Practice Update
In the Spotlight
Guidance from CMS on Contracting Privately to Provide Medicare Services
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has clarified with all its contractors that eligible health care professionals, including psychologists, who have never enrolled in Medicare may privately contract to deliver services to beneficiaries without first having to become Medicare providers.
Practitioner Resources
- Research Roundup
The research highlighted in this article addresses aspects of ADHD in adults and may provide new insights to assist psychologists in providing effective and responsive care for their clients.
- The Next HIPAA Change: Business Associates Will Have to Comply Directly
If your practice needs to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and you have “business associates” as defined by this law, your business associates will have to comply with the HIPAA Privacy Rule and Security Rule effective February 17, 2010.
- Strategies for Reducing the Risk of Patient Violence toward Clinicians
This brochure was developed to empower psychologists concerned about the threat of violence from patients. It includes tips on making your office safer, evaluating the risk of violence, identifying risk factors and developing a plan based on analysis of risk factors.
From the Field
Disaster Response Network Engages in Outreach after Earthquake in HaitiOperated out of the Practice Directorate, the Disaster Response Network has been spearheading initiatives in response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti.