Significant changes to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for psychiatry and psychotherapy servicesEffective January 1, 2013, there were significant changes to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for psychiatry and psychotherapy services. The CPT code set is defined by the American Medical Association (AMA) and describes procedures and services by physicians and other health care professionals.Some of the major changes include:
For more information and resources please visit www.thenationalcouncil.org or contact the National Council by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Assessing the Potential Impact on Sequestration on Community Health Centers, Patients, and Medically Underserved CommunitiesThere will be a real and significant impact from the Sequestration cuts to Community Health organizations. While one could debate the usefulness of the cuts or the logic of such a change, the end result is it will impact our market negatively. CHCs need to be ready for this loss of funding and move their organization from grant income to a more third party reimbursement model as a protection against these budget cuts.Read full report from RCHN Community Health Forum March 4, 2013 by Peter Shin, PhD, MPH Jessica Sharac, MSc, MPH Carmen Alvarez, PhD, MSN Sara Rosenbaum, JD U.S. Warning to Hospitals on Medicare Bill AbusesSaying there are "troubling indications" of abuse in the way hospitals use electronic records to bill for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, the Obama administration warned on Monday that it would not tolerate what it called attempts to "game the system" and vowed to vigorously prosecute doctors and hospitals implicated in fraud.Read Full Article From The New York Times September 24, 2012 by Reed Abelson and Julie Creswell Regulatory UpdateImportant Information about the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for 2013CMS has prepared and sent HBMA the following information. Please review as this contains important information relative to Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payments for CY 2013 and the holding and processing of claims. Read Full Article from HBMA FQHC Payment Increase 2013Announcement of Medicare Rural health Clinic (RHC) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) Payment Rate Increases.MLN Matters Health Law AlertHHS Warns Providers of Abusive "Over-documentation" via EMR to inappropriately elevate reimbursement. DecisionHealth Breaking News Alert: OIG releases 2013 Work PlanDecisionHealth Financial Health for Healthcare.The Office of Inspector General's ( OlG ) Work Plan sets forth various projects to be addressed during the fiscal year by the Office of Audit Services, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of Investigations, and Office of Counsel to the Inspector General. The Work Plan includes projects planned in each of the Department's major entities: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services; the public health agencies; the Administrations for Children & Families; and Administration on Aging. Information is also provided on projects related to issues that cut across departmental programs, including State and local government use of Federal funds, as well as the functional areas of the Office of the Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS). Some of the projects described in the Work Plan are statutorily required, such as the audit of the Department's financial statements, which is mandated by the Government Management Reform Act. OIG does not provide additional details on jobs to be undertaken or information on the status of jobs contained in its Work Plan. The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan for Fiscal Year 2013 provides brief descriptions of activities that OIG plans to initiate or continue with respect to HHS programs and operations in fiscal year 2013. The Work Plan describes the primary objectives and provides for each review its internal identification code, the year in which we expect one or more reports to be issued as a result of the review, and indicates whether the work was in progress at the start of the fiscal year or will be a new start during the year The attached work plan has been highlighted identify topics in which an FQHC might have interest. More Articles...
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Inspirational Words   Vision"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare."- Japanese Proverb Leadership"Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than science of management says is possible."- Colin Powell Leadership"Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than science of management says is possible."- Colin Powell Afraid"It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'Always do what you are afraid to do'."- Ralph Waldo Emerson I've learned...."I've learned.....That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you."- Andy Rooney Monument"After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one."- Cato the Elder Everything matters"Everything we do matters. Everything we don't do matters. Everything we do or don't do matters."- Unknown Procrastination"Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There is nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleting task."
Achievements"All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct result of his own thoughts."- James Allen Smartest"Try never to be the smartest person in the room. And if you are, I suggest you invite smarter people, or find a different room."- Michael Dell Determination"Had I really succeeded at anything else, I might never have found the determination to succeed in the one arena I believed I truly belonged."- J K Rowling Regret"My mother always taught me never to look back in regret but to move on to the next thing. The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures...- Richard Branson Regret"...rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me....A setback is never a bad experience, just a learning curve."- Richard Branson Silly Things"If people did not sometimes do silly things, nothing intelligent would ever get done."- Ludwig Wittgenstein Enjoy"So enjoy each and every moment of today...it's the only certainty we know."- Anonymous Worrying"No sense worrying about the past, it can't be changed and planning too far ahead, while a great idea, may never materialize."- Anonymous Present"They call it the "Present" because today is a gift."- Anonymous Faults"I've got my faults, but living in the past isn't one of them. There's no future in it."- Sparky Anderson Something New"Don't be concerned that things appear to be falling apart: this has to happen in order for something new and wonderful to emerge."- Marianne Williamson Mistakes"The sooner you make your first five thousand mistakes the sooner you will be able to correct them."- Kimon Nicolaides New Year"An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves."- Bill Vaughn Worried"A few things I worried about actually happened."- Ben Franklin Dance"Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music."- George Carlin Thing"That thing you set your mind on is the thing you ultimately become."- Nathaniel Hawthorne Great Start"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great."- Zig Ziglar Simplify"Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify."- Henry David Thoreau Miracle"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."- Albert Einstein Squander Time"Do you love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of."- Benjamin Franklin Schedule"The key is not to prioritize what is on the schedule, but to schedule your priorities."- Stephen Covey Inaction"Inaction breeds doubts and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquor fear, do not sit at home and thik about it. Get out and get busy."- Dale Carnegie Started"What is not started today is never finished tomorrow."- Goethe Thoughts"Change your thoughts and you change your world."- Norman Vincent Peale Intent"You are setting the shape of your sails-your intent-into the great wind of life."- Unknown Destination"No wind is favorable to the sailor who has no destination in mind."- Unknown Thoughts"You will never be greater than the thoughts that dominate your mind."- Napoleon Hill Truth"The truth of the matter is you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it."- Norman Schwarzkopf Keep Going"When you are going through hell, keep going."- Winston Churchill Fate"I am the master of my fate; the captain of my soul."- William Ernest Henley Wealth"Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by the things you have for which you would not take money"- Unknown Talents"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best."- Henry Van Dyke Time"Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity."- Henry Van Dyke Mankind"There is a loftier ambition in than to merely stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher."- Henry Van Dyke Discover"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines....- Mark Twain Discover"...Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."- Mark Twain Making a Living"Never get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life."- Anonymous When it's done"When it is all said and done, there is a lot more said than done."- Lou Holtz Life"Don't be afraid your life will end; be afraid it will never begin."- Grace Hansen Home"The people you work for are waiting for you at home."- Unknown Simplify"Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify."- Theroux Song"The vast majority of men go to their graves with their song still in them."- Thoreau Today"Don't leave that till tomorrow which you can do today."- Benjamin Franklin Balance"Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you have to keep moving."- Albert Einstein New Start"Though no one can make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new end."- Carl Bard Discover"We cannot discover new oceans until we have the courage to lose sight of the shore."- Muriel Chen To do list"News flash -- you'll never get everything done on your "To Do" list but you'll always have time for the most important things....To do list...So always tackle the most important things first and the remainder of your day will be less stressful."- David F. Jakielo Time"The bad news is time flies. The good news is you're the pilot."- Michael Altshuler Sermons"It is easier to preach ten sermons than it is to live one."- Unknown Fear"Our fear must never hold us back from pursuing our hopes."- John F Kennedy Have To Do"First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do."- Epictetus Afraid"It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person, 'Always do what you are afraid to do'."- Ralph Waldo Emerson Every..."Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty."- John D Rockefeller Success"Success comes from keeping the ears open and the mouth closed."- John D Rockefeller Money"The impression was gaining ground with me that it was a good thing to let the money be my slave and not make myself a slave to money."- John D Rockefeller Saving"Save when you can and not when you have to "- John D. Rockefeller Hats"All politicians should have three hats - one to throw into the ring, one to talk through, and one to pull rabbits out of if elected."- Carl Sandburg Trouble"It's not what a man knows that gets him into trouble. It's what he knows that ain't so."- Mark Twain Choices"Everything in life revolves around two things: to choose to do something or to choose not to do it."- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Taxes"A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well."- Unknown Procrastination"Procrastination is attitude's natural assassin. There is nothing so fatiguing as an uncompleted task."- William James What Matters"Everything we do matters. Everything we don't do matters. Everything we do or don't do matters."- Unknown No Monument"After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one."- Cato the Elder I've Learned"I've learned.... That when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you."- Andy Rooney Genius"Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one."- EB White Dreaming"Man is a genius when he is dreaming."- Akiro Kurosawa Intellectuals"Intellectuals solve problems; geniuses prevent them."- Albert Einstein Making Changes"Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced."- James Baldwin |
