Category: physician

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I was recently researching the physician signature requirements under the Medicare program and found this resource outlining some of key questions and answers around the requirements.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicare Learning Network has issued a fact sheet on Comprehensive Error Rate Testing (CERT) Signature Requirements with the Q and A. […]

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Today the American Medical Association announced that it has adopted and issued a new policy offering guidance to physicians on the use of social media. The new policy focuses on helping physicians to “maintain a positive online presence and preserve the integrity of the patient-physician relationship.”
The press release does not include a link […]

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Great insight and advice from Bryan Vartabedian, M.D., the author of 33 Charts on “How to Speak to Physicians About Social Media.”
Dr. V was responding to a request from Susannah Fox, Associate Director - Digital Strategy at Pew Internet & American Life Project, who will be speaking on a panel at the American […]

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On June 15, 2010, the West Virginia Health Care Authority filed a Notice of a Comment Period on a Proposed Rule with the West Virginia Secretary of State amending West Virginia CSR 65-7, Certificate of Need Rule.
According to the Summary and Statement of Circumstances filed with the Proposed Rule the “amendment clarifies the […]

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On May 10, 2010, the West Virginia Board of Medicine has issued a new Policy Statement - Guidelines for Physicians in Collaborative Relationships with Advanced Nurse Practitioners or Certified Nurse Midwives; Standard of Practice.
The new Policy Statement provide West Virginia physicians with guidance on the role and responsibility they play in the collaborative […]

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Last week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule revising the conditions of participation (CoPs) for hospitals and critical access hospitals allowing for a new credentialing and privileging process for physicians and practitioners who provide telemedicine services. The proposed rule should make it easier on smaller hospital (especially […]

Martin Trussell
Although it is cold today in West Virginia - I’m hoping it will be hot in Florida in February.
I thought I would take a moment on this cold wintry day to write about the hot health topics that will be discussed at the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Hospitals and Health Systems […]

Jaan Sidorov
I was recently in my hometown of New Martinsville visiting my dad, a retired family physician. When I arrived he had waiting for me a copy of one of my grandfather’s medical records from the 1930s. My grandfather, Dr. Albert Coffield, practiced rural medicine in Wetzel County, West Virginia from 1911 until […]

Martin Trussell
Fellow health care lawyer colleague, AHLA HIT member and friend, Jud DeLoss, provides an excellent overview of the a href=”http://mnhit.blogspot.com/2009/02/physician-incentives-under-hitech-act.html”Physician Incentives under the HITECH ACT/a.br /br /The incentives focus on providing direct payment for the adoption, implementation and maintenance of electronic health records (EHRs) to “eligible professional” who establishes the “meaninful use” […]

Scott MacStravic
My health colleagues over at change:health (Christopher and Robert) and Organized Wisdom (Steve and Unity) along with Within3, the founding members, have worked together to release a new open standard dCard (doctor card) to establish basic e-standards for the collecting, storing and sharing of physician information. The dCard is also designed as […]