May 12, 2010
New Rules Place More Limits on Pain Clinics |
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For the second straight year, Florida lawmakers have approved strict new rules for pain clinics, this time limiting the number of pills that can be sold to patients, curbing advertising and imposing tougher standards for doctors and clinic owners.
Lawmakers hope the new rules approved Thursday will cripple South Florida's flourishing pain-clinic industry, the prime source of illegal prescription drugs in the eastern United States. These clinics, which number almost 1,000 statewide, also have been blamed for an epidemic of prescription-pill overdoses in Florida.
Gov. Charlie Crist is expected to sign the bill, which passed unanimously in both chambers of the Legislature.
Miami Herald |
Commentary: Why Physicians Oppose The Health Care Reform Bill |
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After the debate has ended and the lobbyists have moved on to their next clients, health care will be left the way it started, a physician and a patient sitting in a room trying as best as they can to prolong health and forestall sickness. Fortunately the many victories and losses claimed by both ends of the political spectrum will not change this shared pursuit.
So then why has reform that promises to get millions more in a discourse with their doctors been so polarizing? Making sure more Americans have health insurance can only be a major victory, right? Too bad the medical establishment is not celebrating. In fact, the mood in those exams rooms is downright morose.
Forbes |
Register Today to Attend the Most Exciting ASIPP Annual Meeting Ever! |
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Mark your calendars now to attend ASIPP's 12th annual meeting will be held June 26-30,2010 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City.
We are offering three separate sessions focused on the Future of Interventional Pain Management: Evidence-Based Medicine, Comparative Effectiveness, and Practice Management. We are building on the information presented last year, while encompassing the changes in the legislation and political environment. We have several prominent speakers in the line-up, such as, Dr. Roger Chou; Dr. Gabor Racz; Medical Economist CEO, J.D. Kleinke; Founder and President of the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review; Deputy Assistant Administrator, and many others.
In addition to the information-packed presentations on EBM and Comparative Effectiveness, we will also offer a practice management series of presentations, which will cover the essential coding and compliance lectures. This series is ideal for physicians and is invaluable for their staff. You could easily consider sending your staff to this meeting as an investment. They will walk away armed with the information they need to better understand the billing and coding issues they face on a daily basis.
Since last year's gala celebration was such a success, we decided to reprise this event with a celebration in the theme of An Evening in the Windy City. The evening will start with a cocktail mixer and move right into dinner, a brief business meeting, awards, and then entertainment from comedian and hypnotist, Flip Orley. After this, we will crank-up the fun and begin an evening of socializing, dancing and celebrating.
New this year, the North American Neuromodulation Society and the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians are joining forces to bring to you the 12th Annual Legislative Session. On Monday, June 28, we will prepare for our Capitol Hill visits. Tuesday morning, June 29th, we will once again go as a group to Capitol Hill and make our voices heard. This is your opportunity to speak with your representatives and senators about the legislative issues that affect you and your practice.
For Capitol Hill security purposes, if you plan to attend the Legislative sessions, please inform our office and provide your name and address. This pertains to those who are just coming to the congressional speeches as well as those who will have scheduled meetings with their state's government officials. Call or e-mail Cindy Rogers: 270-554-9412 ext 208 or crogers@asipp.org
For more information, click HERE for the brochure.
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May 13 Webinar: Reporting PQRI for Pain Management in 2010 |
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"Pay-for-Performance is the future of healthcare in the United States and the 2010 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) is the next phase of the government's big plan to transform Medicare from a passive payer to an active purchaser."
The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI), a voluntary quality reporting program, which includes an incentive payment for eligible professionals who report data on quality measures for services provided to Medicare beneficiaries. The pay-for-reporting program began in 2007. Learn more about the PQRI and how it may financially benefit your Pain Practice from Marvel Hammer, a national speaker on PQRI. If you haven't started, acquire the steps to begin reporting PQRI, including the specific information necessary to report the Back Pain Group Measure. Don't spend hours researching and reviewing countless web pages trying to learn how to report PQRI, receive the links to PQRI web sites and reporting tools that explain how to document and bill Pain Management quality measures
Webinar Highlights:
- Decide whether your Pain Management practice should participate in the program
- Identify the quality measures for 2010 that apply to Pain Management in private practice settings
- Recognize the difference between reporting individual measures versus group measures
- Eliminate confusion over the HCPCS and Category II codes you are required to report
- Learn the various methods to report PQRI, including the Registry reporting option for 2010
Date: May 20, 2010. 2:00pm EST (90 minutes) Regular Price: $145 Credits: 1.5 CMEs or 1.5 CEUs Course Information and CME certificates will be made available immediately following the webinar session. |
Join Us in Chicago in August: 3 Courses, One Location |
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Make plans now to attend of one ASIPP's comprehensive courses to be held in the Windy City August 9-14. Meetings will be held at the Renaissance Chicago Hotel.
Comprehensive Pain Medicine and Interventional Pain Management 2010 Board Review Course August 9-13, 2010 - Chicago, IL Register | Brochure
Comprehensive Review in: Controlled Substance Management August 9-10, 2010 - Chicago, IL Coding, Compliance, and Practice Management August 12-13, 2010 - Chicago, IL Register | Brochure
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Abstract Deadline Extended |
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The Online Abstract Submission (see step-by-step procedures below) for the 12th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (ASIPP) is now open. The meeting will be held June 26- June 30, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA.
Abstract submission deadline will be May 21, 2010. Those selected will be notified and will receive free registration to the annual meeting.
Selected abstracts will be presented along with posters at the annual meeting on Saturday June 26 or Sunday June 27.
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Medicare Pay: SGR fatigue |
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Juliette Madrigal-Dersch, MD, walked away from Medicare four years ago and has rarely looked back. Frustrated with the program's condition, the internist in Marble Falls, Texas, decided to see Medicare patients only on a private-contracting basis.
That means neither she nor her patients can claim any payment from Medicare. It also means she can charge what her services actually cost, not just what the government says it will pay. She also can choose not to charge anything, as is her policy for patients age 90 and older.
The decision to cut ties with Medicare -- and some of her older patients in the process -- was difficult at first. But now, Dr. Madrigal-Dersch says she could not imagine still being associated with a program whose pay system has crumbled to such a degree that Congress has resorted to patching scheduled cuts of more than 20% for as little as a month at a time.
American Medical Association |
Infusion Pumps Targeted for Tighter FDA Scrutiny |
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Chicago -- The Food and Drug Administration is dramatically changing its approach to regulating medical devices, announcing in April that it will impose stricter safety standards for infusion pumps as a class rather than dealing with problems on a case-by-case basis.
The change comes after 710 deaths associated with malfunctioning infusion pumps used in homes and hospitals during the last five years. The agency has received 56,000 adverse-event reports regarding the devices during that time period and issued 87 recalls -- 14 of those in the FDA's highest-risk class I category.
American Medical Association |
New Missouri Law Requires Timely Payments from Insurers to Providers |
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a bill into law last week that requires health insurance companies to speed up claims payments to physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers.
The new law spells out responsibilities for providers filing claims, giving providers and insurers a clear definition of a clean claim. It requires insurers to either pay or deny claims within 45 days of receipt.
Healthcare Finance News |
Hospital Outpatient Surgical Procedures Increasing |
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PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA - Hospital outpatient surgical visits increased 4.5 percent in 2009 compared with 2008, according to SDI, a healthcare market insight and analytics firm.
The number of hospital inpatient visits with surgical procedures, meanwhile, remained relatively unchanged in 2009.
Healthcare Finance News |
Recorded ASIPP Webinars Available |
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If you missed a previous ASIPP Webinar, you can still view it online or order the CD at http://asipp.peachnewmedia.com/store/provider/provider09.php?. If you had previously registered for the webinar and missed it there will be no additional charge and you can view it at your convenience. The pdf document of the powerpoint presentation is also available. If you need help to access the recorded version you can click here to contact our customer support team or call us at 1-866-702-3278.
If you did not register previously, you may order the recorded webinar and view it online at your convenience or order the CD. The pdf document of the presentation will be available, as will the CME and/or CEU credit certification.
Each new webinar will be archived for future reference or purchase. Current webinar topics available are:
- Staying Ahead Of Government Enforcement Efforts. Speaker: Vicki Mykowiak, JD
- Evidence-Based Interventional Techniques: An Algorithmic Approach To Keeping It Simple, Safe, and Successful. Speaker: Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, ASIPP CEO and Chairman of the Board
- Coding: Be Prepared for 2010. Speaker: Joanne Mehmert CPC, CCC-PM, ACS-PM
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For Cadaver Faculty Only: Standardization of ASIPP Review Courses and Cadaver Workshops |
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ATTENTION! This webinar is for ASIPP Faculty only. All Faculty of ASIPP Review Courses and Cadaver Workshops are required to view this complimentary Standardization Webinar. Because we know that your time is limited and valuable, we are offering a webinar session to bring this necessary training to you. On May 18 Dr. Laxmaiah Manchikanti will hold a 90 minute webinar session that will cover the 15 most comely performed interventional procedures.
Due to the fact that there are many different variations in practice techniques ASIPP must now standardize the techniques taught at our cadaver workshops. We now must require training in order to assure that all ASIPP instructors are teaching the standardized method. At least two (2) techniques for each procedure must be taught, whether the instructor actually practices that technique or not. It is essential to understand and be adept at all of the techniques in order to teach them. For those of you who are currently instructors at the cadaver workshops or for those of you who would like to become a faculty member, In order to ensure that all instructors are proficient in the required techniques,
Date: May 18, 2010, 7:00pm EST (90 minutes) Regular Price: Complimentary Course Information will be made available prior to the start of the webinar session.
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