Fall 2008 | View/Download PDF
- President’s Column, Out-of-Network Reimbursement Rates, On-Call Emergency Services – Mark Wellisch, M.D.
- Court OKs Health Net deal Over Out-of-Network Pay
- Palmetto Works to Correct Billing Problems – Physicians Continue to Experience Payment Delays
- Legislative News of Interest
- AB 1444 (Emmerson) Physical Therapist Direct Access
- AB 2111 (Smyth) Physical Therapists Scope of Practice
- AB 2969 (Lieber) Utilization Reviewers to be Licensed in California
- SB 1115 (Migden) – Discrimination in Disability Evaluations
- AB 2146 (Feuer) – Never Events
- AB 2794 (Blakeslee) – Leased Diagnostic Imaging Services
- AB 623 (Lieu) – Certification of Radiologist Assistant
- SB 1415 (Kuehl) – Medical Record Retention
- AB 425 (Adams) – Safety Helmets—Motorcycles
- AB 632 (Salas) – Whistleblower Protection
- AB 636 (Levine) – Acupuncture
- AB 1436 (Hernandez) – Scope of Practice-Nurse Practitioners
- SB 981 (Perata) – Balance Billing
- SB 1379 (Ducheny) – HMO Fines
- AB 1640 (Ashburn) Corporate Ban on the Practice of Medicine
- News of Interest
- Carrier Denials—Low-Field MRIs
- United Healthcare Further Delays Imaging Accreditation
- Coding Changes: CMS Adds New Code for Claim Denials
- People in the News
- Membership in COA is Critical by Ralph DiLibero, Editor, COA Report
- ICD-10 Is Coming …
Summer 2008 | View/Download PDF
- President’s Column, COA Working on Your Behalf – Mark Wellisch, M.D.
- People in the News
- COA 2008 Annual Meeting Highlights
- Workers’ Compensation News
- State Compensation Insurance Fund – Medical Community Liaisons
- Lewin Group Report is Released
- How to Effectively Work Within the Workers’ Compensation Utilization Review System by William Warden, III, M.D.
- AMA Releases CD Archives “The Guides Newsletter, January 2006 – December 2007”
- COA Members Involved in Advocacy Efforts
- Palmetto GBA California’s New Medicare Contractor: Beginning the Transition
- Dispensing DME to Patients – Can it be Done? by Frank Gamma, JD and Douglas Free, JD
- Practice Management Issues
- Sutter IPA Works with local Physicians to Implement Integrated Medical Record Initiative
- The AC Group Releases their 10th Annual Report on Practice Management Systems
- DWC DME Payment Changes
- Blue Shield/UnitedHealthcare Make 2008 Contract Changes
- Next Generation ED On-Call Panels
- Changes to California Law Regarding Supervision of Physician Assistants
Winter 2008 | View/Download PDF
- President’s Column, Critical Information for Orthopaedic Practices – James Caillouette, M.D.
- People in the News
- Medicare News … No Medicare Cuts for Now
- In-Office MRIs New United Healthcare Policy by Jan Henstorf, M.D., Chair COA’s Economics Committee
- Coding Information
- Workers’ Compensation News
- State Compensation Insurance Fund – Medical Community Liaisons
- New Low Back Guidelines are Released
- Liberty Mutual MPN Uses the Blue Cross Network
- AMA Releases 6th Edition of the AMA Guides
- Legislative News of Interest
- AB 1073 (Nava) Workers’ Compensation Post-Surgical Rehabilitation Services—Good News
- Action Requested—Urge a “No” vote AB 1444 (Emmerson) Physical Therapist—Direct Access
- COA has urged its members to contact members of the Assembly Business & Professions Committee to urge a “No” vote on the bill.
