Keeping current on changes to laboratory certifications for common lab tests can save your practice time—and money. Since the passage of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) in 1988, all health-assessment laboratory tests are ranked for complexity, and their complexity dictates which labs can process Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)–reimbursed tests. In accordance with CLIA, each laboratory facility must register with CMS to receive a CLIA certification. There are five certifications, each with differing degrees of complexity, listed from least to most complex: Certificate of Waiver, Certificate of Provider-Performed Microscopy Procedures, Certificate of Registration, Certificate of Compliance, and the Certificate of Accreditation.
ACR Unites with AMA to Correct SGR
Fair Medicare reimbursement is of great concern of physicians today. During the past few years, the SGR has called for damaging cuts to physician payments. Each year, however, Congress has placed a temporary fix on the scheduled cuts.
Coding Corner Question
June’s Coding Challenge
Coding Corner Answer
June’s coding answer
Reimbursement Questions? Contact the RAC
The ACR Regional Advisory Council (RAC) met in March to discuss reimbursement issues affecting rheumatologists in various regions. The RAC was established to assist physicians with reimbursement concerns.
ACR Rheumatology Workforce Study Results Online
Results from the 2005–2006 ACR Rheumatology Workforce Study are now available online, and the state of the workforce—and its future—is clearer than ever. The purpose of the study was to better understand the factors affecting rheumatologist supply and demand.
ARHP Progress Report
The ARHP has made significant progress toward the goals identified in its long range plan for this year, and I would like to share some of these achievements with you.
ACR Policy On Expert Witness Testimony
The ACR Board of Directors recently approved a policy and guidelines on expert witness testimony in medical malpractice litigation. Many ACR members have been called to testify in medical malpractice litigation—or will be called in the future—and the ACR recognized the need for medical expert testimony guidelines that serve the public interest by ensuring that testimony is readily available, objective, and unbiased.
Letters to the Editor
Feedback from Our Readers
Medicare Quality Movement Reaches Clinicians
Physician Quality Reporting Initiative offers bonuses for clinicians and health professionals
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