Counter Details: Medicare's Quality Improvement Initiatives, December 2008

Read the printable PDF of Counter Details: Medicare's Quality Improvement Initiatives, December 2008. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

This issue of "Counter Details" is not eligible for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ but can be claimed for Category 2 credit.

Learning Points

After reading this issue, clinicians should be able to:

  • Communicate the advantages and benefits of utilizing Medicare's preventive services
  • Utilize the proper coding requirements
  • Understand the benefits of electronic health records (EHR)

Faculty

  • Darlene Kauffman, Pennsylvania Medical Society associate director of payer relations
  • Dennis Olmstead, Pennsylvania Medical Society chief economist and vice president of the division of practice economics and payer relations

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