Washington Alerts

Rep. Harris to Deliver Weekly Republican Address; Set to Discuss Jobs and Health Care

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:21:00 -0500

Rep Harris to Deliver Weekly Republican Address Set to Discuss Jobs and Health Care

House Votes Again to Repeal PPACA

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:17:00 -0500

House Votes Again to Repeal PPACA

Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator

Thu, 16 May 2013 08:35:00 -0500

Senate Confirms Marilyn Tavenner as CMS Administrator

Congressional Republican Leaders Decline to Offer IPAB Appointments

Thu, 09 May 2013 11:02:00 -0500

Congressional Republican Leaders Decline to Offer IPAB Appointments

Medical Direction Whistleblower Case Subject of HHS Office of Inspector General Podcast

Thu, 09 May 2013 08:13:00 -0500

Medical Direction Whistleblower Case Subject of HHS Office of Inspector General Podcast

FDA Grants Premarket Approval for SEDASYS (R)

Tue, 07 May 2013 13:09:00 -0500

FDA Grants Premarket Approval for SEDASYS

ASA Supports Maintenance of Anesthesiologists' Hardship Exemption and Seeks Improvements to the EHR Incentive Program

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:56:00 -0500

ASA Supports Maintenance of Anesthesiologists Hardship Exemption and Seeks

Participate in AMA Webinar on Physician Payments Sunshine Act on April 24 from 7-8 p.m (EST)

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:10:00 -0500

Participate in AMA Webinar on Physician Payments Sunshine Act

ICD-10 Transition

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:17:00 -0500

ICD-10 Transition

ASA Continues SGR Reform Discussion Tied to Quality

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:30:00 -0500

ASA Continues SGR Reform Discussion Tied to Quality

White House Releases Budget Proposal

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:53:00 -0500

White House Released FY2014 Budget Proposal

ASA Commends CMS for Maintaining Physician Supervision Safety Standard and Expresses Concern Regarding Proposed Changes to Hospital Governing Bodies

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:51:00 -0500

ASA Commends CMS for Maintaining Physician Supervision Safety Standard and

ASA Highlights Quality Initiatives in Formal Comments to CMS

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:35:00 -0500

ASA Highlights Quality Initiatives in Formal Comments to CMS

ASA Advocates to CMS on Improvements to Standardized Hospital Outpatient Surgical Department and Ambulatory Surgical Center Survey

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:43:00 -0500

ASA Advocates to CMS on Improvements to Standardized Hospital Outpatient Surgical Department and

Nation's Top Attorneys General to Speak at ASA 2013 Legislative Conference

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 09:29:00 -0500

Alert

Opportunity to Participate in Survey on PQRS and e-Prescribing

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 13:14:00 -0500

Econometrica Study

There are only two weeks left to participate in the MGMA 2013 Cost Survey

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:46:00 -0500

There are only two weeks left to participate in the MGMA 2013 Cost Survey

Short-Term Funding Bill Approved That Maintains Current Government Spending; Sequestration Remains in Effect

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:22:00 -0500

Short Term Funding Bill Approved That Maintains Current Government Spending

ASA Endorses Newest Version of the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:58:00 -0500

ASA Endorses Newest Version of the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act

ASA invites You to Participate in the MGMA 2013 Cost Survey

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 09:06:00 -0500

ASA invites You to Participate in the MGMA 2013 Cost Survey

MedPAC Repeats Call for Payment Cuts to Specialty Physicians in its Annual Report to Congress

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:19:00 -0500

MedPAC Repeats Call for Payment Cuts to Specialty Physicians in its Annual Report to Congress

Chambers Release Dueling Budget Framework Resolutions for Fiscal Year 2014

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:05:00 -0500

Chambers Release Dueling Budget Framework Resolutions for Fiscal Year 2014

ASA Offers Recommendations to FDA on Drug Shortages Task Force and Strategic Plan

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:58:00 -0500

ASA Offers Recommendations to FDA on Drug Shortages Task Force and Strategic Plan

ASA Offers Bibliography of Payment and Practice Management Writings

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:58:00 -0600

ASA Offers Bibliography of Payment and Practice Management Writings

ASA Participates in Congressional SGR Reform Discussion Tied to Quality

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:49:00 -0600

ASA Participates in Congressional SGR Reform Discussion Tied to Quality

ASA Urges Issuance of Federal Fraud Alert on the 'Company Model'

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:58:00 -0600

ASA Urges Issuance of Federal Fraud Alert on the Company Model

HHS Releases Final Rule on ACA Essential Health Benefits

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 16:28:00 -0600

HHS Releases Final Rule on ACA Essential Health Benefits

2 Percent Sequestration Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments Imminent

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 15:59:00 -0600

Two Percent Sequestration Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments Imminent

You’re Invited to a CDC Webinar on Challenges in the Management of Opioid-Using Patients in the Emergency Room

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 09:24:00 -0600

CDC Webinar on Challenges in the Management of Opioid Using Patients

Participate in ICD-10 Survey

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:24:00 -0600

Participate in ICD-10 Survey

Voice Opposition to the 'Company Model'

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:10:00 -0600

Voice Opposition to the 'Company Model'

President Obama Delivers State of the Union, Calls for More Quality-Based Reforms to Medicare

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 10:18:00 -0600

President Obama Delivers State of the Union 2013

Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments as Part of Sequestration Increasingly Likely

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:45:00 -0600

Cuts to Medicare Physician Payments as Part of Sequestration Increasingly Likely

ASA Raises Concerns to FDA about Proposed Changes to Opioid Labeling

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:28:00 -0600

ASA Raises Concerns to FDA about Proposed Changes to Opioid Labeling

New Rules Require Manufacturers to Report Gifts and Meals to Physicians

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:36:00 -0600

CMS Releases Final Rule on Sunshine Act Implementation

FDA Provides Update Regarding Ongoing Propofol Shortage: Teva to Restart Production

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:22:00 -0600

FDA Provides Update Regarding Ongoing Propofol Shortage

HHS Releases Omnibus HIPAA Rule

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 10:08:00 -0600

HHS Releases Omnibus HIPAA Rule

IPAB Repeal Coalition Endorses the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2013

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 09:48:00 -0600

IPAB Repeal Coalition endorses the Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2013

Deadline is January 31st for Eligible Physicians to Request Exemption From Electronic Prescribing Incentive Program Penalty

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 07:20:00 -0600

Request Exemption from Electronic Prescribing Incentive

ASA Urges Federal Health IT Policy Committee to Address "Meaningful Use" Standards for Anesthesiologists

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:59:00 -0600

ASA Urges Federal Health IT Policy Committee to Address Meaningful Use St

ASA Receives Update From Noridian About Reprocessing of Denied Claims for Monitored Anesthesia Care

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 07:53:00 -0600

ASA Receives Update from Noridian about Reprocessing of Denied Claims for Monitored Anesthesia Care

Scrutiny of Common Interventional Pain Procedures Possible as Part of Medicare National Coverage Decision Process

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:33:00 -0600

Scrutiny of Common Interventional Pain Procedures Possible as part of Medicare National Coverage

Update on Noridian Denials of Claims for Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC)

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0600

Update on Noridian Denials of Claims for Monitored Anesthesia Care MAC

CMS Releases the Revised Locale Specific Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factors for 2013

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 11:29:00 -0600

CMS Releases the Revised Locale Specific Medicare Anesthesia Conversion Factors for 2013

Update on Novitas Denials Involving CPT Code 64450 - Pain Management of Peripheral Nerve Blocks by Injection (Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, New Jersey and Delaware)

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:11:00 -0600

Update on Novitas Denials Involving CPT Code 64450 Pain Management

CMS Announces Update on Implementation of 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Thu, 03 Jan 2013 16:05:00 -0600

CMS Providers Update on Implementation of 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

House Approves Senate "Cliff" Package, President Expected to Sign

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 09:40:00 -0600

House Approves Senate Cliff Package President Expected to Sign

Senate Passes "Cliff" Package including SGR Patch - House Considers Action

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0600

Senate Passes "Cliff" Package including SGR Patch - House Considers Action

Stalled Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Threaten Attempts to Avert 27 percent SGR and 2 percent Sequestration Cuts to Medicare Effective January 1, 2013

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:28:00 -0600

Stalled Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Threaten Attempts to Avert 27

CMS Issues Announcement Regarding Claims Payments Pending Congressional Action on SGR

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:29:00 -0600

CMS Issues Notice Regarding Claims Payments Pending Congressional Action on SGR