April May June 2010

  06/28/2010 Medicare Temporary Payment Fix is Not Enough – Tell Your Medicare Patients Their Choice of Physician Could be At Risk
  06/28/2010 2.2 Percent Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Update for June 1, 2010, Through November 30, 2010
  06/28/2010 The AMCNO Board of Directors Endorses the American Medical Association (AMA) Code of Conduct for Health Insurers
  06/28/2010 State of Ohio Selects Medical Mutual of Ohio to Operate Temporary High Risk Pool Program
  06/25/2010 The President Signs the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010
  06/21/2010 Senate Passes Six-Month SGR Fix
  06/21/2010 Update from PalmettoGBA regarding the Medicare Claim Payment Issue and the 2010 Physician Fee Schedule
  06/21/2010 ATTENTION AMCNO MEMBERS: Only One More Day Left to Fill in and Return the OHIP Survey Regarding the EHR Financial Incentive Program – final deadline for filling out the survey is June 22, 2010
  06/21/2010 PECOS Enrollment Due Before July 2010
  06/14/2010 ATTENTION AMCNO MEMBERS:
OHIP Releases Survey Regarding EHR Financial Incentive Program
  06/14/2010 The 2010 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

06/01/2010 Congress Recessed Until June 7th - No Final Vote on the Medicare Payment Cut Issue

06/01/2010 The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Postpones the Red Flags Rule Again

06/01/2010 School Groups Continue Opposition of Nutrition Bill
  05/21/2010 Contact Congressional Leaders and Tell Them to Stop the Medicare Payment Cuts Now
  05/21/2010 AMCNO Reminder – Red Flags Rule Implementation Deadline is June 1st
  05/21/2010 AMCNO Applauds Passage of the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children (HCHC) Legislation in the Ohio Senat
  05/06/2010 AMCNO Applauds Ohio Supreme Court Decision in Jacques v. Manton
  04/27/2010 AMCNO to Host UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Physician Office Educational Seminar
  04/27/2010 Medicare Takes Action Against Aetna Insurance
  04/27/2010 Medicare Providers: What You Need to Know About Signatures & Documentation
  04/16/2010 Medicare Cuts Delayed Again – COBRA Subsidies Continued
  04/16/2010 CWRU School of Medicine Chosen as a Ohio Health Information Partnership Regional Extension Center (REC) Partner – AMCNO to work as a Stakeholder on the Project
  04/16/2010 AMCNO/AMEF Sponsored Legal Issues Seminars a Huge Success
  04/09/2010 AMCNO Medical Records Fact Sheet Revised Due to Ohio Department of Health Calculation Error
  04/09/2010 AMCNO Supports Multi-Payer Web Portal Initiative for Physician Claims
  04/09/2010 HHS Awards $144 Million in Recovery Act Funds to Institutions of Higher Education and Research to Address Critical Needs for the Widespread Adoption and Meaningful Use of Health Information Technology – Tri-C Receives Award for Health Information Training