January 2013

Contributed by Lee Kim, Esq.

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All commercial website and online service providers need to comply with the requirements of the California Online Privacy Protection Act.  California recently issued guidance on how mobile application developers and others can comply with those requirements at the design stage in its guide entitled, "Privacy On the Go…

n November, 2012, the American Medical Association adopted new guiding principles for physicians entering into employment and contractual arrangements. According to one AMA Board Member, “The Principles for Physician Employment provide a broad framework to help guide physicians and their employers as they collaborate to provide safe, high quality, and cost-effective patient care.”…
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The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 includes the Physician Update Fix, which essentially provides a 0% Medicare change for 2013. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is currently revising the 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) to reflect the new law’s requirements as well as technical corrections identified since publication of the final…

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has issued its medical records fees for 2013.  The announcement is attached; it provides as follows:

                                                           

                                                                                               Not to Exceed

 

Amount charged per page for pages 1-20                                  $  1.42

 

Amount charged per page for pages 21-60                                $  1.05

 

Amount charged per …

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