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Role of the Physician and Healthcare Professional in Helping a Patient Obtain Disability Benefits

David Wayne Smith, DED DABPS, FACFE, Jeffrey Lisse, MD, John Polle, BFA  |  

A review of the two most common disability insurance programs for people who can no longer work, and the healthcare worker’s role in assisting patients with their disability claims.

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) can Help Combat Insurance Frustrations

James R. O’Dell, MD  |  

When it comes to dealing with insurance companies, the rules seem to change frequently and always in an arbitrary and capricious way. The ACR is trying its best to protect rheumatologists, but we need your help!

Is the Electronic Health Information in Your Practice Really Safe?

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program (Meaningful Use) provides for eligible physicians who demonstrate “meaningful use” of certified EHR technology to be eligible to receive up to $44,000 in Medicare incentive payments over five years or up to $63,750 in Medicaid incentive payments over six years. But what does it really mean to achieve “meaningful use” for the EHR Incentive Program, and what will your practice need to do to meet the required objectives?