tci Part B Insider - 2003 Issue 14

Physician Notes: Vital Physician Info Goes Online

CMS Broadcast Will Cover Medicare Rules on New PatientsMore information on more physicians is now accessible to Medicare beneficiaries, thanks to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' recent expansion of its National Participating Physician Directory.  CMS on July 8 said the directory now includes physicians' medical school, their year of graduation, information on their board certifications, their gender, the hospitals at which they have admitting privileges, their office phone number, and any foreign languages they know. Previously, the database only included names, addresses and specialties, CMS says.  Heads up: The directory - which is updated monthly...

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