AANEM News Express

How’s the Service Provided by Your MAC?

    7/29/2013
Have you registered to participate in the Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) Satisfaction Indicator yet?

Adventures of Practice in Anchorage

    7/11/2013
Have you ever treated a patient with botulism and a median nerve transection at the elbow from a polar bear bite? Shawn Hadley, MD, sees patients that come up on the wrong side of the battle with Mother Nature.

Meet Our New Education/Meeting Manager

    7/11/2013
Denae Brennan started work as AANEM’s Education/Meeting Manager on Monday, July 8. She brings to her new position expertise in event planning, writing/editing, and project management.

ABEM Focuses on MOCP Relevancy

    7/2/2013
At its spring meeting, the ABEM reaffirmed its position that the Maintenance of Certification Program examination should be focused on relevant physician knowledge.

The Future of Health Care

    7/1/2013
What does the future of health care look like? Attendees discussed just that during the June 2013 American Medical Association’s House of Delegates annual meeting.

We’re Advocating for You

    7/1/2013
Over the last eight months, the AANEM Advocacy team has worked to educate staff at CMS about the unintended consequences of the coding changes for reporting nerve conduction studies.

MOCP Registration Now Open

    6/27/2013
The ABEM Maintenance of Certification Program (MOCP) provides a mechanism for ABEM Diplomates to demonstrate their continuing education in EDX medicine.

AMA Working to Curtail FTC Recent Advances

    6/26/2013
Physicians have raised concerns that the physician-led team model of care is being undermined by the FTC through its aggressive advocacy on behalf of the independent practice of nonphysician health care professionals.

Provider Self-Disclosure Protocols Clarified by OIG

    5/31/2013
Newly revised Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) aims to create a more transparent process for reporting potential fraud.

Resource Aids QI Integration

    5/31/2013
“The concept of quality measurement and value-based compensation programs are becoming an important part of the changing landscape of medicine,” said Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD.