Practice Update
October 27, 2010 | Vol. 7, No. 10
In the Spotlight
APAPO builds on work to protect psychological testing data
APAPO and psychology leaders support the psychological testing data study mandated in the HITECH Act of 2009
Practitioner Resources
- New provisions of health care reform law take effect
Several new provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act went into effect September 23, 2010 - Don’t miss this important December 31 deadline
All Medicare providers must enroll in the Medicare PECOS system by December 31, 2010 - Practitioner’s bookshelf - Focus on practice management
This month we feature a collection of references and resources to help you explore how to build, manage, market and diversify your professional activities
From the Field
- Help to preserve psychotherapy payment extender
Contact your members of Congress to help ensure that the psychotherapy payment extender is included in the Medicare bill expected later this fall - APA board appoints clinical treatment guidelines advisory steering committee members
Nine members have been appointed to the newly formed Advisory Steering Committee to oversee APA’s clinical treatment guidelines process - Alabama practitioner is first winner in Psychologist Locator contest
Bridget O. Hannahan, PhD, is the winner of an iPad in the first of three Psychologist Locator drawings - Many thanks to APAPO’s 2010 RxP leaders
RxP leaders support efforts to achieve prescriptive authority for psychologists
- Tribute to Lynn Rehm, PhD
The American Psychological Association Practice Directorate (APAPD) mourns the loss of our friend and colleague Lynn Paul Rehm, PhD, who died September 29, 2010
