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ACCMA Practice Resource Guide

Comprehensive guide on establishing medical practice in the East Bay.

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Avoiding Common Medicare Denials

September/October 2011: California's Medicare contractor, Palmetto GBA, recently conducted a review of claims denied by Palmetto and other Medicare contractors, and found
that 54 percent of the denied claims could be relatively easily. These denials generally involved minor discrepancies between information submitted on Medicare claims and information in the medical records that is the basis for any billed charges to Medicare.

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Managing Your Online Reputation

September/October 2011: Physicians may find themselves the subject of online postings on an ever increasing number of health care related consumer review websites such as Healthgrades, Angie's List, Yelp, RateMDs, and Vitals. Although studies have shown that most patient/consumer reviews on physician ratings websites are positive, such sites are a concern for physicians because inappropriate negative comments can damage a physician's reputation and affect his or her practice. This article discusses how physicians can manage
and respond to online comments about them or their practice.

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130 K

Minimizing the Penalty: Mid-Year E-Prescribing Reporting Options

Article discusses options for physicians expecting the 1% Medicare e-prescribing penalty in 2012. Options include applying for an exemption if one applies, or offsetting the 2012 penalty by trying to qualify for the 2011 bonus.

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70 K

Medicare Enrollment Toolkit

CMA created this online guide to walk physicians through the Medicare enrollment and revalidation process.

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Model Contract for Electronic Medical Records

A model agreement from the California Medical Association for members to use in evaluating and negotiating with electronic medical records vendors.

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247 K

Physicians Advised to Begin Preparing for New HIPAA 5010 Standards

May/June Bulletin 2011. Physician practices may need to make adjustments to
the patient data they collect and report in order to
comply with a new HIPAA requirement that takes
effect January 1, 2012

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May/June 2011 California's Physician Workforce

Several landmark changes are set to dramatically alter the California’s current health care paradigm. It is important that we continue to assess, address and reform the obstacles facing California’s health care system. The most important of these obstacles is ensuring sufficient and timely access to a physician for every Californian in need of a physician’s care.

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California Revises POLST Form for 2011

After a little over two years of legal recognition, a revised version of the California Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form went into effect on April 1, 2011. POLST
was introduced in California in 2009 as a way to give patients greater ability to communicate their end-of life treatment preferences.

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253 K

Governor Brown, Lieutenant Governore Newsom Address California Physicians

ACCMA members and their spouses joined over 500 physicians and 60 medical students from around California to participate in the California Medical Association's 37th Annual Legislative Leadership Conference, which was held Tuesday, April 5th in Sacramento. This year’s meeting featured speeches from both Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant
Governor Gavin Newsom.

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