Company stops tapping physicians for “overpayments”
May 14th, 2009
Doctors protested self-insured Georgia-Pacific's attempt to collect refunds of suspected claims upcoding.
Hospitals follow through on cost trimming, job cuts
May 14th, 2009
An industry report suggests job growth is flat and more CEOs are getting requests from doctors for financial help.
Physicians get second delay in FTC enforcement of identity theft rules
May 14th, 2009
Organized medicine continues to challenge the application of the "red flags" rules to physicians. Experts still advise compliance with the new Aug. 1 deadline.
IOM warns about physician-pharma conflicts of interest
May 14th, 2009
A new institute report recommends that physicians accept drug samples only if they distribute them to needy patients.
Congressional budget short on answers for Medicare pay formula
May 14th, 2009
The blueprint provides physicians some exemption from deficit spending rules in the House, but the bulk of any payment changes will require budgetary offsets.