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Politics of health care with emphasis on California legislation including workers compensation and utilization review and federal legislation in Washington, DC

Thursday, August 27, 2015

IS MANDATORY MALPRACTICE ORDERED TO BEGIN ON TUESDAY, 1 SEPTEMBER 2015?

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According to workcompcentral's newsletter, 2015-08-27, California's Division of Workers Compensation has ordered that as of 1 Sept...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Maintenance of Certification (MOC) and the IRS: where money and power meet

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We've heard a lot lately about MOC and its finances: in 2012 the president and CEO of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) p...
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Monday, June 29, 2015

MEDICARE VERSUS THE INDEPENDENT PAYMENT ADVISORY BOARD (IPAB)

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Here is how it works: The Affordable Care Act (ACA) grants coverage to about 15 million persons not previously covered by what passed for ...
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Friday, May 15, 2015

MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION (MOC): a rising business opportunity!

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Continuation of our Money and Medicine Series Maintenance of Certification (MOC) has become the latest repository of profitability for ...
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Saturday, April 25, 2015

NEUROPSYCHOLOGY MEDICAL-LEGAL EVALUATIONS (Neuropsyche QMEs): Does someone want to sabotage neuropsychological evaluations?

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Assembly Bill 1542 (Mathis and Cooley) Seemingly erudite and arcane, the question of when to use Neuropsychological QMEs as opposed to P...
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Friday, April 17, 2015

WHEN DOES A $681,000 SALARY REQUIRE "ADDITIONAL INCENTIVE COMPENSATION?" Is there a reasonable argument that ABMS and other board salaries are tied into MOC (Maintenance of Certification)?

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According to Form 990 from the IRS for 2013 for the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), Lois Margaret Nora, MD, JD, MBA, presid...
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Friday, February 27, 2015

APPORTIONMENT AND SIBTF (formerly SIF): Acme Steel v. WCAB & Borman

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When Labor Codes 4663 and 4664 were changed pursuant to SB 899 it was understood by the legal and medical stakeholders that major changes ...
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Writing in Neurology Today, Vol. 3 (8), August 2003, Dawn Antoline writes "Robert L. Weinmann, MD, has never been one to shy away from controversy. Whether he is writing muckraking editorials about HMOs that deny physician claims or ... billing practices ... he has committed himself to a life of activism. At the heart of his advocacy is a passionate regard for his patients -- and the ability of physicians to provide unfettered optimal care."
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