National Physician Payment Transparency Program: OPEN PAYMENTS

Written on April 25, 2013 – 9:52 am | by ACMS Administrator |

From CMS.Gov The National Physician Payment Transparency Program (OPEN PAYMENTS)  is intended to create greater transparency around the financial relationships of manufacturers, physicians, and teaching hospitals. OPEN PAYMENTS will require the following information to be reported annually to CMS: Applicable manufacturers of covered drugs, devices, biologicals, and medical supplies to report payments or other transfers [...]

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Revised OSHA Hazard Communication Standard

Written on April 25, 2013 – 9:27 am | by ACMS Administrator |

Hazard Communication Standard In order to ensure chemical safety in the workplace, information about the identities and hazards of the chemicals must be available and understandable to workers. OSHA’s Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) requires the development and dissemination of such information: Chemical manufacturers and importers are required to evaluate the hazards of the chemicals they [...]

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Medical Record Copying Charges for 2013

Written on January 9, 2013 – 11:53 am | by ACMS Administrator |

[42 Pa.B. 7767] [Saturday, December 22, 2012]  Because of an inadvertent error in the notice published at 42 Pa.B. 7348 (December 1, 2012), the Department of Health (Department) is reprinting the document in its entirety to correct the listing of fees and ensure accuracy of the information contained in this document. Under 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 6152 [...]

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Details: Medicare SGR and Sequestration Cuts Averted

Written on January 2, 2013 – 11:36 am | by ACMS Administrator |

A nearly 30% cut in Medicare physician payments was averted on Jan 1 when the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8 the American Taxpayer Relief Act, also known as the Middle Class Tax Relief Act. Previously the Senate approved the package on a vote of 89-8. The following health provisions were included in the package: [...]

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Doctors launch campaign to fight scammers shopping for pills

Written on October 27, 2012 – 4:00 pm | by ACMS Administrator |

Pennsylvania Medical Society says state-sponsored controlled substance database would help too (Harrisburg, Pa. – October 27, 2012) Ask any physician in Pennsylvania about prescription medication misuse and they’ll tell you it’s a national problem with the Keystone State one of the worst.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Morbidity and Mortality Report [...]

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