July 9, 2008
Still time to register for ASIPP Board Review and Competency Review Course |
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ABIPP Part I To Be Administered in August Registration is still open for the ASIPP Comprehensive Pain Medicine Board Review Course. The course is designed for physicians seeking board certification or re-certification for the ABMS Pain Medicine examination or for the American Board of Interventional Pain Physicians (ABIPP) Part I examination. The review course will be held on July 28 - August 1 in St. Louis. This five-day intensive Board Review Course is a CME activity is not only geared to prepare physicians for their pain boards but can also serve an in-depth review of the specialty of pain medicine.
ABIPP Part 1 exam will be administered in St. Louis on Aug. 2, 2008 at the Chase Park Plaza. You must submit an application to determine eligibility to sit for this exam. The minimum requirements for eligibility are:
- A Primary ABMS or AOA board certification
- An active license to practice medicine in the United States
More information and application is available on the ASIPP Web site.
ASIPP Competency Review Course and Exams
Online registration is now open for the 2008 Competency Review Course and Examinations in Coding, Compliance, and Practice Management & Controlled Substance Management.
The course will be held at the Chase Park Plaza in St. Louis on July 28 - August 2, 2008. This intensive review course is planned as a CME activity to prepare physicians seeking competency certification and to provide Interventional Pain Management Specialists and other healthcare providers an in-depth review of multiple areas of interventional pain management.
The Controlled Substance Management course will be held on July 28 - 29 with an optional exam on July 30. The Coding, Compliance, and Practice Management section will begin on July 31- Aug. 1. The examination for this section will be held on Aug. 2.
Brochures, Registration and Hotel Information |
Senate Returns to Debate Medicare Advantage Cuts |
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As Congress reconvenes after its week-long Independence Day recess, the Senate will for the third time look to move legislation cutting $13.8 billion from Medicare Advantage plans over the next five years.
Individual.com |
CCI Edits Released for Third Quarter |
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Good news - there are no major changes. Changes include CPT code 22526 and 22527 (93000, 93005, 93010, 93040, 93041, 93042, 94770 have been added in Column 2).
CCI Edits version 14.2 (Effective from 7/1/2008 to 9/30/2008
CCI Updates |
CMS Proposes 2009 Payment System Changes |
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today issued a proposed rule that will update payment rates for calendar year (CY) 2009 and improve quality of services provided in hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs). The proposed rule builds on efforts across Medicare to transform the program into a prudent purchaser of health care services, paying based on quality of care, not just quantity of services.
CMS Fact Sheet |
Give IPM a voice - Join AMA today |
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In order for ASIPP to secure a seat on the AMA House of Delegates, we must meet the requirement of the AMA membership of at least 35% of our active members. Currently this number falls short of this by 100 members.
While a few have responded to our request, we are still short on our numbers. , we ask you to join the AMA if you are not a member and if you are unsure, please take the time to check and make sure your membership is current.
Thank you in advance for taking this important action to assure IPM is represented in important issues considered by the AMA.
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Abuse of prescription painkillers spurs move for online database |
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Pain patients understand why California's attorney general says he needs to raise $3.5 million to stop addicts and drug dealers who use doctors to stockpile Vicodin and OxyContin.
Ventura County Star |
FDA orders 'black box' label on some antibiotics |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday ordered the makers of certain antibiotics to add a "black box" label warning -- the FDA's strongest -- to alert patients of possible tendon ruptures and tendonitis.
The FDA is requiring the label warnings and a medication guide for fluoroquinolone drugs, which include Cipro, Levaquin, Avelox, Noroxin and Floxin.
FDA |
New Report Pinpoints Substance Use Throughout the Nation |
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Mental health and substance abuse problems affect every local community throughout America - but in unique, and sometimes surprising ways, according to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The report offers highly detailed analyses of the substance abuse and mental health problems occurring within these smaller geographical areas.
For example, one of the smaller geographical (or substate) areas in the survey --Utah's Salt Lake and Weber-Morgan Counties - have among the nation's highest levels of persons aged 12 or older using painkillers for non-medical reasons. In these two counties, levels were as high as 7.92 percent. In contrast, areas of the District of Columbia had some of the nation's lowest levels of this type of substance abuse, as low as 2.48 percent in parts of the city.
SAMHSA |
Proposed Rule: Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances |
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DEA is proposing to revise its regulations to provide practitioners with the option of writing prescriptions for controlled substances electronically. These regulations would also permit pharmacies to receive, dispense, and archive these electronic prescriptions.
Federal Register Notice |
State Society News |
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The Georgia Society of Pain Physicians' (GSIPP) Annual Meeting/Pain Summit will once again be held at Lake Oconee, in Greensboro, GA on August 8-10, 2008.
For the 3rd consecutive year, the meeting will take place at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton at Reynold's Plantation. This year promises to be another wonderful venue at this incredible resort.
The meeting agenda will cover various interventional and pain practice related topics by nationally and internationally renown speakers. To date presentations will be provided by: Gabor Racz, MD, Rick North, MD, Ted Kline, MD, John Nelson, MD, Aaron Calodney, MD, Leonardo Kapural, MD, Jeff Petersohn, MD and Jennifer Bolen, JD.
GSIPP President welcomes all ASIPP members to attend and see firsthand just how beautiful the South really is.
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