CMS and AMA Announce Joint Efforts to Help with ICD-10 Transition The American Medical Association and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) jointly announced that agreement has been reached on important elements of a “grace period” for the October 1, 2015, implementation of the ICD-10 diagnosis code set. July 6, 2015 AMA, Practice Management ICD-10, ICD-10 grace period 0 0 Comment Read More »
Part 2: Communicating Unanticipated Adverse Outcomes; How Do I Say I'm Sorry? Confused about discussions related to disclosure of unexpected adverse outcomes, apology versus sympathy, early resolution of injury-related complaints, and how to avoid unnecessary liability risks? You’re not alone. SFMS has partnered with the Medical Insurance Exchange of California (MIEC) to launch a two-part blog post series to assist physicians handle potentially difficult circumstances with compassion, truthfulness and candor. June 15, 2015 Guest Blog, MIEC, Practice Management loss prevention, MIEC, physician communication 0 0 Comment Read More »
Communicating Unanticipated Adverse Outcomes; How Do I Say I'm Sorry? Confused about discussions related to disclosure of unexpected adverse outcomes, apology versus sympathy, early resolution of injury-related complaints, and how to avoid unnecessary liability risks? You’re not alone. SFMS has partnered with the Medical Insurance Exchange of California (MIEC) to launch a two-part blog post series to assist physicians handle potentially difficult circumstances with compassion, truthfulness and candor. June 15, 2015 Guest Blog, MIEC, Practice Management loss prevention, MIEC, physician communication, unexpected adverse outcome 0 0 Comment Read More »
Physician Practices May Not Be Ready by October ICD-10 Implementation Deadline; Available Resources to Ensure Seamless Transition Survey results released by the California Medical Association (CMA) to evaluate physician readiness for ICD-10 transition found that many physician practices may not complete transition to ICD-10 by the October 2015 deadline. The SFMS have put together a list of resources available to assist physician practices with ICD-10 transition. June 11, 2015 Educational Event, Practice Management ICD-10, ICD-10 implementation, ICD-10 training, Road to ICD-10 0 0 Comment Read More »
Meaningful Use Attestation Deadline Moved The Department of Health Care Services has extended its meaningful use attestation deadlines for 2014 from May 31, 2015 to June 14, 2015. June 4, 2015 Medi Cal, Payment, Practice Management 2014 Flex Rule, DHCS, Meaningful Use 0 0 Comment Read More »