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Alert: Medicare Fraud Scheme
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) has identified a fraud scheme targeting Medicare providers and suppliers. Scammers are impersonating CMS and sending phishing requests for medical records or payment of alleged Medicare debts, often via fax or email, falsely claiming to be part of a Medicare audit or debt collection efforts. If you receive a suspicious request, don’t respond. If you think you got a fraudulent or questionable request, work with your Medical Review Contractor to confirm if a medical records request is real or your MAC for overpayment collections.
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Yes, it’s time to start thinking about the APA 2026 Annual Meeting in San Francisco! Submit your proposals for a scientific session, course, or poster by September 11. New for this year, each general session is required to have one designated chair.
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Face-to-face, skills-based interventions such as mindfulness and mind-body programs show promise in preventing or reducing common mental health disorder symptoms among physicians.
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Reminder: Medicare Site Visits
Medicare conducts in-person site visits to prevent questionable providers from enrolling or staying enrolled in the Medicare program. This verification process is handled through National Site Visit Contractors, who conduct unannounced site visits—including observational visits and detailed reviews to verify information—for all providers and suppliers under Medicare Parts A and B. If you want to verify that CMS ordered a site visit, contact your MAC.
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APA’s success hinges on the knowledge and input of its members. Nominate yourself or a colleague for one of six open Board of Trustees positions in 2026, including president-elect, treasurer, and trustee-at-large. The nomination deadline is September 1, 2025.
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Attention, APA resident-fellows and medical students—become an APA Foundation Ambassador and help raise awareness of the Foundation’s impact through presentations in your community. The first 600 applicants who meet the program requirements will receive free registration and up to three free nights of lodging at the APA 2026 Annual Meeting.
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APA’s 2025 Federal Advocacy Conference is an opportunity for psychiatrists to gain hands-on advocacy training and lobby members of Congress on issues that affect their practice and patients. The event will be held October 6-7 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Washington, D.C. The deadline to register is August 22 or while space lasts.
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Sign up now for the Fifth Annual APA and APA Foundation MOORE Equity in Mental Health 5k Run, Walk, and Roll! The event, which raises awareness of mental health inequities facing young people of color, will be held in person in Wheaton, Maryland, and virtually across the country this Saturday, July 19.
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The Psychiatric Services Achievement Awards recognize innovative programs that deliver services to people with mental illness or disabilities. Awardees receive a monetary award, a plaque, and recognition at the APA Annual Meeting. Applications are due by Thursday, July 31.
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APA JobCentral is the career hub for psychiatry. View open positions, post a resume, or set up email job alerts. Visit JobCentral to view recently posted positions, such as an outpatient adult psychiatrist in King County and Soledad, California, or a psychiatrist for a comprehensive psychiatry emergency program in Rochester, New York. Review these as well as hundreds more job openings across the country and around the world.
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