While several proposals have been advanced to prevent the scheduled 21% Medicare physician payment cut from going into effect on Monday, March 1, Congress failed to take final action this week. Yesterday, the House of Representative passed HR 4691, legislation that extends a number of expiring programs for 30 days, and would have prevented [...]
[ March 9, 2010; 9:00 am to 1:30 pm. ] MSSNY State Leg. Banner 10
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By Gerard L. Conway, Esq.
Good morning. My name is Gerard L. Conway, Esq. I am the Senior Vice-President/Chief Legislative Counsel for the Medical Society of the State of New York. On behalf of the State Medical Society and the almost 25,000 physicians, residents and students we represent, let me thank you for providing us with [...]
[ February 23, 2010; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ]
TOPIC:
DEFINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF MEANINGFUL USE
DATE:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2010
TIME:
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LOCATION:
THE ITALIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER
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MSCA/NYMGMA Membership Meeting Dinner Reservation Form
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This program is available to MSCA/NYMGMA members, spouses and guests. All orders must be received by the Monday prior to the meeting. Limited [...]
By Gary P. Andelora
Medical Liability Mutual Insurance Company recently completed a study of claims closed against physicians and surgeons with an indemnity payment for the years 2000-2009. The figures are staggering. Within that ten year period, the Company paid out over $3.7 billion. The total number of files for the period was 8,622. The average [...]
LONDON — A major British medical journal on Tuesday retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel disease.
[ February 9, 2010; 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm. ] MGMA Reed 2-9-10
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