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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February Bulletin

Written on February 20, 2013 – 11:55 am | by ACMS Administrator |

Available online   ARTICLES Materia Medica ……………………..70 Atorvastatin Prior to Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Laura Boni, PharmD Candidate Alicia Edsall, PharmD Candidate Nicole Hemminger, PharmD Candidate Regina Kishbaugh, PharmD Candidate Lodge Bliznesky, PharmD, BCPS, CACP Profile …………………………………..74 Amelia A. Paré, MD—Meet Your New President Christina E. Morton Feature………………………………….78 2012 ACMS Award Winners Christina E. Morton Legal [...]

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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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November 2012 BULLETIN

Written on December 3, 2012 – 11:24 am | by ACMS Administrator |

Read online ARTICLES   Materia Medica ………………….. 470 Compounding Pharmacy: It Never Went Away—It’s Here to Stay Suzi Neft Special Report ……………………. 474 Medical Subspecialties: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Timothy Lesaca, MD Practice Management ………….. 476 Establish and Maintain Reliable Coding and Billing—With an EMR or Without Donna J. Kell, BS, MPM Feature………………………………. 480 Pittsburgh Ophthalmology Society: Longtime vision [...]

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