ACCC, CMA, CMS, & Palmetto/J1MAC News

The following information has been received by ANCO.


****ACCC NEWS****
The Association of Community Cancer Center's (ACCC) Connect was published and is available online at http://www.accc-cancer.org/mediaroom/newsletters/2009/media_ACCConnect_11-4-2009.html. ANCO is an Institutional Member of ACCC. This edition features:

• ACCC to Host Conference Call On New Rules from CMS
• How to Bring Out the Best in Your Cancer Service Line
• Prior Authorization, Gross Receipts Taxes, Both Subjects of ACCC Policy Statements
• Complimentary Access to DRUGDEX No Longer Available
• Oncologists Optimistic About Clinical Trials and Personalized Medicine
• Two Great Breast Cancer Resources for You and Your Patients
• Heard on ACCC's ListServ: When Are Cancer Registrars Producing Staging Sheets?
• Physicians: Take Our Survey on Cancer of Unknown Primary


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

• State Rejects Regulations that would Expand Scope of Practice for Nonphysicians
• CMA Urges Investigation of Chiropractor Unlawfully Practicing Medicine
• House Introduces New Health Reform Bills
• CDC Study: For Every Confirmed Case of H1N1, There Are Likely 79 Infections
• H1N1: What Questions Are Your Patients Asking?
• CMA Publishes H1N1 Billing Guide for Physicians
• CMA Urges DMHC to Investigate Access Issues for Healthy Families Patients in Humboldt County
• CMA Publishes Toolkit to Help You Understand the Impact Blue Cross Changes Will Have on Your Practice
• New York Acts to Halt Insurers Manipulating Data; CMA Lawsuit for California Still Pending
• Best Practices: Managing Call Volume


****CMA NEWS****
MM6533 – New Physician Specialty Code for Geriatric Psychiatry
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6533.pdf

MM6563 – Billing for Services Related to Voluntary Uses of Advance Beneficiary Notices of Noncoverage (ABNs)
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6563.pdf

MM6683 – Validating the Billing of End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) 50/50 Rule Modifier
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM6683.pdf


****PALMETTO/J1MAC NEWS****
J1 Provider Outreach and Education Event Calendar
What's new in November 2009? The updated Palmetto GBA J1 Event Calenar is
now available on our Web site!
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/7TAL2C7131?opendocument


Webinar: Palmetto GBA's New Online Provider Services Application - November
11
Want to check eligibility and claim status online? Join us on Wednesday,
November 11, 2009, for a free Webinar about Palmetto GBA's new Online
Provider Services Application.
http://www.palmettogba.com/palmetto/providers.nsf/vMasterDID/7XFRGX6858?opendocument


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