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In response to concerns from internists and medical specialty societies

ABIM: Immediate Changes Announced for MOC Program

Practice Assessment, Patient Voice, Patient Safety requirements being suspended effective immediately
In an article published Dec. 18 in Medical Economics

Tips Provided for Transitional Care Management Code Usage

Given the increased Medicare reimbursement for these codes, it is worth setting up billing process
Compared to people with conservative and moderate political ideologies

Liberals, Independents Found to Have Greater Longevity

But researchers can't pinpoint why they outlive Republicans, Democrats over 30 years
Many physicians report encountering barriers when referring cancer patients to specialty care

Physicians Hit Barriers in Making Cancer Referrals

Sixty percent of physicians report encountering any barrier to cancer specialty referrals
The terms in health care payer contracts are not immutable

Docs Should Negotiate Health Care Payer Contracts

Items to negotiate include easing of prior authorization process, extension for submitting claim
The increasing use of medical scribes should not be a replacement for improving electronic health records

Impact of Medical Scribes on EHR Advancement Discussed

Use of medical scribes should not be replacement for improvement of EHRs
For accountable care organizations (ACOs)

Guidance Offered for Ethical Referrals Within ACOs

Influencing referrals should be transparent, with appropriate metrics and the right incentives
Guidelines have been developed for clinical documentation and interrelated issues. The position paper has been published online Jan. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Guidelines Presented for Clinical Documentation in 21st Century

Recommendations provided for clinicians, provider institutions, government regulators, payers