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06/30/08 - CMS Puts 10-Day Hold on Medicare Physician Payment

The hold is designed to avoid disruption in the delivery of services and payment of fee-for-service claims, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said. “This should have minimum impact on provider cash flow because, under current law, electronic claims are not paid any sooner than 14 days (29 days for paper claims) after the date of receipt. Meanwhile, all claims for services delivered on or before June 30 will be processed and paid under normal procedures.”

08.08.08: a symbolic day for festive Stockholm

STOCKHOLM (AFP) - 08.08.08 may be more universally known as the start date for the Beijing Olympics, but in Stockholm a different celebration is taking place.

Medicare Nixes Stamped Physician Signatures

Stamped physician signatures are not acceptable on any medical record, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has emphasized in new guidance to providers and Medicare contractors. CMS acted in response to problems of noncompliance with requirements for a valid physician signature on medical documents. The new guidance (Change Request 5971) prohibits use of stamped signatures. Medicare does accept handwritten or electronic signatures or facsimiles of the original written or electronic signatures.

06/27/08 - Senate Stalemate Stalls Medicare Physician Fee Fix

The Senate was one vote shy of the 60 needed to invoke cloture and allow consideration of the Medicare spending bill approved by the House with a wide bipartisan margin (H.R. 6331) and granting a physician fee increase from July 1 of this year through 2009. The stumbling block: GOP opposition to reductions in Medicare managed care payments to pay for the increase. The president has said he will veto any such reductions like those contained in H.R. 6331.

NEWS: Apple iPhone remote access questioned

NEWS VIDEO: Tech week in view 08/08/08 NEWS Weekly news roundup - 08/08/08 NEWS Daily news roundup - 08/08/08 NEWS Workers turn to web for Olympic coverage NEWS Sony launch new Home Cinema systems NEWS Nokia 6650 lands in the UK REVIEW Early Rider Lite bicycle NEWS Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 gets launch date NEWS Apple iPhone remote access questioned NEWS Samsung Messager debuts Stateside

NEWS: Philips DCP951, PET723, and PET940 portable DVD players announced

NEWS VIDEO: Tech week in view 08/08/08 NEWS Weekly news roundup - 08/08/08 NEWS Daily news roundup - 08/08/08 NEWS Workers turn to web for Olympic coverage NEWS Sony launch new Home Cinema systems NEWS Nokia 6650 lands in the UK REVIEW Early Rider Lite bicycle NEWS Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 gets launch date NEWS Apple iPhone remote access questioned NEWS Samsung Messager debuts Stateside

Payment of Physician Claims to Be Delayed Pending Congressional Action on Pay Cut

Physician claims under Medicare will not be processed during the first 10 business days of July, pending Congressional action to address a 10.6 percent Medicare pay cut that took effect July 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said June 27.

CMS Proposes Changes to 2009 Physician Fee Schedule

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on June 30 announced proposed changes to the Medicare physician fee schedule (MPFS) for 2009. The proposed rule would cut payments to physicians by 5.4 percent unless Congress acts to reverse the cuts before Jan. 1, 2009.

Push Is on to Overhaul Medicare Physician, Lab Payments

While Congress just enacted Medicare legislation canceling a physician fee cut and repealing lab competitive bidding, lawmakers have already been put on notice that physician and clinical laboratory groups will be pushing next year for fundamental changes in the methods that Medicare uses to pay for their services.

Senate Set for Showdown on Medicare Physician Fee Fix

At press time, as Congress reconvenes after the Independence Day recess, the Senate is set to consider Medicare legislation that would roll back the July 1 cut of 10.6 percent in pathology and other physician fees and grant payment increases through 2009, extend the pathology "grandfather" protection for independent clinical laboratories, and repeal the lab competitive bidding demonstration.

Beijing couples rush to tie knot on lucky 08-08-08

Newlyweds Liu Rui, left, and Zhao Gang, hold up their new marriage certificates drafted on the auspicious date 8-8-08 in Chaoyang District, Beijing, Friday Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Chi-Chi Zhang

Physician Groups Enhance Quality of Care, Generate Savings for Medicare, and Earn Incentives Under C

Physician Groups Enhance Quality of Care, Generate Savings for Medicare, and Earn Incentives Under CMS Demonstration Project

07/10/08 - Congress Repeals Lab Competitive Bidding, Reverses Physician Pay Cut

The Senate on July 9 approved legislation that repeals the laboratory competitive bidding demonstration project, extends the so-called "TC grandfather clause" for 18 months, and reverses the 10.6 percent cut in physician reimbursements that took effect July 1. The measure already passed the House and now goes to the president for his signature. “This is a great day for laboratories and the Medicare beneficiaries who rely on critically important laboratory services,” said Alan Mertz, president of the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA). “We now urge President Bush to sign this much needed legislation into law as soon as possible.”

Calling All Bloggers: Blog Action Day 08

Blaise Zerega is cheering for this. The second annual Blog Action Day 08 will occur on October 15 it was announced today. Bloggers around the world are being asked to publish a post, podcast, or video about poverty in the hopes of increasing public awareness and perhaps triggering a global conversation about solutions to the pervasive problem. Bloggers can also participate by running promotional ads or donating that day's proceeds to microfinance organization, Kiva, or to charity via The Global Fund.

NASA Cassini Significant Events for 06/28/08 - 07/08/08

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Beijing China 2008 Summer Olympics News - 08-08-08-08 - China Games

1 - I can do better 2 - Jury's out 3 - Pretty darn good 4 - Splendiferous 5 - Awesometastic (by 53 people)

ART Advanced Research Technologies Announces Second Quarter 2008 Financial Results

ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc. (ART) (TSX: ARA), a Canadian medical device company and a leader in optical molecular imaging products for the healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, is pleased to announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2008. ART reported revenues of $1,212,860 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2008, compared to $41,951 for the same quarter a year ago. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, revenues were $2,454,781, compared to $436,165, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2007. For the 2008 second quarter, the operating loss decreased by $2,181,181, or 67%, to $1,090,963, from $3,272,144 for the same period a year ago. For the six-month period ended June 30, 2008, the operating loss was $2,425,284, compared to $5,476,408, for the six-month period ended June 30, 20

Celebrate 401(k) Day and Take Control of Your Retirement

s 401(k) Day celebration on September 5, 2008. The Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America (PSCA) sponsors 401(k) Day to highlight the value of employer sponsored profit-sharing and 401(k) plans. As retirement follows work, 401(k) Day falls on the Friday after Labor Day during National Payroll Week, an annual celebration of America

ePages Integrates Moneybookers Online Payment Service

German-based ePages has integrated the Moneybookers online payment systems as a standard payment option for its online store-hosting platform. ePages' software powers more than 40,000 online shops, which will now be able to incorporate the Moneybookers payment gateway as part of their hosted shop solution. Moneybookers enables users to pay via Internet or email worldwide, offering domestic payment options in over 40 countries. In addition, Moneybookers enables merchants to reduce costs by preventing charge-backs and paying lower commission rates for transactions.

TOWERGROUP: U.S. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS WILL SPEND OVER $1 BILLION ON ONLINE BILL PAYMENT SOLUTIONS BY 2010

NEEDHAM, MA, August 26, 2008 - Online bill payment has grown to become an integral part of financial services institutions’ Internet banking offerings. New research from TowerGroup finds that expediting payments by speeding the posting time of bill payment transactions can create a new revenue stream for financial institutions – via instituting an online bill payment user per transaction fee to guarantee same-day posting.

SA hold England at bay on last day

LONDON (AP) - South Africa continued to hold England at bay in the first test Monday with the tourists reaching 312-1 at lunch on the fifth and final day.

Kismet connection

The day I became a story on page one of the Hindustan Times (Blogged in India, between covers in Pakistan), people looked at me, looked away, and then looked again. What kicks I got. Current friends demanded a treat, forgotten friends demanded to meet, neighbours congratulated and strangers called from Gorakhpur and Buffalo (my phone number is listed on my blog). But these moments of glory are fleeting. The day dies, the daily is dumped, and that day’s story becomes yesterday’s headline. Life chugs back to anonymity and I’m back in the darkness, groping to keep the machine running — five blogs, one day-job and five bosses in that day-job to take care of.

Zinio Expands its Online Payment Abilities by Choosing GlobalCollect as Payment Partner

Zinio LLC launches global electronic payment processing portfolio in partnership with GlobalCollect, the world's premier payment service provider of local e-payments

Zinio Expands its Online Payment Abilities by Choosing GlobalCollect as Payment Partner

Zinio LLC launches global electronic payment processing portfolio in partnership with GlobalCollect, the world's premier payment service provider of local e-payments

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