Also: Highly rated EM residency to close, less pay beyond the 4 walls, Doctors Council union, physicians sued for patients seen by PAs & NPs, and PE vs pets.
Well you left out a key part of the FTC letter where it says on page 4 professional associations could take action if it felt there were issues detrimental to the PUBLIC or its members. Would the FTC think demanding access to payment information is anticompetitive when another federal agency, CMS, states it is required that we have such access? See the Code of Federal Regulations: § 424.80 (d)(2)
"(2) Access to records. The supplier who furnishes the service has unrestricted access to claims submitted by an entity for services provided by that supplier. This paragraph applies irrespective
of whether the supplier is an employee or whether the service is provided under a contractual arrangement. If an entity refuses to provide, upon request, the billing information to the supplier performing the service, the entity’s right to receive reassigned benefits may be revoked under
§ 424.82(c)(3)"
What about Due Process which the Joint Commission requires, an agency deemed by CMS and a threat to our ability to advocate for patients? Who would file the complaint? Which PE firm would put their neck out? I don’t accept the years of excuses. Profiles in Timidity will be the name of the book about EM “leadership”.
BTW, your conclusion that it is not legal is improper as the exact matter has never been adjudicated so you should clarify that it is your opinion. Secondly, you have a bit of a COI in favor of ACEP, correct? The newly touted ACEP Open Book links right to your site/business venture.
Well you left out a key part of the FTC letter where it says on page 4 professional associations could take action if it felt there were issues detrimental to the PUBLIC or its members. Would the FTC think demanding access to payment information is anticompetitive when another federal agency, CMS, states it is required that we have such access? See the Code of Federal Regulations: § 424.80 (d)(2)
"(2) Access to records. The supplier who furnishes the service has unrestricted access to claims submitted by an entity for services provided by that supplier. This paragraph applies irrespective
of whether the supplier is an employee or whether the service is provided under a contractual arrangement. If an entity refuses to provide, upon request, the billing information to the supplier performing the service, the entity’s right to receive reassigned benefits may be revoked under
§ 424.82(c)(3)"
What about Due Process which the Joint Commission requires, an agency deemed by CMS and a threat to our ability to advocate for patients? Who would file the complaint? Which PE firm would put their neck out? I don’t accept the years of excuses. Profiles in Timidity will be the name of the book about EM “leadership”.
BTW, your conclusion that it is not legal is improper as the exact matter has never been adjudicated so you should clarify that it is your opinion. Secondly, you have a bit of a COI in favor of ACEP, correct? The newly touted ACEP Open Book links right to your site/business venture.