Upcoming Events
| "The Flexner Report at 100"
Health Group Forum
July 6
Cosmos Club
2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20008
4:30pm - 6:15pm
Cost: $13.50
Attendees must RSVP by June 28th to Chris Lee at lee@msdc.org
ProAssurance Loss Prevention Seminars**
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July 29
American College of Cardiology
2400 N. St. NW
Washington, DC
5:30pm - 8pm
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"On the Waterfront"
Annual Meeting
and Social | Wednesday
October 20, 2010
6:00pm-9:00pm
Phillips Restaurant
900 Water Street, SW
Registration:
$60/members; $105/members/spouse;
$50/students/residents;
$80/non-members
RSVP by October 15 to Barbara Allen at allen@msdc.org
(202) 355-9403
On-site Registration will increase in cost by $20 for each category
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2009-2010 Board of Directors
| Stuart F. Seides, MD
At-Large; Chair of the Board
Peter E. Lavine, MD
President; AMA Alternate Delegate
Frederick C. Finelli, MD
President-Elect
Joseph 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
Richard McCarthy, MD
At-Large
Reginald Robinson,MD
At-Large
K. Edward Shanbacker
Executive Vice President
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Contact the MSDC Office
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1115 30th Street, NW
Suite 100
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 466-1800 (phone)
(202) 452-1542 (fax)
info@msdc.org
www.msdc.org
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| Medicare Payments are Being Processed with 2.2% Medicare Payment Update
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 As Highmark Medicare
Services (HMS) reported on June 25, 2010, as a result of the Preservation of
Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010, the
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule was updated to apply a 2.2% increase for dates
of service June 1, 2010 and after. CMS required contractors to start processing
claims with the new rates by no later than July 1, 2010. Please see the
bulletin dated 06/25/2010 for more information.
HMS Current Status: The
new 2.2% Medicare Physician Fee Schedule was loaded to production for both Part
A and Part B services on Friday night, June 25th.
Click here for more information.
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DC Council Votes to Establish Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation for Receivership of United Medical Center
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The D.C. Council voted Tuesday, June 29th, to establish a nonprofit corporation to accept control of United Medical Center at a foreclosure auction.
Attorney General Peter Nickles plans to
auction the Southeast Washington hospital on the steps of the John A.
Wilson Building on July 9th. Officials do not expect any bidders, and Nickles and Councilmember
David A. Catania (I-At Large) have drawn up plans to convert the hospital into a city-managed facility until a new
owner is found. Under the emergency legislation moved by Councilmember Catania on Tuesday and approved
by a vote of 12 to 1, the city wants to create a 14-member board to
oversee the Not-for-Profit Hospital Corp. The board will consist of 11 voting members and 3 non-voting members. The corporation "would receive
the land, improvements on the land, equipment, and other assets of
United Medical Center, to operate or retain an operator for the facility, to establish a Fund to receive the monetary assets of United Medical Center, the operating revenues of the facility, and any other funds provided to or for the use of the facility" and "operate and take all actions to ensure the
continued operation of the hospital."
Specialty Hospitals of America and the DC Government continue to proceed with legal action prior to the July 9th auction. Attorneys for Specialty Hospitals of America will be in court Tuesday, July 6th, to try to block the
foreclosure. To view a copy of the bill, please click here. |
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Will Review the PECOS Enrollment Process
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 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services (CMS) is working with providers to address concerns about enrollment
in the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS) to ensure that
Medicare beneficiaries continue to receive the health care services and items
they need. PECOS is the electronic system used to enroll physicians and
eligible professionals into the Medicare program. As part of those efforts, CMS will, for
the time being, not implement changes that would automatically reject claims
based on orders, certifications, and referrals made by providers that have not
yet had their applications approved by July 6, 2010. Please click here for more information. |
AMA Provides Summary and Guidance to CMS on 2011 Medicare Physician Payment Proposed Rule
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 The American Medical Association has created a summary and analysis of the 2011 Medicare Physician
Payment Proposed Rule. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently
released a proposed regulation detailing Medicare physician payment policies
for 2011. The rule is scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on July 13, 2010, and is
open for comment until August 24, 2010. At 1,250 pages, the rule includes both
the standard annual update to the Medicare payment schedule and implementation
of many provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA.) The AMA summary
touches on the issues that are likely to be of most interest to physicians but
does not review every element of the entire proposed rule.
To view the summary and comments, please click here. To view the latest edition of the AMA's Health System Reform Insight, please click here.
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DC Department of Health Receives $10.6 Million Grant for Substance Abuse Prevention
|  On June 29th, the District of
Columbia Government received a $10.6 million grant from the federal
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to go
towards substance abuse prevention. The grant, to be administered over
5 years, doubles the substance abuse prevention funds for the District.
The grant is part of the Strategic Prevention Framework State
Incentive Grant program administered by SAMHSA. The Funds will be used
to expand and build on the existing substance abuse prevention
infrastructure in the District. As part of the agreement, the
infrastructure will be sustained after the funds expire guaranteeing a
continuation of enhanced substance abuse prevention in the District.
For more information, please click here.
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AMA Announces the Release of "Management of HIV in Primary Care"
| The American Medical Association announces the release of Management of HIV in Primary
Care, the latest free AMA Therapeutic Insights
newsletter.
Take a quick look! View an overview of
the HIV newsletter.
While most treatment-oriented CME programs focus solely on
disease management, AMA Therapeutic Insights takes it one step further. The
program delivers the actual
prescribing patterns for the disease. Never before
have physicians been able to see exactly which medications are being prescribed
for the featured conditions.
Visit AMA Therapeutic Insights
to read this issue, as well as previous newsletters covering Alzheimer's
Disease, Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes.
*The prescribing data in AMA Therapeutic Insights are
provided by IMS Health. The AMA does not collect or have access to physician
prescribing data in any form.
The AMA is accredited
by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. |
Members Making Headlines
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- M. Joy Drass, MD, has been named acting
president for Washington Hospital Center effective June 19, 2010. She will serve in this capacity until the arrival of a new
president. She currently serves as MedStar's Executive Vice President of
Operations for the Washington Region. Before assuming her current role with MedStar, she served as President of Georgetown
University Hospital, and was Vice President for
Professional Services and Associate Medical Director at Washington
Hospital Center prior to her term at Georgetown University Hospital. Congratulations, Dr. Drass!
- Joseph Giordano, MD, has retired from George Washington University Hospital effective June 30th. His long and distinguished career has spanned 42 years and exhibited transformational leadership as Chief of Trauma Services and then as Chair of the Department of
Surgery. He is recognized as the trauma team leader responsible for saving the life of President Ronald Reagan after an assassination attempt in 1981. To view the broadcast news videos of Dr. Giordano's retirement, please click here and here. Congratulations on a wonderful career and an even better retirement, Dr. Giordano!
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Join 2,000 of Your Fellow Society Members for MSDC's Annual Meeting and Social
|  This year's Annual Meeting and Social is sure to be the "Deadliest Catch." We've been greenhorns too long - it's time to head to the docks and waterfront!
Join your colleagues at the flagship Phillip's Restaurant on October 20, 2010 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Overlooking the Washington
Channel off the Potomac River, the spectacular dinner features over 30
fresh seafood selections caught daily, as well as regional Chesapeake and Atlantic
specialty dishes, custom-order stations and non-seafood options for our land-lubbers.
Registrations are being accepted. Just contact Barbara Allen at (202) 355-9403 or allen@msdc.org to join the crew. Registration is $60 for members, $105 for members and spouses, $50 for students/residents, and $80 for non-members. Hurry and register soon - if you don't make the Captain's Log before Sail Date, registration at the door will increase to $80 for members and $100 for non-members, with no member/spouse or student/resident ticket available. Meeting Sponsorship Annual Meeting sponsors are currently being accepted. If your company or practice would like to sponsor our Annual Meeting and receive your entry, please e-mail Barbara Allen at allen@msdc.org. Thank you, ProAssurance and Professional Risk Associates, for registering early in support of the Medical Society and our Annual Meeting. You continue to be wonderful partners of the Medical Society and our members!   |
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This is Your Time to Lead Your Society
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The
Leadership Development/ Nominating
Committee will meet soon to develop a slate of candidates for Society
officers. The election by mail ballot will occur in the
fall. Offices on the ballot will be as
follows: - President-Elect
(1) 1
year term
- Director, At Large (3) 2
year terms
- AMA Delegate (1) 2
year term
- AMA Alternate Delegate (1) 2
year term
All you need to do to be
considered by the Leadership Development/Nominating Committee or to
recommend a
colleague is to complete this form and return it to us with a
C.V. and
that's it! If you have any questions or need additional
information, please contact Peter
Lavine, MD, President at (202) 223-8600,
Barbara Allen, Staff Liaison at (202) 355-9403
or allen@msdc.org, or Ed Shanbacker, Executive Vice President, at (202) 355-9401 or shanbacker@msdc.org. |
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