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Council News & County Visits
Mon, Aug 30th 2010, 10:33

The NMMS Council approved several important actions at the meeting in Ruidoso on August 14, including:

1. 5-year endorsement contract of American Physicians Assurance Corporation.

2. P...

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Protect Your Medicare Enrollment Record
Thu, Jul 29th 2010, 14:14

Physician and non-physician practitioners enrolled or planning to enroll in Medicare need to protect your enrollment information from getting into the hands of dishonest and unscrupulous people....

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Toolkit to Assist Software Selection
Thu, Jul 29th 2010, 13:52

The upcoming transition to the government’s modified electronic transaction standards, coupled with the Medicare and Medicaid electronic health record incentive program, will require physician p...

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Medicaid Filing Limit 90 days
Mon, Jul 26th 2010, 14:49

The final rule for "Billing for Medicaid Services" was effective on May 1, 2010 and established the filing limit for claims at 90 days for most situations rather than the 60 days as originally p...

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AMA - Improvements in EHR Meaningful Use, Adoption Challenges Remain
Thu, Jul 22nd 2010, 08:54

After careful review of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule on meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs), the American Medical Association (AMA) today says t...

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HIPAA 5010 & ICD-10 Conversion
Mon, Jul 19th 2010, 09:53

The first recommended deadline for a successful transition to Version 5010 is only five months away. By December 31, providers should complete their internal testing and be ready to test with ex...

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Meaningful Use Final Rule
Thu, Jul 15th 2010, 10:06

Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program “Meaningful Use” Final Rule (CMS-0033-F) - CMS and ONC jointly announce their final rules for both electronic health record standards for certifi...

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NMMS, APA, & TDC
Fri, Jul 9th 2010, 15:36

Since the Medical Malpractice Act was enacted in 1976, New Mexico Medical Society has exclusively endorsed NM Physicians Mutual Liability Company as its preferred professional liability insurer....

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The Doctors Company to Acquire American Physicians Assurance Corporation
Thu, Jul 8th 2010, 10:49

The Board of Directors of APCapital, Inc., the parent company of American Physicians Assurance Corporation, has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by The Doctors Company.

Bas...

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Understanding the July 6 Date by which all Physicians who Refer or Order Must be Enrolled in Medicare
Thu, Jul 1st 2010, 13:32

Brief from the AMA on PECOS

WHAT:  New Medicare enrollment deadline for referring/ordering physicians.  This includes any physician who has not submitted an updated enrollment application t...

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David Blumenthal MD - Webcast on Health Information Technology
Tue, Jun 29th 2010, 13:16

David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, U.S. National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, conducted a health information technology town hall meeting on Monday, June 21, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Blu...

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Prescription Monitoring Program - NM Bd. of Pharmacy
Mon, Jun 28th 2010, 16:11

The New Mexico Board of Pharmacy Prescription Monitoring Program is available to all practitioners with a DEA number and to all pharmacies with a NABP (NCPDP) number within the state of New Mexi...

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Trailblazer Clarification on PECOS
Mon, Jun 28th 2010, 11:00

A Clarification from Trailblazer Regarding Date All Referring/Ordering Providers Must Be Enrolled in PECOS  (6/24/2010)...On May 5, 2010, CMS published CMS-6010-IFC (Interim Final Rule with Comm...

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Medicare - Fixed Through November 2010
Fri, Jun 25th 2010, 11:29

Last night the House passed H.R. 3962, which provides a 2.2 percent Medicare fee schedule update for physician services through November 2010. The bill passed by a bipartisan vote of 417 to 1. S...

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PECOS Enrollment - Registration Instructions
Fri, Jun 25th 2010, 10:58

If you are a physician who enrolled in Medicare before November 2003 AND have not updated your Medicare enrollment information since then, you do NOT have an enrollment record in PECOS (Medicare...

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Expanded Tax Benefits for Health Professionals in Underserved Areas
Fri, Jun 25th 2010, 09:57

Affordable Care Act Provides Expanded Tax Benefit to Health Professionals Working in Underserved Areas (IRS Newswire 6/16/10)

WASHINGTON — As part of a larger Administration announcement on...

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Senate Blocks 21.3% Medicare Cut to Nov.30 - House Votes Next Week
Fri, Jun 18th 2010, 13:58

The Senate just passed legislation via a unanimous consent agreement blocking the 21.3 percent cut to Medicare physician payments until Nov 30. The House of Representatives must also vote on the...

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CMS To Process Claims Reduced 21% - Starts Now
Fri, Jun 18th 2010, 09:37

Implementation of the 21.3 percent cut in Medicare physician payments produced by the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula starts today. The U.S. Senate was unable to agree on H.R. 4213, the Am...

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Barbara McAneny MD - Elected to AMA Board of Trustees
Tue, Jun 15th 2010, 09:09

Congratulations to Barbara McAneny MD on her election to the AMA Board of Trustees this morning! This was a tough election with eight excellent candidates running for four seats on the Board. Th...

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PECOS Deadline June 28, 2010
Mon, Jun 14th 2010, 17:18

Physicians (doctors of medicine or osteopathy), physician assistants, and other health care providers should establish and update a record in the Medicare Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownershi...

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