Practice Update
APA Practice Organization
June 2010
| Vol.7, No.6
In the Spotlight
Law postpones SGR payment cut again
The 21.3 percent Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) cut in Medicare payments has been postponed, retroactive to June 1 and through November 30, 2010
Practitioner Resources
- Since you asked...about implementation of the federal parity law
Practicing psychologists have raised numerous questions about the federal parity law and its impact on consumers of psychological services - PQRI to shift from bonus payment to penalty program
Under the new federal health care reform law, the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative (PQRI) becomes a mandatory rather than voluntary Medicare reporting program in 2015. - Amazon top sellers of interest to practitioners: Focus on anxiety
In this recurring feature, we bring you new releases, best-of-class reference texts and resources you can recommend to your clients - APA offers resources for those affected by Gulf oil disaster
APA’s Disaster Response Network has created resources to help people who work and live in states directly affected by the massive oil spill and anyone following media coverage - Your Mind Your Body blog reaches out to men
June is Men’s Health Month, and in recognition, APA’s Your Mind Your Body blog offered resources for men on health, stress and parenting
From the Field
- Veterans Affairs Psychology Leadership Conference focuses on patient care
The 2010 conference attracted yet another record crowd to this annual keystone event in public sector psychology
