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As of June 8, there have been several updates from payers on extension of dates for telehealth services code changes, as well as other interesting issues from a billing and coding perspective. Most of this information is straight from the payer websi
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ISMA Resolution 18-10, authored by Richard Huber, MD, directed the ISMA Board of Trustees (BOT) to study the dangers of caffeine consumption among youth and report its findings to the 2019 BOT. In its report, the committee issued recommendations to h
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The Indiana State Medical Association has announced a new program to supply individual medical offices with the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed to safely treat patients and protect their staff.
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Although the health care industry has recently been focused on COVID-19 and the public health emergency’s impact on medical practices and patients, it is important for physicians to be prepared to comply with news laws passed during the 2020 legislat
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As ISMA reported earlier, the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) recently hosted a webinar to introduce users to its new electronic vital records reporting system, DRIVE (Database Registration of Indiana’s Vital Events).
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This year, the big story was the AMA Annual Meeting itself. For the first time, we did not come together in person for our annual meeting. Covid-19 left us all back home seeking social distance. The meeting was condensed to the bare essentials, which
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ISMA is asking members to complete a survey we’re conducting along with the AMA to assess how both organizations can better meet physicians’ needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 2020 session of the Indiana General Assembly may be over, but physicians remain committed to improving one bill in particular: House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1004 (P.L. 93-20) to end surprise medical billing. It was the last piece of legislation lawmak
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ISMA is mourning the loss of Past President George Rawls, MD, of Indianapolis, who died May 16. A pioneer for African American surgeons in Indianapolis and a champion for minority students in medicine, he was 91.