New & Special Interest . . .

• Coming Up Soon!  Kansas EyeCon -- Friday afternoon, May 11 and Saturday morning, May 12 in Overland Park. 
  • CLICK HERE for conference overview
  • View the detailed program (PDF format)
  • Doctors: Register online now -- CLICK HERE  
  • Exhibitor information
    
    
• Table Rock Regional Roundup   -- September 27 - 29, 2012 at the Big Cedar Lodge in Branson, MO.

• Visit our Coding and Medicare information page for doctors and billing staff.
  

Other Resources

• Medicare/Coding Seminar:  now complete -- Thursday, March 29 in Wichita. Click here for details.
  • Webcast Participants: CLICK HERE for log-in instructions and other important information (this page is password protected)
    
• Webinar -- Are You Ready for ICD-10? Held on Wednesday, December 14, this was an interactive online seminar to help ophthlamology practices prepare for this monumental change. CLICK HERE for details. Additional webinars are planned for the coming year, so stay tuned!
  • Attendees: CLICK HERE for access to the handouts. (this page requires a password.)

• Practice Management Resources

• Political polls, news and more -- Real Clear Politics

• Eye Wiki -- an eye encyclopedia written by eye physicians and surgeons.

KSEPS News

New!  April 19, 2012 -- Midwest Ophthalmologists First to Receive Quality and Resource Use Reports.  Ophthalmologists in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska are the first to receive Medicare Quality and Resource Use Reports, which contain information on the cost and quality of care provided. The reports, based on 2010 Medicare claims data and 2010 Physician Quality Reporting System participation, are for educational purposes only at this time, but they may have bearing on future physician payments. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is seeking feedback from the physician community to define cost and quality measures that will be used to adjust physician payments beginning in 2015. Physicians from the four states can access their confidential reports through the region’s Medicare carrier. The Academy is gathering member feedback on the reports in order to prepare recommendations to CMS. Feedback and questions should be directed to AAO staffer Kelsey Kurth at kkurth@aaodc.org or 202-737-6662.

January 2012 --KSEPS member and freshman State Rep. Susan Mosier, R-Manhattan, has been hired as Director of Medicaid Services for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, KDHE Secretary Robert Moser said this week. Mosier will resign her House seat soon, which she has occupied for a year. Her KDHE job starts March 1.
     Also, Moser today appointed Kari Bruffett, who has been with KDHE for a time, as director of the Division of Health Care Finance (DHCF) which includes managing the state employee health plan.
     "With Kari and Susan at the helm of their respective offices and programs in DHCF, I am confident the health of Kansans will improve through effective purchasing and administration of health care in this state. They own a great sum of experience and commitment to high quality health care services for Kansans," said Moser.

March 23, 2011 -- From the AMA Wire... Several medical specialty groups and the AMA are collaborating to end patient confusion over who's a medical doctor.  Read more...