New Officers Inaugurated
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Vera A. De Palo, MD
April 12, 2010
February 2, 2010
October 19, 2009
August 17, 2009
June 1, 2009
February 2, 2009
December 1, 2008
RIMS Working for You
RIMS at the AMA
Annual Banquet
Bike Helmet Distribution
TarWars®
Medical Student Events
Presidents 1812–present
Government/Legislative/Regulatory
2010 Mar
Medicare Cuts Postponed to April 1
2010 Feb
U.S. Senate fails to extend SGR relief
2010 Jan
PECOS deadline is now January 1, 2011, Newsletter article Check registration status: www.cms.hhs.gov/MedicareProviderSupEnroll
2010 Oct
Red Flags enforcement delayed until June 1, 2010, Sample compliance policy
2009 July
Drugs Out of Medicare Physician Payment Formula, AMA Press Release
Role of medicine in health system reform
2009 June
Saving the Office of Health Insurance Commissioner RIMS' letter to the House and Senate leadership
2009 April
FTC postpones “Red Flags” requirement for doctors
FTC's "Red Flag Rule"
2009 State Legislative Session
2008 Aug
RIMS 2008 Legislative Wrap-up
2008 May
RIMS position on hospital mergers
2008 Jan
RIMS white paper on retail-based clinics
Health Insurers/Medicare/Medicaid
RIMS' legal counsel reviews Blue Cross Amended and Restated Agreement
2009 Jun
RIMS urges physicians to strike a blow for Medicare payment reform
Physicians will receive Blues settlement checks Information about this and other major lawsuits and settlements
2009 Mar
Preparing for a Transition from an FI/Carrier to a Medicare Administrative Contractor (CMS); J14 Transition website (NHIC)
2009 Feb
RIMS meets with RI's new Medicare contractor
2009 Jan
OHIC Survey: RI Physicians rate BCBSRI and UHC
PCPs using EMRs can earn more from BCBSRI
2008 July
Medicare payment cut reversed through 2009
2007 Nov
Monitoring BCBSRI's prior authorization for imaging
2007 Sept
UHC's regulatory settlement agreement
2007 May
AMA
2009 May
RIMS President Diane Siedlecki addressed the New England Council of State Medical Societies and the AMA New England Delegation in Portsmouth, NH
2008 Dec
Migliori elected to AMPAC Board
AMA Honors Ginaitt
2008 June
Warde elected to Executive Committee of AMA Litigation Center
Practice Issues
255 attend program on the Federal Stimulus and EMR sponsored by RIMS, QPRI and RI Quality Institute.
Education
2009 Oct
Seminar: Improving Profitability by Improving Processes
Whitehouse keynotes "Civics For Doctors"
Public Health
2009 Nov
H1N1 Updates: From CDC and RI Department of Health
RI TarWars® poster contest winners [photos]
Annual Bike Helmet Distribution for RIteCare children [photos]
