Medicare RAC Audit Webinar: Q & A Podcast

The six state medical societies of New England sponsored a webinar to inform physicians and medical office staff about a national auditing program that will impact health care providers. This session described the national Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program, a component of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006.  The goal of the [...]

Physician Focus, October 2009: Physiatry — Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physical disability can affect patients of any age and arise from many sources. Among the causes are sports injuries, conditions affecting the muscular and skeletal systems, neurological trauma such as head or spinal cord injury, stroke, or neck and back pain. The medical specialty that diagnoses and treats such disabilities is called physical medicine and [...]