''
Trans World News |
Going green can help your budget |
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Reducing a medical practice's paper consumption and carbon emissions can improve the bottom line as well as being good for the environment (Elliott, American Medical News, July 6, 2009).
Strategies can be both small and large; complex or simple. Various rules governing medical practices can make this challenging. HIPAA demands extra care to ensure that patient papers are well-shredded before going into the recycling bin. Hygiene regulations can limit how much something can be reused even if well-sterilized.
amednews.com |
Fraud May Account for Up to 10% of Healthcare Spending |
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While the federal government has been involved in many high-profile fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid cases this year, some of the more striking examples of fraud are occurring within the private insurance industry, according to a new report from The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington, DC (Simmons, HealthLeaders Media, July 1, 2009)..
Health Leaders Media |
Certain Office-Based Surgery Practices in NYS must be Accredited by July 14 |
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Under Governor David A. Paterson's leadership, the State Department of Health (DOH) has been working diligently to ensure patient safety. State Health Commissioner Richard F. Daines, M.D., today urged all New York State physicians' offices performing invasive procedures and surgery requiring moderate or deep sedation to obtain accreditation by July 14 as mandated by New York State Law.
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FSIPP Annual Meeting |
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FSIPP's Annual Meeting will be held in conjunction with the Florida Medical Association's Annual Meeting, July 24 - 26, 2009, at The Boca Raton Resort & Club.
Best Practices Symposium will take place on Friday, July 24, co-sponsored FSIPP and FMA. Annual meeting will begin Saturday July 25 and-Sunday, June 26, FSIPP. Featuring Drs Timothy Deer, Kenneth Alo, Giancarlo Barolat, and Andrea Trescot.
FSIPP Annual Meeting Program and Registration Brochure For further information, please contact Lorry S. Davis, M.Ed. FSIPP Executive Director director@flsipp.org 904 270 8886
FSIPP's Preconference Best Practices Workshop with the Florida Academy of Pain Medicine will take place on Friday, July 10, 2009, at The Breakers, Palm Beach
The workshop will cover the topic of restructuring and optimizing your pain management office practice .
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GSIPP 5th Annual Summer Meeting |
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The Georgia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians will hold its 5th Annual Summer Meeting on August 7-9, 2009.
It will once again be held at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia. For more information contact: or Holly Bunch at 678.361.1855 or Richard S. Epter, MD, President, GSIPP and 2009 Annual Meeting Program Chairman at 706.495.4989
Conference Schedule
For registration go to www.georgiagsipp.homestead.com/home.html
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