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Legislative, Business and Clinical Practice Issues


Legislation & advocacy	Federal Legislation and News Advocacy: Learn about some helpful “tools” and help make a difference by advocating on key health policy issues for PM&R Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) MedPAC Debates Gift Disclosure Recommendations Impact of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (PDF Download) FY 09 NIH CR Sign-on Letter (PDF Download) AAPM&R Advocacy Efforts National Advocacy Initiatives/Activities NIH Issues Medicaid Reform Scope of Practice Medicare Outpatient Therapy Caps Medical Liability/Patient Safety Medical Inpatient Rehabilitation Advocacy Action Center: Learn about, and use, the Academy's new Web-based congressional lobbying software tool Links to Federal Legislative Information State Issues and Information Contact Information for State Legislatures Links to State Legislatures

Regulation	Academy Signs on Letter Regarding Proposed Rule on ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PC (PDF Download) FAQs: Anti-Markup Provision of 2009 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule Legal Analyses on Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final R ule (PDF Download) Medicare Law Halts DME Competitive Bidding HHS Names 11 New Communities to Join the Chartered Value Exchanges (CVEs) Initiative Medicare: E-Prescribing Can Increase Bonus Payments CMS Releases Proposed Medicare Physician Payment Fee Schedule AAPM&R Comment Letter on 2009 Physician Fee Schedule (Word Document) New final PRRB Rule Memo (PDF Download) Click here for more Regulation Information & News

Practice resources	AAPM&R Works with United Healthcare to Successfully Revise Facet Joint Injection Policy Coding Issues Toolkit for Physicians Challenging Denials in IRFs Medicare Carriers and Carrier Advisory Committees Regulatory Issues HIPAA Stark Physician Self-Referral Law Reimbursement Issues Resources AAPM&R Position and White Papers DEA withdraws support for pain management guidelines

Practice guidelines	AAPM&R Board Approves NOF Physician Guidelines for Osteoporosis Treatment Consortium Addresses Physician Performance Measurement New Joint Commission “Do Not Use” List: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols What is provided in the practice guideline resources? Clinical Pathways Tables Practice Guidelines and Outcomes Overview Practice Guidelines Resources New JCAHO Goals Aim to Improve Patient Safety Pressure Ulcers Following Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Practice Guidelines Request Form for AAPM&R Members Practice Guidelines Committee Develops Definitions of Terms AAPM&R Joins Alliance With ASA

Performance Measures Resources	2008 AMA Survey on 2007 PQRI New Quality Reporting Tool for Physicians Are You Participating in PQRI? We Want to Hear From You! CMS Updates PQRI for 2008 CMS Implements Pay-For-Reporting Program on July 1, 2007 AAPM&R PQRI Educational Tool (PowerPoint Download) CMS Website Performance Measures Resources CMS releases specifications for the 74 measures associated with the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Created a PowerPoint Presentation to Provide Health Care Professional Detailed Information on its 2007 Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. AAPM&R and Other Medical Societies Express Concern with CMS Exerting Greater Control over Physician Performance Measure Development AMA to Develop Measure of Quality of Medical Care

Clinical pathways	Introduction Disclaimer

State societies	PM&R Societies Needed in 14 States State Society Information and Resources State PM&R Society Presidents AAPM&R State Society Management Program

AAPM&R Health Policy Newswire	Archives Health Policy Monthly Newsletter