August 25, 2015 The Fix (8/25, Lavitt) reports that the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) have joined forces with twenty seven medical organizations – including New Mexico Medical Society – “to address the...
July 7, 2015 An AMA Viewpoints post by AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD. Implementation of the ICD-10 code set is just around the corner, with a hard deadline of Oct. 1. Many physicians have been concerned about adopting this code set because of the heavy investment...
June 17, 2015 President-elect William Ritchie MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Albuquerque, will travel the state in late summer/early fall with NMMS Executive Director Randy Marshall, NMMS legal counsel John Anderson, and Regional Manager for The Doctors Company Jeff...
June 4, 2015 In anticipation of the switch from ICD-9 to ICD-10 on October 1, 180 NMMS members and their staff gathered in Albuquerque and in Santa Fe on June 3rd to hear a detailed overview of the ICD-10 system and the physician’s role in preparing for the change...
June 2, 2015 Among the legislation that was successfully passed in 2015 and subsequently signed by Governor Susana Martinez were SB 325 – Limits Non-Compete Contractual Provisions for Healthcare Practitioners – and SB 220 – HMO Credentialing...
May 1, 2015 CMS is actively promoting the review period for the Open Payments Program, which began on April 6 and lasts for 45 days until May 20. They ask that physicians register as soon as possible, review your data and provide feedback to CMS at...
