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Spectacular Fourth of July Dessert!
Present at night with a couple of sparklers for the best effect.
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M.O.R.O.F. Newsletter
May 2012
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June 28th Presentation The ever-changing world of Medical Technology and
"Mobile Apps"Meeting Date - May 28, 2012
With new technology entering the market daily...how do you know what is best for you? Carlos Garcia will explain how you can integrate new products with your current systems and stay compliant with the upcoming mandates.
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Meeting Time - 7:30 am till 9:00 am (doors open at 7:30 presentation begins around 8:00 am)
Meeting Location - Sam Snead's Tavern (Restaurant is opening exclusively for this meeting)
Address: 1801 W. Maitland Blvd. | Orlando, FL 32810
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Medical Office Resources of Florida is Now Open to Everyone on LinkedIn
Medical Office Resources of Florida (MOROF) is committed to being the best healthcare resource around regardless if you are a member or not. We have just started the MOROF (OPEN group) on LinkedIn so everyone in the Florida medical market can share their opinions, products, problems, and comments with the local healthcare industry.
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 Healthcare continues to be one of the bright spots in national employment. Although the unemployment rate across industries remains at 8.2 percent, healthcare jobs continue an upward trend, while other industries remained unchanged, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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 The deadline for the Version 5010 upgrade was January 1, 2012, and the enforcement discretion period for all HIPAA-covered entities to complete their upgrade to the Version 5010 electronic standards ends on June 30, 2012. The Version 5010 transaction standards have different requirements than those of Version 4010 and 4010A.
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The Version 5010/4010A electronic standards upgrade deadline was January 1, 2012. However, CMS enacted an enforcement discretion period through June 30, 2012 for all HIPAA-covered entities. It you haven't upgraded to Version 5010, it is important to begin testing now.
Denise Buenning, MsM, Acting Deputy Director, Office of E-health Standards & Services (OESS) recently took time to answer some of the industry's top questions on the Version 5010 upgrade.
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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.
Part 2 of this series (March Issue)
Helping You See the Big Picture
Why you need a Realtor for your relocation.
Using a Registered (licensed) Interior Designer (RID) makes sense.
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 Construction
Choosing the Right Communications Equipment
Someone say something, write something, make a call, mail a letter, leave a message, send an e-mail message, text, fax a fax, ...And then it happens, communication; Someone answers, he replies, she calls back, they respond, we ...communicate. The telephone is our most popular communication device, allowing us to "reach out and touch someone". However, businesses can't rely solely on the phone for communication in business. Businesses need to take advantage of the many different types of devices available.
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Services
 Compliance Alert for Providers Operating as Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities
The Florida Medicaid program does not enroll or reimburse for the services performed by an Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF). Medicaid policy allows physicians practicing in an IDTF to enroll as a physician group so that they may only bill Medicaid for the professional component when services are rendered at the IDTF. Florida Medicaid does not reimburse for the technical component or global fee for services performed by an IDTF.
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Finance & Insurance
 Prior Acts or Extended Reporting Period (Tail) Coverage Which Do I Buy??
When a physician leaves one practice and goes to another he/she is almost always faced with the question - Do I purchase prior acts coverage from the new carrier or the extended reporting period (tail) coverage from the insurance company he/she is currently insured with?
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 Does Your Practice need a Check UP?
If you accept credit cards, you are required to be compliant with the PCI (Payment Card Industry) Data Security Standard. You can find out your exact compliance requirements only from your payment brand or acquirer. However, before you take action, you may want to obtain background information and a general understanding of what you will need to do from the information and links here.
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Technology
 Patient Care improved with Telehealth Video
Saint Vincent Health System, located in Erie Pennsylvania is using innovative and groundbreaking telehealth technology to improve patient care in virtually any environment. Saint Vincent's telehealth technologies include Bluetooth stethoscopes that allow caregivers to listen to lung and heart sounds from across the country and a telestroke program that allows physicians to immediately consult with on-call neurologists at another location.
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Technology
 FCC approves wireless medical devices
The Federal Communications Commission has recently approved the use
of wireless medical devices that monitor and read patients vital signs wherever the patient is located, whether at the hospital or at home. Theses sensors, referred to as medical body area networks (MBANs), wirelessly send vital information over protected broadband that will be free of interference from Wi-Fi and other high-powered consumer devices.
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Technology
 Mobile Blood Pressure Apps Available for iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch
New advancements in mobile health allow you to easily check your blood pressure using your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. The downloadable apps iHealth BP3 and Withing Blood Pressure Monitor, allow you to have convenient blood pressure monitoring anytime, anywhere, all you need is a blood pressure cuff and in about 30 seconds you will have accurate results.
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How Consumer Tech Could Enhance The Health of Patients
Most of us are too young to remember the days when doctors would make house calls. Those days for the most part are long gone. But with advances in consumer technology that could soon change. Imagine you are ill and need to see your doctor, the last thing you want to do is get up, hope you can get an appointment and go wait in a doctor's office where an already overwhelmed doctor might only be able to give you five or ten minutes. This is where consumer technology could help.
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Marketing
 Online Physician Ranking Websites: Friend or Foe?
Are those pesky online ranking sites a thorn in your practice's side? Or, are they quickly becoming one of your highest referral building boosters? Or, are you completely lost with no clue what I'm talking about?
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Marketing
Importance of a Friendly Staff
When was the last time you called your office and tried to set up an appointment? When did you last sit in the waiting room simply to observe what the experience is like from a patient's perspective? If you're like a lot of area doctors, you probably haven't done that anytime within the past, oh, ever.
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Member Spotlight
Jennifer Ramski
Ramski and Company is an Orlando based award winning commercial Interior Design studio founded 22 years ago by Principal, Jennifer E. Ramski, IIDA. The studio is a WBE and small business certified and registered EDWOSB for Federal projects. Since inception in 1989, the firm's design accomplishments include:
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Over 34,000,000 sq. ft. of interior design projects
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Over 24,000,000 sq. ft. of government interior design projects
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Over 2,500,000 sq. ft. of space planning/permit document projects
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Over $16,000,000 in furniture specification packages
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Over 120 K-12 schools, 53 of which have been for Orange County Public Schools
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Jokes of the Month
If you have a lot of tension and you get headaches, do what it says on the aspirin bottle:
"Take two and keep away from children."
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A college physics professor was explaining a particularly complicated concept to his class when a pre-med student interrupted him.
"Why do we have to learn this stuff?" one young man blurted out.
"To save lives," the professor responded before continuing the lecture.
A few minutes later the student spoke up again. "So how does physics save lives?"
The professor stared at the student for a long time without saying a word. Finally the professor continued. "Physics saves lives," he said, "because it keeps the idiots out of medical school."
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Dan arrives at the private hospital in Mexico and is rushed in quickly for surgery after his appalling car crash.
The operation goes well and, as Dan regains consciousness, he is reassured by a nun, Sister Mary, who is waiting by his bed.
Now, Dan, you're going to be just fine,' says the nun, gently patting his hand. 'We do need to know, however, how you intend to pay for your stay here. Are you covered by insurance?'
'No, I'm not,' Dan whispers hoarsely.
'Then are you able to pay in cash?' persists Sister Mary.
'I'm afraid I cannot, Sister,' say Dan regretfully.
'Well now, do you have any close relatives?' Sister Mary questions sternly
'Only my sister in Puerto Vallarta,' Dan volunteers, 'But she's a humble spinster nun, like your good self.'
'Oh, I must correct you, Dan. Nuns are not spinsters: we are married to God.'
'Wonderful,' explodes Dan happily, 'In that case, please send the bill to my brother-in-law.'
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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
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