e-Mail Bulletins
Following is my archive of previously published Practice Management & Managed Care e-mail bulletins. If you would like to automatically receive new bulletins by e-mail as I publish them, please sign up using the brief form on my contact page.
Special Managed Care E-Mail Bulletin - August 2008
Claim Rejection Problems upon required NPI start date - May 2008 #2
The evolving ERISA battlefield - May 2008
Few physicians embrace e-mail to communicate with patients - April 2008
District of Columbia to license drug industry sales representatives ("detailers") - January 2008
More on Physician Ranking By Third-Party Payors - October 2007 #3
Interesting anti-trust case to go forward - October 2007 #2
Most Favored Nation clause under attack - October 2007
Employee fraud in the medical workplace - August 2007
Quality according to whom??? - February 2007
Outsourcing health care services: A mind-boggling look into the crystal ball? - November 2006
Stealing cash from a medical practice. - August 2006
"Transparency" is the new word in Consumer-Directed Health Care - August 2006
Medical malpractice reform in Florida. - April 2006
Healthcare's Elephant in the Room: The Need for a Sound and Effectively Executed Strategy in an Era of Consumerism - March 2006
Who owns/controls the practice's list of patients? - November 2004
Class Action Suit Can Go Forward - September 2004
Penalty for breaking HIPAA law - September 2004
Medicare/HIPAA claims filing compliance deadline on July 1st - May 2004
RICO issues in class-action case against HMOs can go forward - January 2004
Paying for Interpreters? - October 2003
Approaching HIPAA compliance deadline - August 2003
Hackers Use Google To Access Healthcare Databases - March 2003
Computer Security and HIPAA - March 2003
Conflicts with Your Business Associates under HIPAA - February 2003
List of HIPAA-compliant practice management software - December 2002
CIGNA class action settlement blocked - December 2002
CIGNA to settle suit over improperly paid claims - November 2002
HMO Class Action Suit Pendulum Swings Again - November 2002
RICO class action suit certified! - September 2002
Texas DOI to require payers to reveal payment info - August 2002
Blues ordered to reveal fee schedule - May 2002
Texas Sues HMO For Slow Pay - February 2002
Disputed Reimbursement Lawsuit vs CIGNA Texas - October 2001
Class Action Suit Against CIGNA - October 2001
Texas Clobbers Healthplans With Huge Fines - August 2001
More on Downstream Risk - April 2001
States begin to crack down on retro-active denials - March 2001
California Gets Tough On Late Payment - February 2001
Record HMO Fine In Georgia - February 2001
Downstream Risk: Who's Responsible? - January 2001
Aetna Capitulates on All-Products Clause - January 2001
More on Prompt Payment Laws - November 2000
Know When to Say "No" - November 2000
Saying "NO" to a bad deal - October 2000
More on Prompt Payment Legislation - October 2000
More on Prompt Payment Battles - September 2000
Florida flexes its muscles on prompt payment - August 2000
Know when to say "No" - July 2000
BC/BS Must Reveal Reimbursements - July 2000
Florida Gets Tougher On Prompt Payment - June 2000
Late Payments Suit In Texas - May 2000
"Without Cause" Termination Voided? - May 2000
More on Texas--Aetna Consent Order - May 2000
More on fines for late claims payment - May 2000
Managed Care News - April 2000
HMO Bankruptcy, Positive News? - April 2000
More HMO Fines For Late Payment - April 2000
Latest On Humana Downcoding Controversy - March 2000
Penalties For Late Claim Payment - March 2000
Who Pays When IPAs Fail? Follow-up to Nov. 98 Bulletin - January 2000
More on United Health Care Returning Decision-Making to Doctors - December 1999
Doctors Given Back Control?? - December 1999
More on HMO Downcoding - November 1999
HMO Financial Problems - October 1999
Claims Downcoding - September 1999
Medicare HMO Bid Process Put On Hold - July 1999
Doctors Win Billing Bout with HMO
Who Owns The Medical Record? - April 1999
Financial Recovery, Insolvency - November 1998
ValueStar, Patient Satisfaction - July 1998
Downcoding and Payment Delays - October 1999
E-Mail Bulletin No. 5 - January 1999
E-Mail Bulletin No. 4 - September 1998
E-Mail Bulletin No. 3 - July 1998
E-Mail Bulletin No. 2 - June 1998
E-Mail Bulletin No. 1 - May 1998
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