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By AHRA Staff
September 2009 — The results of AHRA’s first ever poster contest, which took place at AHRA’s 37th Annual Meeting and Exposition in Las Vegas, NV, were announced on Thursday, August 13. The theme of the poster competition was “Performance Improvement.”
By AHRA Staff
September 2009 — In case you missed them, check out issues of Convention Daily from the 2009 AHRA Annual Meeting and Exposition in Las Vegas, NV.
By Penny Olivi, CRA, FAHRA
August 2009 — I cannot believe I am writing my last Link article. It has been a wonderful year, the best year of my professional life. There are no words that can express how you feel at the end of this most amazing journey.
By Adrienne Dresevic, Esq. and Carey F. Kalmowitz, Esq.
August 2009 — Last year, on August 19, 2008, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published final Stark rules in its 2009 Final Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems Rule (the “Final Rule”). The Final Rule contains 3 significant modifications to the Stark regulations which become effective this year on October 1, 2009. This article addresses these modifications and their implications for common diagnostic imaging arrangements.
By Michael R. Hughes, CRA, FAHRA
August 2009 — In order to address the matter of credibility and recognition of the CRA credential and program, I feel I should give you a little background on where the program came from, where it is now, and current plans for moving into the future.
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