MINNEAPOLIS, December 30, 2008—Physicians frustrated by the difficulty of keeping their practices ahead financially have a new set of tools from an MMA-endorsed provider of business office solutions.

MINNEAPOLIS, December 30, 2008—This January the MMA will be offering four teleconferences that allows all the coders in your office to listen in for one low price.

MINNEAPOLIS, December 15, 2008—A report on Minnesota Public Radio described how the cost of rural telemedicine is becoming more attractive ,just as Medicare is beginning to to reimburse for it.

MINNEAPOLIS, December 8, 2008—The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that Internet-based the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) PECOS is now available to physicians and non-physician practitioners in Minnesota and other states.

MINNEAPOLIS, November 3, 2008—Health care is changing rapidly. As MMA staff meets with physicians around the state it is clear that physicians want information on the state’s legislative requirements and guidance on implementing these practice changes, including funding sources.

MINNEAPOLIS, November 3, 2008—Some Minnesota clinics are already starting to use a simpler, smarter process for credentialing in the introductory phase of the Minnesota Credentialing Collaborative (MCC), which was developed by the Minnesota Medical Association, the Minnesota Council of Health Plans and the Minnesota Hospital Association.

MINNEAPOLIS, December 1, 2008—The Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) provides that, starting in 2009, physicians will be eligible for incentive payments when they e-prescribe for Medicare patients seen in their offices.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 23, 2008—Once again the MMA is partnering with the Wisconsin Medical Society to bring you the 2009 updates. This year though, the updates will be offered in a series of four lunch and learn teleconferences. This will enable all the coders in your office to hear the changes for one low price.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 16, 2008—Once again the MMA is partnering with the Wisconsin Medical Society to bring you the 2009 CPT updates.

MINNEAPOLIS, November 17, 2008—The Minnesota Chapter of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) will present "Demystifying E-Prescribing," on December 2.