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| 4/1/2010 |
Members Only
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Letter from the Chairman
AMRPA Legislative Update -
Report of the AMRPA Consumer and Clinical Affairs Task Force: Rehabilitation and Disability Research – A Status Report -
MedPAC Releases Annual March Report to Congress; Focus on Post Acute Care Providers -
AMRPA Comment Letter on EHR -
AMRPA Comment Letter on HIT -
President Obama Announces New Efforts to Crack Down on Waste and Fraud -
Medical Rehabilitation Providers May Wish to Consider a Patient Safety Organization Medical Necessity Documentation Tips for Outpatient Therapists -
Unraveling the Mystery of Mobility Assessment -
2010 PPS Excluded Rehab Hospitals, Units, Long-Term Care Hospitals, and CORFs by State -
HHS Secretary Sebelius Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Community Prevention and Wellness Initiative -
HHS Announces Additional $162 Million in Recovery Act Investment to Advance Widespread Meaningful Use of Health IT -
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Resources -
CMS’ 2010 Transmittals -
Hospital-Based Ambulatory Surgery, 2007
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| 3/1/2010 |
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Letter from the Chairman
AMRPA Legislative Update -
Report of the AMRPA Consumer and Clinical Affairs Task Force: -
Lessons Learned from Appealing an IRF Extrapolation: A Case Study 7 -
President’s FY 2011 Budget Emphasizes Enhanced Fraud, Abuse Efforts, -
No Provider Cuts
CMS Statistics – 2009 -
The Basic Elements for Outpatient Profitability
Predicting Functional Recovery -
HHS and Labor Secretaries Announce Nearly $1 Billion Recovery Act Investment in Advancing Use of Health IT -
CMS Approves Three National Organizations to Accredit Suppliers of Advanced Imaging Services -
CMS’ 2009 Transmittals -
Computerized Tomography Angiography May Help Determine Appropriate -
Treatment for Stroke Patients -
Medicare Reimbursement Changes Lessen Regional Disparities for Health Services
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| 2/1/2010 |
Members Only
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Letter from the Chairman -
AMRPA Legislative Update -
Report of the AMRPA Consumer and Clinical Affairs Task Force: Finally, the Appeal Regulations Are Final -
CMS Posts Series of Q&As from Provider Education Call -
So, How Are We Doing? -
What’s On Your To Do List? -
Predicting Functional Recovery (Part 3 of a 4 Part Series) -
CMS and ONC Issue Regulations Proposing a Definition of “Meaningful Use” and Setting Standards for Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program -
CMS Announces $45 Million in Grants for SHIP Program -
CMS Holds Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Claims for Ten Business Days -
CMS Launches its Fifth Annual Medicare Health Care Provider Satisfaction Survey -
CMS’ 2009 Transmittals
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| 1/1/2010 |
Members Only
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Letter from the Chairman -
AMRPA Legislative Update -
Report of the AMRPA Consumer and Clinical Affairs Task Force: Comparative Effectiveness Research: Potential Impacts on and Safeguards for People with Disabilities -
IRF Readmissions to Acute Hospitals Are Changing -
Putting the PAS Tool Into Use -
Predicting Functional Recovery -
AMRPA Submits Comment Letter to CMS Regarding the DOTPA -
Proposed Draft Data Collection Tools -
OIG Reports $20.97 Billion in Savings and Recoveries for Fiscal Year 2009 -
FY 2010 Medicare Prospective Payment Systems Rules Status *Updated* -
Medicare Paid Over $92 Million in Incentives for 2008 Under the Physician -
Quality Reporting Initiative -
HHS Employs New Standards in Calculation of Improper Medicare -
Payment Rates for 2009 -
Medicare and Medicaid Cover Both the Seasonal and H1N1 Flu Vaccines -
CMS’ 2009 Transmittals -
Emergency Department Visits for Injurious Falls Among the Elderly, 2006 -
Family Insurance Premiums Topped $12,000 a Year in 2008 -
New Study Shows Brain Function May Slow With Age -
Blacks and Hispanics are Less Likely to Receive Outpatient Rehabilitation
After Hip Fractures -
AHRQ Publishes Hip Fracture Evidence Report
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| 12/1/2009 |
Members Only
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Letter from the Chairman -
AMRPA Legislative Update -
Report of the AMRPA Consumer and Clinical Affairs Task Force: Merged -
Senate Bill Includes Patient and Provider Protections of Value to People in Need of Medical Rehabilitation -
CMS Moves Forward with New Outpatient Assessment Tool -
Side by Side Comparison of H.R. 3962 and H.R. 3590 (Senate Merged Bill) -
CMS Publishes Final Revisions to Medicare Benefit Policy Manual and Holds Provider Education Session -
Have You Tried the New eRehabData® PAS Tool Yet? -
Predicting Functional Recovery (Part 1 of a 4 Part Series) -
U.S. Hospitalizations Involving Osteoporosis and Injury, 2006 -
CMS Announces Medicare Premiums, Deductibles for 2010 -
CMS Announces Home Health Policy and Payment Updates for CY 2010 -
CMS Finalizes Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule for 2010 -
Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers to Receive 2.1% Update Under the OPPS Final Rule For CY2010 -
CMS Proposes New Rules for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans to Better Serve Beneficiaries -
CMS’ 2009 Transmittals -
Many Young Adults Have No Health Insurance and No Regular Doctor -
New Rules Protect Patients’ Genetic Information -
New Report Highlights How Health Insurance Reform Will Reduce Costs for Small Businesses -
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery May Be Better Than Angioplasty for Older Patients and Those with Diabetes -
Public Reporting of Nursing Home Care Improves Care Delivery
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