Anecdotal evidence about increasing claim denials has been on the medical practice airwaves for months. Whether purposeful or not, commercial health insurers are denying claims at alarmingly high rates. A newly published analysis of claims data revealed that commercial insurers denied a remarka...
SVMIC is aware of a recent letter sent to all DEA-registered practitioners outlining a new law, referred to as the MATE Act, that requires a one-time, eight-hour training requirement for all such practitioners on the treatment and management of patients with opioid or other substance use disorders. Begin...
A recurring theme in SVMIC policyholder education is the importance of effective communication between a healthcare provider and a patient. Another recurring theme is the issue of a healthcare provider following up with a patient after the patient has been advised to seek additional testing, treatment, ...
