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Friday, June 15, 2012
PCORI Calls for Reviewers to Help Evaluate Research Funding Applications
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Friday, June 15, 2012
State Component Societies Successfully Advance Patient-Safety Interventional Pain Management Bills
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Participation Needed 2012 Commercial Conversion Factor Survey
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Join Congressman Harris for townhall on Supreme Court Ruling
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
ASA Responds to U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Republicans
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
ASA Applauds Senate Passage of PDUFA ReAuthorization that Includes Key Drug Shortages Provisions
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Additional Analysis of the CMS Final Rule on Medicare Conditions of Participation
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Thursday, May 10, 2012
CMS Issues Final CoPs and Medicare Regulatory Reform Rules Notes ASA Objections
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Tuesday, May 08, 2012
ASA Continues to Urge CMS to Make Changes to Meaningful Use Incentive Program
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
ASA Signals Support for Drug Shortage Provisions in the Food and Drug Administration Safety
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Monday, April 09, 2012
HHS Proposes 1 year delay for ICD10CMPCS implementation
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Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Updated Information about 2011 and 2012 Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factor
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Friday, March 30, 2012
Wisconsin Governor Signs Anesthesiologist Assistant Licensure Bill
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Additional Increase in Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factor Applicable to All 2012 Claims
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
House Passes Joint IPAB Repeal and Liability Reform Bill
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Republican Budget Framework for Fiscal Year 2013 Released
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Release of Comparative Billing Report CBR on Pain Management Services Expected Today
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Friday, March 16, 2012
ASA 31 Others Call for Congressional Action to Combat Drug Shortages
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012
CMS Issues Updated Locale-Specific Anesthesia Conversion Factors
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Friday, March 09, 2012
Medicare Claims Must be Submitted in 5010 Format Beginning Sunday April 1
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Thursday, March 08, 2012
IPAB Repeal Passes Second Committee Floor Consideration Likely
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Tuesday, March 06, 2012
IPAB Repeal House Energy and Commerce Committee Passes IPAB Repeal by Voice Vote
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Monday, March 05, 2012
Important Drug Shortage Survey -- Member Participation Needed
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Key House Subcommittee Votes 17 5 to Send IPAB Repeal to Full Committee for Consideration
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
ASA Addresses Key Findings and Recommendations of IOM Pain Report to Senate HELP Committee
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Monday, February 27, 2012
ASA Joins 35 Medical Organizations to Urge Sharing of Social Security Death Master File Data
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Friday, February 24, 2012
CMS Suggestions for Successful Participation in Physician Quality and Reporting System
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Friday, February 24, 2012
ASA Leads in Effort to Repeal IPAB Advocates for Passage of Repeal Bill to Key Committee
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
House and Senate Pass Final Version of HR 3630 10 Month SGR Extension Included
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Friday, February 17, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Preliminary reports indicate that a bipartisan – bicameral deal was reached on the Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR), or “doc fix,” and other issues contained in H.R. 3630, the Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011.
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Thursday, February 16, 2012
The Joint Commission Issues Sentinel Event Alert on Fatigue
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on IOM Pain Report IPRCC meeting announced
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
ASA Responds to CMS Sunshine Rule Offers Suggestions for Improvement
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Friday, February 10, 2012
ASA to Congressional Negotiators Now is the Time to Repeal SGR and IPAB
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
New Rural Health Legislation Introduced in House Includes Pass-Through Provision
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Monday, February 06, 2012
Friday, February 03, 2012
ASA Urges CMS to Include Pain Care in Essential Health Benefits Package
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Senators Klobuchar and Collins Address Drug Shortages Crisis on Senate Floor
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Friday, January 27, 2012
CMS FFS Version 5010 Requirement Changes for Non-Specific Procedure Codes
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
President Obama Delivers Annual State of the Union Address
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
The 2012 ASA Legislative Conference is scheduled for April 30th - May 2, 2012, at the J.W. Marriot Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ASA Seeking Partners in the CMMI Challenge Perioperative Surgical Home Grant Proposal
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012
ASA Jan 31st Deadline for Lansdale Public Policy Fellowship Applications is Rapidly Approaching
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Thursday, January 05, 2012
Thursday, January 05, 2012
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
CMS issues revised locale specific anesthesia conversion factors for services 2012
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Breaking News on the 5010 rule requiring additional information for non-specific CPT codes
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
California Court of Appeals Sets Date for Oral Arguments in CSA and CMA v Schwarzenegger
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
ASA Submits Testimony and Solutions on Drug Shortages to Congress
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
SGR Issue Remains Unresolved After Contentious Day on the House Floor
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Monday, December 19, 2011
House to Act on Senate Revisions to HR 3630 Tonight SGR Patch Hangs in the Balance
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Monday, December 19, 2011
The 5010 Requirement for additional information when the CPT Code Includes the Phrase “Not Otherwise Specified.”
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Government Shut Down Averted as House Passes Government Funding Bill
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Senator Wyden D and Representative Ryan R Unveil Bipartisan Medicare Reform Plan
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Package Containing SGR Fix Passes House of Representatives
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Monday, December 12, 2011
ASA Urges CMS Revise Proposed Rule Changes on Conditions of Participation and More
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Friday, December 09, 2011
SGR Update House Republicans Unveil Package Containing 2 yr
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
IPAB Repeal Coalition Celebrates 218th CoSponsor of HR 452
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Thursday, December 08, 2011
UPDATED Changes for Anesthesia Claims Under 5010 Transaction Code Set
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
SGR Update Congressional Leaders Continue Work to Address Pending Payment Cut
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Wednesday, December 07, 2011
ASA Comment Letter on draft Blueprint for Prescriber Education under Opioid REMS
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Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Medicare Recovery Audit Contractors Demand Letters to be Issued by Medicare Contractors
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Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
CMMI Announces Health Care Innovation Challenge Details
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Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Supercommittee Failure Forces Two Percent Physician Cut in 2013
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Friday, November 18, 2011
CMS Announces 90 Day Period of Enforcement Discretion for Compliance with New HIPAA 5010
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Friday, November 18, 2011
CMS Announces FY2011 Error Rates and New Demonstrations to Target Improper Payments
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Monday, November 14, 2011
Supreme Court to Hear Constitutional Challenge to PPACA
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Thursday, November 10, 2011
Monday, November 07, 2011
Changes for Anesthesia Claims Under 5010 Transaction Code Set
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Monday, November 07, 2011
Iowa Court Invalidates Rules Authorizing ARNPs to Provide Direct Supervision of Fluoroscopy
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
E Prescribing Penalties and the Hardship Exemption Apply for Hardship Exemption by November 1 2011
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Thursday, November 03, 2011
MGMA Cost survey for Anesthesia and Pain Management Practices 2011 Report Now Available
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Wednesday, November 02, 2011
CMS Releases Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Regulation
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Monday, October 31, 2011
ASA Voices Support for President Obamas Executive Order on Drug Shortages
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Friday, October 21, 2011
New CMS Rules Include No Changes to Supervision Requirement
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Accountable Care Organization Final Regulation Released
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