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2009-2010 Board of Directors
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Stuart F. Seides, MD
At-Large; Chair of the Board
Peter E. Lavine, MD
President; AMA Alternate Delegate
Frederick C. Finelli, MD, JD
President-Elect
Joseph E. Gutierrez, MD
Treasurer; AMA Delegation Chair
Robert W. Keisling, MD
At-Large; Secretary
Carlos A. Silva, MD
AMA Delegate
Laura L. Tosi, MD
At-Large; AMA Alternate Delegate
James C. Cobey, MD
At-Large
Julian R. Craig, MD
At-Large
John W. Larsen, MD
At-Large
Joan B. Loveland, MD
At-Large
Reginald L. Robinson, MD
At-Large
K. Edward Shanbacker
Executive Vice President
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MSDC Staff
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K. Eward Shanbacker
Executive Vice President
Barbara Allen
Director of Member Services
Rose Smith
Controller
Christopher W. Lee
Associate Director of Membership and Communications
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The mission of the Medical Society of DC is to ensure
the well-being of physicians in metropolitan Washington and their
patients. We advocate on behalf of our
member physicians of diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds; we promote high
standards of character and professionalism; and we make certain that physicians
are and are recognized as the primary professionals who define and guarantee
high quality, appropriate, and cost-effective medical care. Above all, we aggressively defend the highest
principle of all: the integrity of the physician-patient relationship.
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A Year in Review
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1. Public Sector Advocacy
- Continue to call on Congress to repeal the woefully inadequate SGR payment formula used in Medicare
- Participated in "white coat" demonstrations on Capitol Hill in support of targeted and appropriate health system reform
- Helped coordinate an effort with the AMA for federal funding of medical liability reform pilot programs
- Led local health care reform
education effort, including a town hall meeting with 7 physician members of Congress
- Ensured a 100% increase in
Medicaid reimbursement
- Successfully lobbied the District's Department of Health Care Finance to add Risperdal Consta and Invega Sustenna to the Medicaid formulary, effective early 2010
- Represented MSDC members before the DC Board of Medicine, addressing licensing, disciplinary and regulatory matters
- Opposed the inappropriate
expansion in the scope of practice for several allied health practitioners
- Amended the language in a bill that allowed
for the dangerous practice of therapeutic substitution by pharmacists of
prescription drugs
- Assisted in DC's pandemic H1N1 Influenza response with timely distribution of
policies, treatments and vaccination information
- Represented MSDC members in their reimbursement disputes with major insurers, frequently obtaining satisfactory payment of long outstanding claims
- Represented and advocated for MSDC members on the Highmark Contractor Advisory Committee
- Represented MSDC members
through participation on the ProAssurance Claims and Underwriting Committee and
assisted in resolving policy issues between MSDC member insureds and the company
- Successfully defended a lawsuit filed against the Medical Society which would
have overturned the District's Peer Review Statute had the plaintiff prevailed
- Filed an Amicus Brief in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals which argued
for the protection of expert witness testimony in medical liability cases
- The Physician Health Program continued to identify and aid physicians and medical students in their recovery from conditions that may impair their ability to practice
- PHP continued to work with the DC Board of Medicine and maintained mutual support in protecting the District's peer review statutes
- PHP is a valuable resource and MSDC members in need of assistance may take
advantage of the program at any time throughout the year
- Re-established the YPS to respond to the needs of early-career MSDC members
- Obtained an advocacy grant from American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to educate MSDC members on the impact of health system reform on child and adolescent psychiatry
- Received a grant from HSBC
Bank for social programs designed to develop young leadership in organized medicine
- Planned and scheduled a "Lobby Day" on February 27, 2010 to educate young physicians on the changing landscape of the practice of medicine
- 120 MSDC members attended our successful "Night at the Museum" social at the National Museum of
Health and Medicine
- Delegate Donna Christiensen, MD, addressed our membership on the current progress of health system reform from her perspective as a physician member of Congress
- MSDC members participate on a variety of committees, which demonstrate the involvement, commitment and leadership of our members to high-quality health care in the District and their patients
- Finance Committee - Oversees
financial planning of MSDC
- Physician Health Committee - Administers the Physician Health Program
- Professional Standards
Committee - Mediates complaints between patients and physicians
- Leadership Development
Committee - Identifies future leaders of organized medicine in the District
- Membership Committee - Develops processes and procedures for addressing Society membership and long-term growth
- Legislative Committee - Strategically advocates for physicians at the DC Council
- Became the first State Medical Society
in the nation to endorse "Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve," an
organization representing National Guard and Reserve members called into
active duty
- Actively marketed and
participated with "Operation Medical Libraries," a program designed to
help educate and train physicians in Iraq and Afghanistan
- Supported and distributed the "DCRx Card," a
prescription discount program for DC residents
8. Corporate Partner
Programs
- MSDC members have access to a range of products and services designed to support the practice of medicine in the District through discounts and member-only benefits
- ProAssurance - Negotiated a 50% discount from Risk Loss Seminar registration fee for MSDC members
- Professional Risk Associates - full evaluation and service for MSDC members' medical liability insurance
- Johns Hopkins University Carey
School of Business - New certificates in Business of
Medicine programs for continuing education
- Allscripts -
11% member discounts, $200 price reduction and $500 rebates offered on
variety of products and programs for new clients
- Solveras Payment Solutions - Free payment process evaluation
- Beale Personnel - 10% discount on job placement services
- HSBC Bank - Grant in support of Young Physicians' Section
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Since 1817, the Medical Society of the District of Columbia has worked to improve health care in the District. Our 192nd year of fighting for physicians and patients is now complete, but the work is far from finished. While our accomplishments in 2009 are reason to take pride in our combined efforts, 2010 will be a year with substantial challenges, exceptional opportunities and the promise of a stronger future.
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