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We're Looking for a Few Good Men and Women!
The Midwest AAOE Membership has approved four new State Representative positions to the Board of Directors. Each state that constitutes the Midwest AAOE will have an elected voice on the Board of Directors. But we need your talent to make this work!
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SAVE THE DATE!
Midwest AAOE Heads to the Lake!
Save the Date for the Spring Meeting of the Midwest AAOE
April 5-6, 2013
Camden on the Lake
Lake Ozark, MO
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Your Input Needed on Spring Meeting Schedule!
The Midwest AAOE Leadership and Program Committee are working on the 2013 Spring meeting taking place April 5-6, 2013 at Camden On The Lake. As we are establishing the frame work for our preliminary program, we are considering different options available to us for the start time and end time of the meeting. We would like your feedback on your preferred schedule for the Spring Meeting.We appreciate your input. Please take a moment to answer a few questions by clicking on the link below. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SRBPJFL
Thanks very much.
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CMS provides list of questions to assist with ICD-10 transition.
 According to EHR Intelligence, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has prepared a list of questions for providers that may be helpful in talking with vendors about making the transition to the International Classification of Diseases Version 10 (ICD-10) revision of diagnostic and procedural codes. The questions cover such topics such as transition status to Version 5010 standards for electronic transactions, gauging progress in the ICD-10 transition process, designation of a primary contact for ICD-10 transition, claims testing, and more. A proposed final rule previously announced by CMS delays adoption of the new system from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014, but the agency recommends that providers begin the transition process as early as possible.
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AMA: Majority of metropolitan markets lack competition among insurers.
 An analysis released by the American Medical Association (AMA) finds widespread anticompetitive market power among the three most popular managed care plans in the United States, with a significant absence of health insurer competition present in 70 percent of metropolitan areas reviewed. The report analyzed commercial health insurance market share and market concentration levels for 385 metropolitan areas across the country. Findings include the following:
- In 67 percent of markets studied, at least one health insurer had a health maintenance organization market share of 50 percent or greater.
- In 68 percent of markets studied, at least one health insurer had a preferred provider organization market share of 50 percent or greater.
- In 68 percent of markets studied, at least one health insurer had a point of service market share of 50 percent or greater.
According to the report, the top 10 least competitive commercial health insurance markets are (beginning with the least competitive market): Alabama, Hawaii, Michigan, Delaware, Alaska, North Dakota, South Carolina, Rhode Island, Wyoming, and Nebraska.Read more...
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