[MMA News Now, August 12, 2010] Medica and Preferred One have announced they are requiring providers to apply for credentials with the Minnesota Credentialing Collaborative’s (MCC) online application.

[MMA News Now, August 12, 2010] A new report from the American Medical Association (AMA) based on data from the AMA’s 2007-2008 Physician Practice Information (PPI) survey indicates that male physicians are more likely to be sued than their female peers. The study found that 47.5 percent of male physicians had been sued at some point in their career, with 26.3 percent having been sued twice; while only 23.9 percent of female doctors had ever been sued with just 9.4 percent having been sued twice.

[MMA News Now, June 24, 2010] The Minnesota Medical Association, in partnership with the Twin Cities Medical Society (TCMS) and the Minnesota Medical Group Management Association (MMGMA), has completed its annual review and summary of the 2010 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBS) Aware Provider Service Agreement. As part of that review process, the MMA indentified a concerning provision that we want to bring to your attention.

[MMA News Now, May 19, 2010] Medical clinics should have a few more rights the next time they negotiate contracts with health plans because of contracting legislation passed during the 2010 legislative session.

MINNEAPOLIS, April 8, 2010 - The DEA has issued an interim final rule that would allow electronic transmission of prescriptions of controlled substances

MINNEAPOLIS, October 29, 2009 - The Federal Trade Commission has delayed enforcement of the "Red Flag Rule” until on June 1, 2010. Enforcement of the Rule has been delayed to give creditors and financial institutions additional time in which to develop and implement written identity theft prevention programs.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 8, 2009 - Earlier this year, Terry Clark, M.D., a pulmonologist and member of SMDC Health System’s Board of Directors in Duluth, worked with lawmakers to craft a bill that would create a uniform electronic system for obtaining prior authorization for formulary exemptions.

MINNEAPOLIS, October 7, 2009 - To expedite billing and payment for H1N1 vaccine administration, the Medicare program and AMA have developed new and updated codes.

MINNEAPOLIS, September 30, 2009 – The Minnesota Medical Association (MMA) was part of a state team participating in a National Governors’ Association conference in Washington, D.C., Sept. 24-25.

MINNEAPOLIS, September 29, 2009 – New regulations that went into effect this month require all physicians who are covered by HIPAA to notify patients if there are breaches of security involving their medical information.