ACCC, CMA, & Palmetto/J1MAC News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****ACCC NEWS****
The Association of Community Cancer Center's (ACCC) This Week At ACCC was published and is available online at http://www.accc-cancer.org/mediaroom/newsletters/2009/media_ACCCNEWSLETTER_6-1-2009.html. ANCO is an Institutional Member of ACCC. This edition features:

ACCC Launches New Cancer Care Patient Navigation Website

ACCC's E-Newsletter to Change Its Name

7 Million More Americans Projected to Become Uninsured by 2010

FDA Grants Full Approval to Sprycel for CML

Q&A on ACCC's Listserve: RN vs. Pharmacist Mixing Chemo

Houston, We Have a Free Meeting June 10

ACCC's National Oncology Economics Conference: Updated Agenda


****CMA NEWS***
The California Medical Association's (CMA) CMA Alert was published and is available online at http://www.calphys.org/html/news.asp. This edition features:

CMA Fends off Trial Lawyers' Attack on MICRA; Appeals Court Upholds Constitutionality of Landmark Law

CMA Calls Health Cuts Ill-Advised and Fiscally Reckless

CMA Legislative Victory: Legislature Orders Audit of Medi-Cal TAR Process

Physicians Have Opportunity to Verify Accuracy of California Physician Performance Initiative Demographic Data Online

Medical Board Backlog Leads to Licensing Delays

New Congressional Health Reform Proposals Expected in June

Webinar: How the Stimulus Bill Impacts Your HIPAA Obligations

Have 10 Minutes? You Can Help the CMA Foundation Promote Appropriate Antibiotic Use

June 30 Is the Deadline to Nominate a Colleague for the CMAF Leadership Awards


****PALMETTO/J1MAC NEWS****
Billing Routine Cost of Clinical Trials (Revised)

Change request 6431, which addresses billing routine costs of clinical
trials has been revised.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/Providers.nsf/vMasterDID/7RRNCY0074?opendocument