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DC Council Special Election Day
Tuesday, April 26
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AAPC and CMS's
ICD-10 Code-A-Thon April 26, 2011
1:00pm - 3:45pm
Click here for info.
eHealth Initiative's "Innovative Health Exchange" Webinar
April 28, 2011
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Click here for info.
HIV Perspectives: Past, Present and Future
April 28, 2011
6:00pm
Howard University College of Medicine
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CMS's Medicare Attestation Information Call
May 5, 2011
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Click here for info.
"Music for the Mind" at the Kennedy Center
May 13, 2011
Begins at 6:00pm
NSO Pops with Jon Secada and Tito Puente, Jr.
Click here for info.
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2010-2011 Board of Directors
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Stuart F. Seides, MD
At-Large; Chair of the Board
Frederick C. Finelli, MD
President
James C. Cobey, MD
President-Elect
Joseph Gutierrez, MD
Treasurer; AMA Delegation Chair
Peter E. Lavine, MD
AMA Delegate
J. Desiree Pineda, MD
AMA Alternate-Delegate
Laura L. Tosi, MD
AMA Alternate Delegate
Julian R. Craig, MD
At-Large
John W. Larsen, MD
At-Large
Joan B. Loveland, MD
At-Large
Catherine S. May, MD
At-Large
Daniel Perlin, MD
At-Large
Reginald Robinson,MD
At-Large
Carla Sandy, MD
At-Large
K. Edward Shanbacker
Executive Vice President
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(202) 466-1800 (phone)
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| Mayor Vincent Gray Moves Forward with DC's Medical Marijuana Program |
The District of Columbia has taken the first steps necessary to start the process of dispensing medical marijuana. On April 14, Mayor Vincent Gray announced his proposed rules and regulations for the program. However, Mayor Gray cannot move forward with the program until he receives council approval or 90 days have passed. The Mayor's proposal allows for a total of 10 growing facilities and 5 dispensaries of medical marijuana. Licenses for the facilities will be granted by a five-member panel responsible for managing the program. A select set of diseases provide patients access to the medical marijuana, and patients will still be restricted to possession of four ounces or less.
The official rules have yet to be established, but the Mayor's proposal does include over 300 rules governing the program.
As the District's medical marijuana program develops, we will continue to keep you updated. |
| The District will Hold a Special Election for One At-Large Councilmember Seat |
Tuesday, April 26, will be a special election day in the District to fill the at-large seat vacated by Kwame Brown when the Councilmember was elected Chair of the DC Council. Currently, this seat is filled by Sekou Biddle, who was elected to fill the seat by conference of the District's Democratic Party. Councilmember Biddle will be running to continue as a member of the DC Council. He will be joined in the race by Tom Brown, Dorothy Douglas, Arkan Haile, Joshua Lopen, Patrick Mara, Vincent Orange, Alan Page and Bryan Weaver. For more information on voting in this District-wide election, please click here |
| From CMS: National Call on Attestation; The Future of the PQRI and ePrescribing Incentive Program |
National Call on Attestation for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program
Attestation for the Medicare EHR Incentive Program opened Mon Apr 18. Learn how to successfully navigate the attestation process and get an opportunity to ask questions of CMS experts. CMS will hold a national call about attestation for physicians on Thursday, May 5, 1:30-3pm ET.
The agenda will include:
- Path to Payment
- Walkthrough of the Attestation Process
- Troubleshooting
- Helpful Resources
- Q&A
Information on registering for these calls will be available soon. For more information about Attestation, be sure to visit the new Attestation page on the CMS website.
The Future of the Physician Quality Reporting System and the ePrescribing Incentive Program
Congress extended the Physician Quality Reporting System in 2008 and authorized incentive payments through 2010. Additional legislation extended incentive payments for the Physician Quality Reporting System through 2014. Beginning in 2015, eligible professionals who do not report data to CMS satisfactorily under the System will receive a payment adjustment.
The 2009 and 2010 Physician Quality Reporting System included positive changes to ease the reporting of quality measures, and the 2011 Physician Quality Reporting System has enhancements that will make it even easier for physicians and other eligible health care professionals to participate. For instance, beginning in 2011, eligible professionals reporting through the claims method will find the reporting rate criterion reduced from 80 percent to 50 percent. A Maintenance of Certification Program also was created in 2011 to allow eligible professionals the opportunity to earn an additional 0.5 percent incentive to their Physician Quality Reporting incentive for meeting specialty certification criteria.
More information about the Physician Quality Reporting System, including how eligible professionals can participate and the criteria to qualify for an incentive payment, is available at http://www.cms.gov/PQRS.
For the ePrescribing Incentive Program, data reporting on the electronic prescribing quality measure during the first six months of 2011 will be used to determine which eligible professionals and group practices are exempt from the upcoming legislatively mandated 2012 ePrescribing Payment Adjustment. More information on how to participate in the ePrescribing Incentive program as well more information about the 2012 ePrescribing Payment Adjustment can be found at http://www.cms.gov/ERXincentive/.
The full 2009 PQRS and ePrescribing Experience Report is also available on CMS' website at http://www.cms.gov/PQRS.
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Low Prices on Sanofi's Adacel and Fluzone are Offered Through Atlantic Health Partners
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As you know, Atlantic Health Partners, the nation's leading vaccine buying group, offers MSDC members the lowest prices for Sanofi and Merck vaccines. We wanted to share with you that Atlantic has obtained an even lower Tdap vaccine price for Sanofi's Adacel. This is especially timely given the recent ACIP expanded indications for Tdap vaccine along with the pertussis outbreak in several states.
Atlantic works with Sanofi Pasteur and Merck to provide the lowest prices on their vaccines, including Sanofi's Fluzone. Sanofi is still accepting pre-book orders, and if you join Atlantic now, you will get Atlantic's contract pricing for Fluzone and High Dose Fluzone (which is reimbursed by Medicare).
Additional benefits offered by Atlantic:
- Lowest pricing and terms for Fluzone and Flumist
- Medical supply discount program
- Office and business supply discounts
- Discounted patient recall program
Jeff Winokur and Cindy Berenson are the primary contact persons at Atlantic, and we encourage you to contact them at 800-741-2044 or at info@atlantichealthpartners.com for more information and details about how your practice can benefit from participation.
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| The eHealth Initiative Hosts Webinar on "Innovative Health Information Exchange" | |
The eHealth Initiative is hosting a free webinar on Innovative Health Information Exchange. The program will offer the HIE community an educational forum to share insights and lessons learned
Date: Thursday April 28th, 2011 3:00 - 4:30 PM (ET)
Featured Speakers: Mark Jones - Principal Investigator, SMRTNET Brian Yeaman, MD - CMIO Norman Regional Health System And more...
This informative webinar will discuss how the State of Oklahoma has evolved to a network of networks model, by leveraging an AHRQ national model health information exchange utility company, to construct seven self-governed sustainable networks that share data and interoperable records on over 90 percent of its population. The webinar will feature the innovative approach to information exchange taken by Oklahoma, with focus on the impact to care delivery with core HIE services, the Direct Project, as well as next level Clinical Decision Support services across a disparate EMR and stakeholder environment.
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| MSDC in the Community: Fight to Prevent HIV/AIDS; "Music for the Mind" at the Kennedy Center | |
Fight to Prevent HIV/AIDS
MSDC is heavily involved in combating the spread of HIV/AIDS in the District, especially through our participation in the Mayor's Commission on HIV/AIDS.The Pennsylvania/MidAtlantic AIDS education & Training Center and Howard University College of Medicine will be hosting an education event open to our members. The details include:
- Date: April 28, 2011 at 6:00 pm
- Speakers: Dr. Harold Jaffe and Dr. Robert Fullilove
- Location:Howard University College of Medicine Main Auditorium Room 319
Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 26, 2011 by clicking here. For questions regarding this event, please contact Deborah Crimes at 202-806-0221.
"Music for the Mind" at the Kennedy Center
Music for the Mind is an event to support research for neurologic diseases, including Alzheimer's,Parkinson's, stroke, and traumatic brain injury. Proceeds will be directed to a Young Investigators Fund benefiting Georgetown's neuroscientists in theirquest to discover the treatments and cures of tomorrow.
- Date: Friday, May 13, 2011 at 6:00pm
- Performers: NSO Pops with Jon Secada and Tito Puente, Jr.
- Location: The Kennedy Center; 2700 F Street NW
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Phone: 202 465 0240
Fax: 202 955 5541
Office Space for Rent located at 4910 Mass. Ave, NW suite 217 Washington, DC 20016. Furnished, up to 1,000 sq ft. If interested, please contact pediatricvillage@verizon.net
WANTED: Internist licensed in DC. Needed immediately for dynamic, growing medical practice, in NW DC. Women's Health a plus. Full time/Pt, Flex hours. Salary competitive. Contact Roxanne Semple@ (202) 877-0532, email CV, queries to drcjoffice@gmail.comcdugan@mfa.gwu.edu.
WASHINGTON, DC INTERNISTS - Premier university-affiliated multispecialty practice group seeks full-time BC/BE internists for superb opportunity in new outpatient only practice. Ideal downtown location with established EMR with home access, full hospitalist service, paid malpractice, competitive salary and benefits. Position includes clinical academic appointment. DC license required. Not a J-1/H-1B visa opportunity. Email CV to: cdugan@mfa.gwu.edu.
Free PCRM Nutrition Resources: As a physician, you have the unique ability to promote health through plant-based diets to your patients. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is offering MSDC members free materials for office and exam rooms. Visit www.PCRM.org/NutritionOutreach to order your complimentary posters and Vegetarian Starter Kits.
Share spacious medical office space with GYN physician in Greenbelt/Laurel/Bowie area. Designed for two physicians, the space is located in a high rise office building with more than 2,800 square feet. Space is tastefully furnished with a large waiting area, 4 exam rooms, 2 doctors consultation offices, business office area and staff break area/kitchen. Abundant free parking, metro accessible, close to 495 and BWI parkway. Hours and usage negotiable. Please contact Julie @ 301-474-5400
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