The Kentucky Medical Association has formally launched the “Know Your Meds” campaign to encourage physicians and patients across the Commonwealth to work together to prevent
In a recent compliance officers meeting with Kentucky physicians and hospitals, CGS Medicare Part B Medical Director Dr. Earl Berman said all electronic health records
Starting in January 2017, your practice needs to do something to avoid up to a 4 percent penalty in 2019. At KMA, we are trying
When Nancy Swikert, M.D., was considering themes for her year as KMA President, she settled on one that seems a natural fit for her philosophy,
Kentucky will have a new Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor to perform post-payment review. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced Oct. 31 that Performant
According to CBS Money Watch, if you are “brilliant, ambitious and gifted in science,” you should “think again” before you consider being a doctor. They
Comments from physicians across the country prompted a number of positive changes to final regulations for the Medicare Accountability and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). The
There’s WASTE—4 to 6 million tons of medical waste is created each year; 85 percent is reusable. There’s WANT—6 to 10 million children worldwide will
LouisvilleLectures.org Offers Free Internal Medicine Education to Everyone An idea conceived out of the frustration of a University of Louisville resident who missed an important
Nancy Swikert, MD President, KMA Do you know what MACRA, MIPS and APM mean? If you don’t, you may be in serious trouble with the
