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(see button on left for Don's Newsletters page which has free issues of 7 newsletters) We constantly write articls for magazines & articles for newsletters on Medicare, billing coding, PQRI, HIPAA & more. If you're looking for articles on Medicare, you may want to check out our newsletters or even attend some of our webinars on Medicare & these other subjects. Fraud & Abuse is a problem with Medicare & other payers & our goal is to help educate physicians on Fraud & Abuse, & how physicians can stay compliant with the Fraud & Abuse laws with Medicare & other payers. Please enjoy these articles & if you have any questions, please let us know. it's better to stay compliant & stay within Medicare regulations than it is to find out AFTER you've violated them!

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  • DON'T FEAR THE FUTURE - ARTICLE JUST SENT TO 29 STATE OSTEOPATHIC MAGAZINES FOR PUBLICATION IN FEB 09 in pdf


  • PQRI - IS IT A SNACK OR A MEAL? in pdf




  • WHO MAY PERFORM PT SERVICES (ELECTRICAL STIM, ULTRASOUND, ETC...) IN A DOCTOR'S OFFICE? This supplement to my Feb 2009 monthly newsletter covers Medicare's requirement that the person hooking up the electrical stim or any other PT service is required to complete a PT curriculum as well as the billing codes - in pdf


  • ANSAR - BENEFITS & REFERRAL LETTERS FROM DOCTORS Don wrote a SPECIAL newsletter only about the ANSAR in pdf


  • FOMA 12/2006 (Florida Osteopathic Medical Assn) article from December 2006 in pdf


  • MEDICARE MATTERS - GERIATRICS magazine publishes a column every month that I've written for 11 years called MEDICARE MATTERS.in pdf . If your doctor sees patients over 50 years old, it would very wise for you to go to http://www.dmddata.com/c/advGERI_Authenticate.aspx & sign up for a free subscription to this peer reviewed monthly magazine.


  • FOMA Article from December 2007 in pdf


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