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Recipe for Valentine's Day
Strawberry Trifle
Medicine the only profession that labors incessantly to destroy the reason for its own existence.
Thought for the day:  
He that takes medicine and neglects diet wastes the skill of the physician.
M.O.R.O.F. Newsletter
February 2012
Greetings!


February 23rd Presentation - Terry Singleton
The State of Health Care Reform
Terry Singleton will be our guest speaker for our February Presentation.  He will discuss the current issues concerning Health Care Reform and Your Medical Office.  Topics will include Mandated Coverage, Insurance Exchanges, and Employer Requirements leading up to the groundbreaking changes in 2014.  This is important information that all medical office managers should know.  Please bring all of your questions and concerns and let Terry try to answer them for you.

 

 
Meeting Date - February 23, 2012
Meeting Time - 7:30 am till 9:00 am (doors open at 7:30 presentation begins around 8 am) 
Meeting Location - Sam Snead's Tavern (Restaurant is opening exclusively for this meeting)
Address: 1801 W. Maitland Blvd. | Orlando, FL 32810 
Cost: $15 (Includes hot buffet breakfast) pay online by credit card  http://mor-of.net/payment.htm 
RSVP by paying on the payment page http://mor-of.net/payment.htm 
or by emailing info@mor-of.net . 
For questions please call Chuck Wright at 407-260-0565 or email using above address.
 
Does Going EHR Really Mean Paperless?
You have heard it many times from salesmen and probably even said yourself, "We are going paperless!" But are you really? Those savvy salesmen made it sound like you would be saving the environment and your wallet by switching to an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. In some instances you may actually use more paper.

 

Accountable Care Organizations:
Improving Upon the Past

The Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) seeks to improve the healthcare delivery system through a Shared Savings Program incentive to enhance quality, improve beneficiary outcomes and increase value of care. One of the key delivery system reforms is the establishment of Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).

Services
Employment Practices Liability - Are You Protected?
 Is your practice protected in the event an employee files a claim against you for the following allegations?

* Discrimination (age, sex, race, disability, etc)

* Sexual Harassment

* Retaliation

* Wrongful termination

* Other Employment related allegations

 

Finance
The Small Business Health Care Tax Credit
Helps small businesses and small tax-exempt organizations afford the cost of covering their employees for health insurance.


 
Technology
My Smartphone is a Microscope


Sebastion Wachsmann-Hogiu, a physicist at the Center for Biophotonics, Science and Technology at the University of California has transformed his iPhone into a high-powered scientific microscope. With a few simple modifications, your smartphone is capable of observing tiny blood cells and may also be used as a spectroscope for measuring vital signs.

  
Marketing
Internet Marketing For Medical Offices
MOROF is comprised of marketing professionals from many different industries. Each month our newsletter will highlight some of the most effective ways to attract new patients.  This article discusses current internet trends.

 
Construction
Renovation or relocation - what's on your calendar for the coming year?
When you decide to remodel or relocate your medical practice, the process can be challenging. Just knowing where to begin can be overwhelming. Where do you start? If you choose the wrong General Contractor, you are setting yourself up for pain, frustration, time and expense. Medical Office Resources of Florida (MOROF) is a great place to start when you are building or remodeling your medical space.   You are not just dealing with one company you are dealing with professionals from every aspect of medical clinic relocation, construction and remodeling services.

Member Spotlight
Toni Crabtree
USANA Health Sciences
Toni Crabtree

Toni is a rare breed-a Native Floridian! She and her husband, Rich, live in downtown Orlando, where they have created an urban oasis for birds and other wildlife. A lifelong learner and educator, Toni received her BA from FSU and, after many years in the financial industry, she decided to go back and received her Master's in Education from UCF. Retired from public schools but "missing the kids," she has spent many hours tutoring and mentoring inner-city students at her neighborhood school and through Outreach Love. Toni believes making a difference in the life of a child is not just a responsibility, but a very special privilege as well. Toni and Rich enjoy travelling, reading, theater, spending time with family and cooking healthy new recipes. Weekends often find them touring Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Orlando Wetlands Park and other area parks, where they enjoy being in and observing nature (and especially birds).

 

Toni has found her partnership with USANA Health Sciences over the past four and a half years to be extremely rewarding. The knowledge and health benefits she has gained personally have moved her to dedicate herself to educating others about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. She works side by side with other health professionals as they serve their patients and clients. Toni is a certified wellness coach and is pursuing certification as a health counselor. Using this training, she develops and delivers educational workshops, coaches her own clients and supports other health and wellness professionals. USANA's commitment to ongoing research, the exceptional quality of their products and their openness to third-party verification of that quality, along with their full disclosure of product ingredients are some of the many factors which enable her to recommend USANA products with complete confidence and enthusiasm.  

 

Toni forms unique partnerships with healthcare professionals, contact her to see how she might benefit you. She will have a table set up at our presentation on February 23rd, or you can contact her by


Medical Offices Sales/Leases
 2501 N Orange Ave, Suite 401.  32804
For sale of lease: $350,000 sale price or $24,50sf modified gross as lease.
1,717sf: 5 offices/exam rooms, 1 misc room, reception area, restroom, and waiting room for approximately 10-15 patients
Contact Amy Ammerman, ComTech Properties Inc.- Lic Real Estate Broker @ 407-276-2398 or amyammerman@aol.com
 
2877 Delaney Ave, 32806
For sale or lease: $225,600 sale price or $13 NNN lease price
1,504sf: 4 exam rooms, 1 lab,
1 executive office with 2 built in desks, 3 restrooms (1 full), reception area with 3 administrative desks, waiting area for 10 patients.
Contact Amy Ammerman, ComTech Properties Inc.- Lic Real Estate Broker @ 407-276-2398 or amyammerman@aol.com
 
934 Bradshaw Terrace, 32806
Administrative office only
For sale only: $184,000
1,751sf
Single family home that can be converted to office by zoning right, will require VAR through City of Orlando
3 bed/ 1.5 bath, living room, dining, room and kitchen
Needs TLC, fixer upper
Contact Amy Ammerman, ComTech Properties Inc.- Lic Real Estate Broker @ 407-276-2398 or amyammerman@aol.com
 
LEASE only: New development seeking tenants.  Located at 1116 Lucerne Terrace- in the heart of Orlando Health's Campus.  15,000sf raised building with parking underneath; 5/1000 parking, 1 level of office space. 
Seeking 4 tenants max.  Rental rate to be determined by tenant needs & build out costs for those needs & lease terms.
Contact Amy Ammerman, ComTech Properties Inc.- Lic Real Estate Broker @ 407-276-2398 or amyammerman@aol.com

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Looking for premier medical office space .6 miles from Orlando Regional Medical? With awesome signage seen by 40,000+ cars daily,located off a bus line, 23 surface parking spaces, great Orange Ave frontage and demographics, two offices are now newly available.
1500sf +/- suite, perfect for an aesthetician, plastic surgeon or upscale spa. Beautifully appointed with crown molding, tile floors and upgraded lighting. Four (4) patient/operating rooms with sinks, a sterilization room with a washer & dryer, storage, waiting room, nurse's station, consult room and a handicapped bath. Each patient room is equipped with oxygen and nitrogen outlets as wells an x ray light fixture. Move in ready now.
4000sf +/-gray shell, with electric in. Plans and permits issued for a state of the art surgical center, derailed by a personal situation. Landlord will buildout to suit, 2000-4000 sf units.


Robin Kesler,CCIM, CPL, ePro
RE/MAX Optima Commercial
Cell: (407) 402-1400
Office: (407) 366-4500
Fax: (407) 366-4400
rkesler@mac.com


This newly available, stand alone Medical office is located less than one mile from Florida Hospital. Newly painted and very clean, this space can be easily shared by two doctors. The floor plan consists of two doctor offices, large waiting and reception rooms, large nurse's area, eight exam rooms with sinks, three baths and a central nurse's station/work room kitchen. High ceilings, big windows, built ins and cabinets provide charm. Two air handlers, security alarm and extra electrical provide functionality along with the 22 parking spaces. Easily accessible from I4 and Orange Ave. Available now.

http://video214.com/play/sS3Gt8dALxP16bSu2vwe1g/s/dark


Robin Kesler,CCIM, CPL, ePro
RE/MAX Optima Commercial
Cell: (407) 402-1400
Office: (407) 366-4500
Fax: (407) 366-4400
rkesler@mac.com

 

Jokes of the Month
 
A well known, rich lawyer's wife broke her hip.
The lawyer got the best orthopedic surgeon in town to do the operation, which consisted of lining up the broken hip and putting in a screw to secure it.

The operation went smoothly, and the doctor sent the lawyer a bill for $5,000 for his services.

The lawyer, outraged at the high price, sent the doctor a letter demanding an itemized list of the costs.

The doctor responded to the letter with the following:
1 Screw: $1.00 Knowing how to put it in: $4,999 Total: $5,000

The lawyer never argued.

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An old man lived alone in Idaho. He wanted to spade his potato garden, but it was very hard work. His only son, Bubba, who used to help him, was in prison. The old man wrote a letter to his son and described his predicament.

Dear Bubba:
I am feeling pretty bad because it looks like I won't be able to plant my potato garden this year. I'm just getting too old to be digging up a garden plot. If you were here, all my troubles would be over. I know you would dig the plot for me.

Love, Dad

A few days later, he received a letter from his son.

Dear Dad:
For heaven's sake, Dad, don't dig up that garden. That's where I buried the BODIES.Love, Bubba

At 4 a.m. the next morning, FBI agents and local Police showed up and dug up the entire area without finding any bodies. They apologized to the old man and left.

That same day, the old man received another letter from his son.

Dear Dad:
Go ahead and plant the potatoes now. It's the best I could do under the circumstances.Love, Bubba

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The man told his doctor that he wasn't able to do all the things around the house that he used to do. When the examination was complete, he said, "Now, Doc, I can take it. Tell me in plain English what is wrong with me?" "Well, in plain English," the doctor replied, "you're just lazy." "Okay," said the man. "Now give me the medical term so I can tell my wife."

 

We hope you find our newsletter and organization useful in making your medical practice run smoothly.  We would love your comments and suggestions on how we can better serve you.  Our philosophy is simple...We believe in being a resource as opposed to a sales force.  If you have any questions please contact us anytime.  We would also encourage you to attend some of our meetings so you can truly see the benefits our organization has to offer.

 

Sincerely,

Chuck Wright
President, Medical Office Resources of Florida, LLP
In an effort to keep our group professional, we request that sales representatives contact a board member or be invited in before attending our meetings.  Healthcare Professionals are always welcome to our presentation meetings on the fourth Thursday of every month.  If you would like to submit events or other useful information to this newsletter please contact Chuck Wright or email us at info@mor-of.net