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Help Us Drive Patients in Your Office
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Did you know MCMS has a FREE patient referral line and online physician search tool?
MCMS receives hundreds of inquiries each month from individuals seeking a physician. In order to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information, we need to keep our files current. If you have agreed to receive referrals, please take a moment to review your profile within the Physician Search function on the MCMS Web site.
Pay particular attention to your address, phone, e-mail and especially your Web site/URL so patients can find you! And, if you do not have a photo with your profile, we encourage you to submit one. Potential patients love to see a face with the profile, it is more personal.
Should you need to update your information, we have created a Member Change Form. You may also e-mail your changes or call 602-252-2015.
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DOCTOR SEEKING EMPLOYMENT
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DO seeking PT employment in FP. Scottsdale area 20+ years experience, excellent training.
Please call 480-421-8010
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Medicare: Waivers E-Prescribing Penalty
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As many as 209,000 doctors and other health professionals could be eligible to claim exemptions by Oct. 1 to avoid 1% Medicare pay reductions.
Physicians who see Medicare patients would have more opportunities to avoid being penalized for failing to prescribe medications electronically by a June 30 deadline under a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Read More...
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Potential New OFCCP Affirmative Action Requirements for Health Care Providers
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The United States Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP"), the federal government's affirmative action enforcement agency, has long sought to expand its jurisdiction to healthcare providers. The OFCCP requires federal government contractors and subcontractors to develop and maintain workforce affirmative action plans. For nearly 25 years, many healthcare providers avoided affirmative action obligations by relying on a court ruling that Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements did not trigger coverage. The OFCCP has had recent success extending coverage in two cases in Pennsylvania and Florida that focused on the evolution of contractual relationships for healthcare services. While those cases are being appealed, the OFCCP has issued a directive signaling its intent to enforce affirmative action regulations against more healthcare providers. Read More...
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Apps Let Patients View Insurance on Smartphones
| | Health insurers are hitching a ride into the physician office - and the exam room - on patients' smart-phones.
Some of the largest health plans have developed mobile apps that will give a member access to information from his or her insurer, including drug prices and a network directory. Coming soon will be apps aimed at physicians themselves. Read More...
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Many Physicians Routinely Witness Disruptive Behavior in Colleagues
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Institutions should address bad behavior to prevent hostile work environments and protect patient safety, a new study says.
More than 70% of doctors in a recent survey said disruptive physician behavior occurs at least once a month at their institutions. Eleven percent of respondents said it happens on a daily basis.
Factors such as career burnout, heavy workload, marriage troubles or a diagnosable psychiatric illness may contribute to the behavior. Regardless of the cause, experts say physicians and institutions should address inappropriate actions head-on. If left unchecked, such behaviors can create hostile work environments and negatively affect patient care. Read More...
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U of A President Shelton to Head Fiesta Bowl
| | University of Arizona President Robert N. Shelton today announced that he will be leaving the UA to accept the position of executive director of the Fiesta Bowl. Shelton will move to the leadership role of the Phoenix-based charity effective Aug. 1.
"This was probably the most difficult decision I've ever had to make," Shelton said. "I have spent my entire career in higher education, and I care passionately about the UA. But there always comes a point in life where you feel that it is time to try something new." Read More...
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OFFICE SPACES FOR RENT
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Medical office space available in the Chandler, Mesa, and Phoenix areas one to three days a week. Please call Sharon at (480) 421-5122.
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IOM targets accuracy of Medicare regional payments
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A June report from the Institute of Medicine recommended changes to the methods the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services uses to pay doctors and facilities $500 billion annually. The report's recommendations include utilizing geographic health sector data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, expanding wage data to account for all types of health workers in private practice, and using the same number of geographic markets for hospital and physician payments.
The report is the first of three planned by an IOM committee tasked with studying price variations caused by Medicare geographic adjustments. While questioning the accuracy of the current process, members of the panel stopped short of stating that current geographic adjustments are inaccurate or imprecise. The committee also would not say whether current methodologies favor large states over small states or physicians practicing in rural versus urban areas. Read More...
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