American Medical News - GOVERNMENTMedical news from the Government section of the newspaper for America's physiciansColorado adopts doctor rating standards, health system reforms- (Found July 6, 2008 ) Several bills signed into law in June followed a state blue ribbon commission's recommendations.http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/07/07/gvsb0707.htm CMS selects communities for Medicare EHR bonus pilot project- (Found July 6, 2008 ) Only 4% of doctors have an extensive, fully functional electronic health records system, a new survey finds.http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/07/07/gvsc0707.htm Medicare audit overreach Doctors think so, but audits aren't going away- (Found July 6, 2008 ) Physicians decry the heavy-handed methods of Medicare's "bounty hunters," but Congress and the White House are expanding the program nationwide.http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2008/07/07/gvsa0707.htm |