Fall 2005 | View/Download PDF
- President’s Column, Issues Affecting Orthopaedic Practice – Richard Santore, M.D.
- People in the News
- Highlights from the COA
- Important Workers’ Compensation News
- Workers’ Compensation Contracting Disputes
- Review Your Claims Carefully
- Which Permanent Disability Rating Schedule Should Be Used?
- Official Medical Fee Schedule—Physician Services is Updated
- The AMA Guides Newsletter
- ACOEM APG Insights
- State Legislative News
- Radiology—In-Office Diagnostic Testing
- Continuing Medical Education on Cultural and Linguistic Issues
- Medicare News
- Apply for your National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- Special Notice—2006 Participation Enrollment and Fee Schedule
- Bar-Coded Cover Sheets
- Changes to ASC List
- New Options for Physicians Who Administer Drugs in Their Offices
- CMS Changes ICD-9 Codes for Revision TJA
- Correct Coding Rules of Interest to Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Picture This: Options for Making Imaging Services Part of Your Practice by Frank Gamma, JD, MPH and Douglas Free, Esq.
Spring 2005 | View/Download PDF
- President’s Column, 2005 Critical Issues, COA Holds QME Course – Dale Butler, M.D.
- People in the News
- Workers’ Compensation News
- Workers’ Compensation Reforms: Changes Affecting Your Practice Implemented in 2005
- Official Medical Fee Schedule (OMFS) – Physician Services
- Permanent Disability Rating Schedule
- New Forms
- Medical Provider Networks (MPNs)
- Independent Medical Review
- COA Board Develops Advisory Statement
- New Triplicate Prescription Forms Effective January 1, 2005
- U.S. Department of Labor Uses ACS to Perform UR and Process Claims for Payment
- Orthopaedic Coding Clarifications
- COA Public Relations Activities
- COA Members Volunteer Their Time at the KCRA-TV Health and Fitness Expo
- COA worked with the Ca. Dept. of Education to promote the AAOS Public Service Announcements
- Legislative Key Contacts Sought for the 2005-06 Legislative Session
