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Medicare Claims Are Placed on 10-Day Hold
With legislation pending in Congress to postpone Medicare payment cuts, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has placed a temporary hold on processing claims for services rendered July 1 or later.
Learn more about the CMS action and related legislation.
House Passes Medicare Bill
On June 24, 2008, the House of Representatives passed the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (H.R. 6331) by an overwhelming majority of 355-59, including all Democrats present and 129 Republicans.
Read more about the House bill.
Senate and House Achieve Historic Agreement on Parity
After intense negotiations, the Senate and House have closed the gap on issues of preemption, out-of-network services and covered services and have reached an historic agreement on the terms of a final full mental health parity bill.
Learn more about this landmark development.
Testing Codes Alert
In response to ongoing advocacy by the APA Practice Directorate, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted questions and answers that clarify how the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)® codes for psychological and neuropsychological testing should be used.
Read the Testing Codes Alert.
Access the Q&As from the CMS Web site.
Practice Marketing: Are You Using a Blog?
Blogging is an easy, effective, low-cost way to market yourself online. But most psychologists aren't taking advantage of it.
Learn how to start blogging.
Parenting Coordination Institute Now Available for Registration
On August 13, 2008, the APA Practice Directorate is conducting a pre-APA Convention institute, "Parenting Coordination: Practice, Research, and Public Policy Issues." Topics include practice and ethical issues, as well as risk management, for psychologists who function as parenting coordinators.
Learn more and register.
APA Conducting Physician Practice Information Survey
For the first time in nearly a decade, the American Psychological Association and more than 70 other health care professional organizations, have worked together to coordinate a comprehensive survey of America's psychologists. The survey will collect up-to-date characteristics of thousands of practices from virtually all disciplines, and be used in efforts to positively influence national decision makers to ensure accurate and fair representation for all health care professionals and patients.
Read more about this survey.
Practitioner Tapped to Lead the APA Practice Directorate
Katherine C. Nordal, PhD, a longtime independent practitioner with broad experience advocating for the profession of psychology on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures has just been named executive director for professional practice at the American Psychological Association (APA).
See the APA press release.
Managed Care Reimbursement Toolkit
This Managed Care Reimbursement Toolkit from the APA Practice Organization contains information and resources to help you respond to managed care rate cuts, diversify your sources of professional income and manage practice finances.
Click here to view the Toolkit contents
Resources and Information About the Health and Behavior Codes
The APA Practice Organization is pleased to provide practical resources and information to help practicing psychologists use and bill appropriately for the health and behavior assessment and intervention codes. These codes apply to psychological services that address behavioral, social, and psychophysiological conditions in the treatment or management of patients diagnosed with physical health problems.
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Payment Processing for Your Practice
The APA Practice Organization and the NOVA Network have partnered to bring you an electronic processing program specifically designed to fit the needs of your practice no matter what the size.
This service enables you to process all types of cards: credit, debit, purchasing, and commercial. NOVA’s Electronic Check Service converts paper checks into safe, efficient electronic transactions. By submitting checks through the same system that you use to authorize credit cards and debit cards, NOVA can help you lower costs and enrich your cash flow.
Click here to learn more about NOVA Network Payment Processing.
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