The new rules would give federal health officials more power to identify fraud early and help them reduce an estimated $55 billion in improper payments made annually through Medicare and Medicaid. The new rules also would give CMS increased oversight on nearly $900 billion in annual spending on the three health care programs.
This sale includes single webinar archives as well as already discounted webinar archive sets that include all presentations from a series. Sale ends September 30, 2010.
On Saturday, November 6, 2010, faculty, led by course chair Richard Berry, MD, will discuss issues related to Portable Monitoring and guide attendees through faculty demonstrations of the proper preparation of the portable monitoring patient. Following this workshop on Sunday, November 7, 2010, Ofer Jacobowitz, MD and faculty will present a hands-on course reviewing The Sleep Apnea Examination.
The APSS Program Committee is soliciting proposals for the following sessions at SLEEP 2011: postgraduate courses, symposia, discussion groups and clinical workshops.Prior to submitting your session proposal to the APSS Program Committee, section members are encouraged to submit their proposals to the AASM Membership Section Steering Committees for a complimentary review.
Applications are now being accepted for the 2011 AASM Young Investigator Research Forum. The Forum will provide young investigators the opportunity for collegial interaction with senior faculty members having successful careers across the broad spectrum of clinical sleep research.
The Associated Professional Sleep Societies will launch a redesigned website for SLEEP and transition the journal to a digital publication beginning in 2011 with volume 34. A preview of the new site will be launched on October 1, 2010.
First-place prize includes $1,000 and a trip to SLEEP 2011 in Minneapolis, Minn
Program will focus on providing creative and innovative education research experiences for new scientists in basic behavioral and social science research (b-BSSR).
The settlement covers clinicians who filed out-of-network claims not only with UnitedHealth Group but also its subsidiaries and affiliates, which include Oxford Health Plans, Golden Rule Insurance, Mid-Atlantic Medical Services, and PacifiCare Health Systems.
A Maryland-based sleep services provider entered into a $500,000 settlement with the federal government over billing questions for home sleep testing services provided to patients with insurance coverage through TRICARE (military dependants) and the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP).