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Medical Office Resources of Florida (MOROF) is now accepting Provider Memberships!

Now medical offices can experience all the benefits MOROF has to offer!

Some of these benefits include vendor and event discounts, access to MOROF functions and trade shows, incredible marketing opportunities, and so much more!

Be one of the first to sign up and we can do a spotlight on your practice next month!

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Welcome New Members

 Amy M. Gordon

CDS Commercial Design Services


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Medical Office Resources of Florida is Now Open to Everyone on LinkedIn
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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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M.O.R.O.F. Newsletter
August 2012
August Presentation

Meeting Date - August 23, 2012

This promises to be a decade of traumatic change for medical offices. 91,000 physicians shy of what we need. Employers dropping health insurance. Value care over care volume. Smart phone physician visits. The new office Community Health Worker. Virtual specialist visits. Pod physicians at the mall. Community health report cards. Patient risk stratification. Hotspotting. Ambulatory Intensive Caring Units.

Ken Peach, Executive Director, Health Council of East Central Florida, will help us explore and prepare for the not-too-distant future when he presents Three Key Fundamental Changes to the Practice of Medicine at our next meeting on August 23.

Be prepared to hear (and share) ideas on how to position your practice to thrive in a new future.

  

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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 
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 [email protected] . 
For questions please call Chuck Wright at 407-260-0565 or email using above address.
 


 
Medical Office Resources Of Florida, LLP is now welcoming providers to our membership.  Enjoy Event Discounts, Promotional Opportunities, Business Growth and more by becoming a member today.  Click Here for more info

 

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To obtain the full incentive, physicians must begin participation in the Medicare incentive program in 2011 or 2012. The amount of the incentive is reduced when participation starts after 2012, and the last year to begin participation and earn an incentive is 2014.

 

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Although the final rule on the proposed ICD-10 deadline change has not yet been published, it's important to continue planning for the transition to ICD-10. A critical step in planning is to build organizational awareness and to develop a communication plan.

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Although the final rule on the proposed ICD-10 deadline change has not yet been published, it's important to continue planning for the transition to ICD-10. A critical step in planning is to build organizational awareness and to develop a communication plan.

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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.

Part 1 of this series (February Issue)
Project Management & A CPA's Prospective
 
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.

Part 5 of this series (June Issue)
Electrical Engineering

Part 6 of this series (July Issue)
Avoid Medical Cabling & Networking Disasters

Part 7 of this series (August Issue)
Securing and Protecting Your New Medical Office
 
 
Marketing
When creating custom content for your medical marketing blog, there are a few key things to remember. Of course you need quality custom content, but you also need to make sure that your content is written in the proper format, allowing you to gain maximum SEO for each post.

 

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Marketing
Public Relations
How Traditional Public Relations is Like the Current Season of HBO's True Blood
Some people out there will argue that traditional public relations as it was once known is dead (or, rather, dying a slow death). Others will say that traditional public relations has simply evolved - that the message is the same but the delivery of the message is what has changed significantly. Either way, if you're over 40 and aren't an early adopter you may very well be looking at a career change.

 

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Services
Supplements Dietary Supplementation: Are Your Patients at Risk?  

A growing segment of the US population considers dietary supplementation important enough to purchase and take them, even during this recession. Consumers generally trust the safety of the products they purchase and expect they will be of some benefit.

Services 
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Improving Your Practice Bottom Line by Turning your Website into a Cash Machine  
Other businesses take payments on invoices on their web sites so why not you, Doc? The technology has long been accepted for everything from utilities to rent. Even churches allow their parishioners to tithe on their websites.  It's probably time for you to make it easier for your patients to settle up their outstanding debt to you in this manner. Turn that beautiful website that is chock full of information about directions to your office and FAQ on the most popular diseases into an ATM for your practice.

Finance
As a Medical Director You May Understand the Benefits - But What About the Risks?
Have you accepted the position/title of Medical Director for a Nursing Home, Surgery Center, Weight Loss Clinic, Imagining Center, Laser Hair Removal Center, Medi Spa or any other facility? If so, do you have professional liability protection for your activities in this capacity? If you don't know the answer to this you should!

Technology

Do-it-yourself medical devices can cut down hospital trips

Medical device startups are developing techs that put the power in patients' hands, a development that could cut down on costly hospital visits, so long as users don't develop a false sense of security, experts say. The Wall Street Journal highlights three such start-ups, including Oklahoma's Orthocare Innovations, which makes prosthetics that can be adjusted with a smartphone app, allowing patients to skip trips to the doctor just to tweak their artificial limbs.


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Technology

91% of docs want mobile-enabled EHRs

Most doctors are interested in using their mobile devices to access their electronic health records, even though they're not currently doing so, according to a new study published by Vitera Health Solutions.

While almost all physicians (93 percent) already are using their iPhones and other devices for work, only 6 percent are using them to connect to their EHRs or to e-prescribe, using them instead for email and texting.


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Member Spotlight

Linda Johnston 

     

Linda Johnston

 

  USA Payroll 


USA Payroll, a 15-year old company, provides payroll and payroll tax services nationwide. USA Payroll relieves your payroll day stress. We provide payroll checks, state and Federal payroll tax reports and payroll tax deposits. Other services are available including human resource consultation. Our cutting edge technology and superior customer Payroll an efficient and cost effective solution for your payroll needs.  


Jokes of the Month

 A man is recovering from surgery when the Surgical Nurse appears and asks him how he is feeling. "I'm O.K. but I didn't like the four letter word the doctor was using during the surgery," he answered. "What did he say, asked the nurse. "Oops!" answered the man.
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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 [email protected]