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URGENT - All Physicians Need To Be Financially Prepared to Withstand 2 TO 4 WEEKS WITHOUT MEDICARE PAYMENTS Due To Indiana Medicare's Transition to a New Financial Accounting System
By Joy Newby, LPN, CPC, PCSWhen I read Indiana Medicare's Listserv article dated January 31, 2012, itdidn't...
CMS to Hold 2012 Claims
Your Academy's Coding and Billing consultant, Joy Newby, alerted us to this important message from CMS:12-19-2011...
Comparator Sites Needed for AAFP HCC
The AAFP's Healthy Communities Collaborative Program is in full swing in Indiana. Practice teams from...
Lower Your Vaccine Costs
Lower Your Vaccine Costs with Atlantic Health Partners!Atlantic Health Partners is pleased to announce...
2012 CPT Changes Affecting Family Physicians
Your Academy's Coding and Billing specialist, Joy Newby, recently returned from the American Medical...
E-Rx Incentives and Penalties for 2012, 2013, and 2014!
Your Academy's Coding and Billing consultant, Joy Newby, has written an article which covers all you...
Trading Volume for Value
As worry builds over the long-term prospect of escalating deficits and mounting federal debt, reforming...
AAFP Congress of Delegates Report
Last week, from September 11th-14th the AAFP held its annual Congress of Delegates in Orlando,...
September's Coding and Billing Updates
Joy Newby, the IAFP's Coding and Billing consultant, has provided two articles for IAFP members containing...
OB Providers: Check Your Status!
If you are a Family Physician who provides obstetrical care to Medicaid patients or you plan to enroll...
Webinar: Health Coverage Options for Hoosiers with Pre-Existing Conditions
Webinar: Health Coverage Options for Hoosiers with Pre-Existing ConditionsAugust 19th, 2011Time: 10:00...
ISDH Delays Implementation Date for Immunization Policy
Your Academy has learned that local health departments will continue to give immunizations to individuals...
Wonca statement on the passing of primary care researcher and advocate, Dr. Barbara Starfield
The news of the sudden death of Professor Barbara Starfield, apparently due to a coronary event while...
Deadline Looms for Avoiding the 2012 Medicare Electronic Prescribing Payment Reductions for 2012 Services
Click here to read this article, written by the IAFP's Coding and Billing specialist Joy Newby, LPN,...
Richard Feldman, MD Awarded First Fellowship in the History of Family Medicine
The Center for the History of Family Medicine (CHFM) recently announced the winner of the 2011 CHFM Fellowship...
Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit
Read Joy Newby's overview of Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit and other Medicare-covered preventive services...
IAFP releases HIT meaningful use library of resources
Medicare Attestation is open for physicians seeking the Medicare Meaningful Use incentives and Indiana...
Legislative Update - 5/9/2011
On April 29th just minutes before midnight, the 2011 Indiana Legislative Session voted on their last...
Legislative Update - 4/25/2011
Today starts the beginning of conference committees at the Indiana Statehouse. Conference committees...
Three New Medicare-Covered Preventive Services Quick Reference Charts Released
CMS just released the following quick reference charts to explain who is eligible for the different Medicare...