Medicare Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) comprise groups of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers and suppliers who work collaboratively to provide coordinated, high-quality care and chronic disease management at lower costs to their Original...
A study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism at the beginning of this year points out that an increasing number of older and middle-aged men in the United States are being tested for low testosterone levels and being prescribed...
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced new resources that will help physicians to overcome the financial risks associated with grace period rule in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This rule was published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
According to the American Parkinson’s Disease Association, approximately 60,000 people are newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) each year. Accurate diagnosis of this disease is very important as researches have shown there is higher morbidity rate for...
Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) audits, as physicians know, are part of the government’s program to reduce fraud, waste, and errors in medical billing practices, especially Medicare and Medicaid. Improper payments include incorrect payment amounts, miscoding,...
