MSSNY Member Shares Reasons for Ongoing Contract Disputes Click to Enlarge Dr. Digant Nanavati, a Medical Society of the State of New York member and president of Onondaga County Medical Society, attributes ongoing contract disputes between physician practices and insurance companies to rising practice operation costs,
The Nurse Will See You Now Click to Enlarge Nurse practitioners, the fastest-growing profession in the country, often provide care when physicians are in short supply, but the care provided by NPs may pose risks to patients due to a lack of standardized educational criteria and clinical
Physicians Considering Scaling Back Click to Enlarge A recent AMA survey reveals that over one-third of physicians are considering leaving or reducing their work hours, with younger and midcareer doctors significantly affected. The survey, part of the AMA Organizational Biopsy, gathered over 12,400 responses and highlighted
Advisory: Influenza Testing Among Persons with Severe Respiratory Illness During Periods of Low Influenza Virus Circulation Click to Enlarge The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) has issued new guidelines for influenza testing amidst the ongoing global outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1).
New Rules Related to the Collection of Outstanding Payments from Patients After October 20 Click to Enlarge As part of the 2024-25 New York State Budget enacted this past April, significant changes were made to rules related to the collection of payments from patients. Receiving
Contact Your Congressional Representatives Today to Stop the Medicare Cuts Madness! Click to Enlarge With CMS’ announcement of another 2.8% cut to Medicare physician payments in 2025 due to varying federal law provisions, physicians must once again press on their Senators and US Representatives to pass
Extension Granted for Federal IDR Process Due to CrowdStrike Windows Outage Click to Enlarge On 7/19/2024, the Departments announced that they will grant disputing parties impacted by the CrowdStrike Windows outage a one business day extension for any activity in the federal Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR)
Important Update: CMS Policy Change on Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery Claims Click to Enlarge Attention Surgeons: A recent policy change by CMS in August 2023 now mandates the inclusion of a secondary diagnosis code alongside the primary for cosmetic and reconstructive surgery claims. Without this secondary
