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Iowa Department of Revenue auditing medical practices
The Iowa Department of Revenue's (IDR) audit programs rotate every several years in an attempt to address all sectors of taxes and taxpayers. The IDR is currently auditing some Iowa medical offices for compliance with the "use tax." In particular, the...
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Red Flags rule delayed yet again
The Federal Trade Commission has announced that the Red Flags rule has been delayed until June 1, 2010. The AMA has been urging the FTC and Congress to recognize that physicians are not "creditors" and should not be subject to the rule. For more information...
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IHS Offers Free Electronic Rx System
Iowa Health System (IHS) and Allscripts, the nation's largest provider of electronic prescribing software, announced a new initiative called ePrescribe Iowa. This partnership will offer free Web-based e-prescribing capability to all Iowa physicians....
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AMA creates new CPT codes for H1N1 immunizations
With both seasonal influenza and H1N1 influenza circulating this flu season, the American Medical Association (AMA) has announced that it has expedited the publication of a new code specific to vaccine administration and revised existing...
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Important billing information regarding new WDM hospitals
If you are a physician or physician group practice that will be seeing and treating patients at the new West Des Moines hospitals - Mercy West Lakes and Methodist West - you are required to update your practice location information with Medicare. It is extremely...
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Register for free stimulus webinar series
Are you ready to maximize the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) opportunities in your practice? The AMA's new stimulus webinar series can help-and it's free. This series,...
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Learn how to improve care with medical homes
The Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, in conjunction with the Iowa Academy of Family Physicians, has convened the Medical Home Learning Community (MHLC) which aims to align...
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Find answers to your CPT coding questions
The CPT Network is a new online system providing physicians with tools to quickly research a database of commonly asked questions and clinical examples. Authorized users can also submit an electronic inquiry to the AMA's CPT coding...
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