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MEDICAL BUILDING FOR SALE
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2600 Square Feet, 8 Exam Rooms. Med Spa Environment, perfect for Med Spa Practice. Located in North Phoenix Area. Please Call 602-625-5387
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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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INTERNAL MEDICINE OUTPATIENT PHYSICIAN
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BOARD CERTIFIED/ELIGIBLE
Join Thunderbird Internal Medicine, one of the largest, private physician-owned, IM practices in Arizona. Located in NWPhx, we have an excellent compensation package, unparalleled quality of life and on-call ratio of 1 in 14. If you practice high quality medicine, want to be busy, use a fully electronic medical record in a paperless office and value quality customer service in an outpatient setting, email your resume to
astelzer@thunderbirdim.com or fax to Alanna Stelzer at 602-938-6069.
www.thunderbirdim.com
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Is your computer taking a bite out of your daily tasks?
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MetaBytes offers professional technical support and computer services specifically for the medical community. MedaBytes provides services for hardware, software maintenance and installation, equipment, and overall computer and/or network care. MCMS members receive discounted pricing.
MetaBytes pledge is to provide service with: unequivocal excellence, honesty & integrity, fanatical attention to consistency and detail, Innovation and creativity.
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We want to offer a medically-supervised weight loss program in YOUR office...
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· Receive rental income and consulting fees
· Spend less time counseling patients
· Lower patient risk factors
· Safe medically proven program
· No investment or staff needed.
Limited number of practices will be accepted.
Contact us at:
info@ie-pm.com or call (480) 751-2205
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WOMEN'S HEALTH CARE OFFICE
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Looking for an additional self-motivated, energetic, committed practitioner to join their thriving team. Verde Valley area/Prescott /Cottonwood/ Sedona. Corp. office located in Phx. Some travel required. PT/FT
availability. New graduates welcome. Women's Health exp. & EMRT. Fax cover
letter, references and CV to 480-941-1518.
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OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE
| Thunderbird Internal Medicine new 5620 W. Thunderbird G2 office.
Includes 3 exam rooms, a doctors consult room and an assistant desk, plus use of the lobby and reception area.
Contact Alanna at astelzer@thunderbirdim.com or 602-564-6210
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DERMATOLOGIST WANTED
| Thunderbird Internal Medicine is a private, 14 physician IM practice located at 5620 W. Thunderbird & 9150 W. Indian School. We provide high quality care in a paperless office. Customer service is very important to us.We have found we are able to increase compliance and availability of dermatology appts. for our patients by offering dermatology services in our office. We currently have a dermatologist employed for our patients and are actively looking for an additional dermatologist to expand our dermatology services. To learn more this opportunity, contact Alanna Stelzer at 602-564-6210 or astelzer@thunderbirdim.com
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Donald K. Buffmire Visiting Lectureship in Medicine Presents...
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Howard M. Spiro, MD, a widely-published gastroenterologist at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine, will be guest lecturer at The Donald K. Buffmire Visiting Lectureship in Medicine on Tuesday, September 13, 2011, at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix campus in the Virginia G. Piper Auditorium. The evening is sponsored by a grant from the Flinn Foundation and begins with a reception at 5 pm, with Dr. Spiro's lecture entitled, "Can the Humanities Heal Medical Practice?" beginning at 5:30 pm. Read More... |
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President's Page: Accountable Care Organizations (ACO) - or Lack of Accountability in a Disorganized Organization
By: Nathan Laufer, MD
| | In the August 2011 issue of Round-up I wrote an article reviewing the current status and rules of ACO's. There has been much discussion in the medical
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literature and much angst about this new type of healthcare delivery system. There is also much confusion and speculation.
As of this article, the final rules have not yet been written. It is the development of the ACO that has caused so many physicians to hide under the hospital umbrella, lest they be left out and risk losing their patients. My personal opinion is that this type of organization will not survive. There is already much pushback from organized medicine, payers, and patients. This system is essentially a modified form of capitation where under-delivery of healthcare is the incentive. Read more...
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A Review of The Current Status of Accountable Care Organizations
By: Nathan Laufer, MD
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After many years of dwindling government funding for testing new approaches to healthcare delivery, a key component of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) reverses that slide. The law allocates $10 billion over a decade to a new Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, which will test other new Medicare payment models, including partial capitation. But Congress also promoted its own preferred delivery model by launching a "shared savings program" involving ACOs. Underscoring its interest in rapid change, Congress made ACOs a
permanent program (rather than a pilot project) with a start date of
January 1, 2012. Participation in an ACO, by both providers and patients,
will be voluntary. Read more...
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From the CEO: A Call to End Apathy
By: Daniel F. Mitten, CEO/Executive Director
The biggest obstacles to healthcare are not reimbursement, regulations or
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rising medical costs, it is simply one thing - apathy. There is no bigger threat to medicine than the indifference of the most influential, important factor in medicine - the physician!
Over the years issues have and continue to plague physicians; however, the overall feeling by the majority is one of unresponsiveness and that one doctor cannot make a difference. But that is not true!
A group is a collection of individuals, and it begins with you. You count, you matter, you have opinions, thoughts, ideas and a voice that can challenge the status quo and are a part of a physician movement that can adapt and possibly direct a new course for healthcare. Read more...
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Volunteers Needed for the 21st Annual ACT Health Fair
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The annual ACT Kids Health Fair serves at-risk children who are eligible for metropolitan Phoenix Head Start programs, but lack appropriate medical clearances. This all-volunteer event addresses the full spectrum of health requirements: transportation to and from the children's neighborhoods; all appropriate medical screenings and immunizations; establishing and updating medical records; and arranging emergency or continuing care as needed. Over 20,000 children have been screened to date. Read More...
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UA Medical School Adds Integrative Medicine Focus
| | Medical students in the new Distinction Track in Integrative Medicine will
learn healing-oriented and preventive medicine techniques during an intensive four-year program.
The Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine and the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson have announced a new Distinction Track in Integrative Medicine for UA medical students. The track is an intensive four-year study program, in addition to the
standard curriculum. Students who complete the requirements will graduate with distinction, as recognized by the college's dean. Read More... |
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Six Month Check-in: Act Now for the Version 5010 Transition
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The Version 5010 transition is less than six months away for all HIPAA
covered entities. This means that to submit transactions electronically, all covered entities must upgrade from Version 4010/4010A to Version 5010. Version 5010, unlike Version 4010, accommodates the new ICD-10 code sets, and is a required preliminary step for the use of the new ICD-10 medical code sets.
Before the compliance deadline of January 1, 2012, you should conduct internal and external transactions within your organizations and with your billing partners - including payers, vendors, clearinghouses and providers. External testing should take place now in order to make sure that you are able to send and receive compliant transactions effectively. Testing now will help identify any potential issues that may arise, and allow the necessary time to address them.
The CMS ICD-10 Web site has resources to support providers, payers and vendors as they make the transition to Version 5010 and ICD-10. Please visit www.cms.gov/ICD10 for the latest news and resources to help you prepare.
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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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Report: Most States Not Verifying Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments
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Several states could end up paying millions of dollars in payments under the Medicaid portion of the meaningful use program to healthcare providers who are ineligible for the incentives, according to a report by HHS' Office of Inspector General, The Hill's Healthwatch reports.
Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, healthcare providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems can qualify for Medicare and Medicaid incentive payments. The OIG report looked at 13 states that had approved plans for the Medicaid EHR incentive program by Jan. 14. Read More...
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2011 Fall Forward Conference for Leadership and Social Change
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The 2011 Fall Forward Conference for Leadership and Social Change
is looking for presenters. The conference, designed to bring students from
each of the ASU campuses together to develop their leadership skills, is a way for undergraduate and graduate students to learn how to make a difference in local and global communities.
The conference is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 15, 2011 in the Memorial Union of the Tempe campus. Workshops are 50 minutes long and begin at 11:30 a.m., 1:10 p.m., and 2:10 p.m. Details on participating...
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Understanding Bundled Payments
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Although 2011 may go down in the history books as the year of the accountable care organization, there's also been a tremendous amount of payment innovation on a different level - aligning incentives and optimizing the delivery of "episodes of care." Bundled (sometimes referred to as episode-based) payment structures are a means to that end. A bundled payment can be thought of as a budget. For a given episode of care, a group of "at-risk" providers agrees to work together to ensure that care is coordinated and that the total cost of an episode is within the budget. Read More...
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White Coat Ceremony Marks Med School Start in Phoenix
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Embarking on their journey to become physicians, the newest class of students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix received their white coats during ceremonies on July 29.
During the ceremony, the class of 48 first-year Phoenix-based students recited a class oath they had written as their guide throughout their careers and donned white coats for the first time. Read More...
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