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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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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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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. Call 602-625-5387
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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
· More convenient for your patients
· Lower patient risk factors
· Safe medically proven program
· NO investment or staff needed
Limited number of practices will be accepted.
For more information call 480-751-2205 or send an e-mail to info@ie-pm.com
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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. Read more...
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Are Hospitals Creating a Hostile Work Environment for Physicians? Disruptive Physicians or Disrupted Physicians
By: Nathan Laufer, MD
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 | Nathan Laufer, MD
MCMS President |
Physicians, both male and female, often have hard-driving, type A personalities and may have little training in interpersonal skills. We may have high IQs but occasionally lack emotional intelligence. In the past, physicians were revered as charismatic people who could do no wrong; now we are seen as one part of the healthcare team. Temper outbursts - with throwing of instruments and loud profanity directed at any unfortunate person who happens to be near at hand - are no longer tolerated. Nurses and technicians have the right to be treated with respect, and they know it. Managing conflict in the workplace is a time-consuming but necessary task for physician leaders and hospitals. Conflicts may exist between physicians, between physicians and staff, between the staff within the healthcare team or the patient or patient's family. The conflicts may range from disagreements to major controversies that may lead to litigation or violence. Conflicts have an adverse effect on productivity, morale, and patient care. These conflicts may result in high employee turnover. Read more... |
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MCMS Web site Upgrades
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Check out the newest options on our Web site:
Community Health Resources/Education page that contains in depth information on some of the classes and health education/prevention events posted on the community calendar, in addition to other health resources and tools.
Physician to Physician Recruitment Toolkit page that will assist you in spreading the word about the benefits of being an MCMS member. It contains everything you need to get started, including a letter and e-mail you may use on your letterhead.
Conferences and Educational Opportunities page where you can obtain information on future events such as community involvement, furthering education, CME credits, and practice management solutions.
Problems? Comments? Suggestions?
Please contact MCMS 602-252-2015 or e-mail.
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JDRF - Walk to Cure Diabetes
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A Message from Drs. Marie Pavese and Teresa Pavese:
We as physicians in the Maricopa County Medical Society are joined with a common goal to treat illness and disease to better mankind. We can
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Dr. Richard Pavese
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make a difference now in a big way. In unity there is strength.
Join us on the anniversary of our brother and colleague's death as we honor the memory of Dr. Richard Pavese by walking the annual 5K walk for the cure of diabetes, with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, to fund research to cure diabetes once again this year.
His niece Christina Abrams continues to head the JDRF walk, as captain of the team, JACKIE'S JOGGERS, in honor of her grandmother, the late Jackie Pavese, and her uncle and godfather, the late Richard Pavese, MD on November 5, 2011 at Wet N Wild in Phoenix. Read more...
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| | This won't surprise anyone who has ever fudged by a few pounds on her or his driver's license: Patients lie about their eating habits, exercise routines - about nearly everything, except their weight, and then only because they can't.
That number is painfully, unfailingly verified down to the decimal point and recorded at each visit to the doctor's office.
People are optimistic. People forget. But 45 percent of respondents to a WebMD online survey admitted they knowingly misstate their health habits. Such failure to be frank risks minor to serious consequences, such as exposing others to a virus, suffering a drug interaction, developing a preventable chronic condition and delaying treatment until the late stages of a disease. Read More... |
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Electronic Claims Require Street Address as of January 1, 2012
| | | Do you use a P.O. Box or lock box address to receive payments? If you submit claim transactions electronically, you will need to change the information you report in the billing provider address field. Read More... |
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Economy Disrupts Doctors' Retirement Plans
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| Matthew Rice, MD, a 62-year-old emergency physician in Seattle, thought he would be firmly in retirement by now after leaving private practice earlier this year. However, Dr. Rice, like a lot of physicians his age or older, is finding himself still needing paid work.
"My retirement doesn't look as good as it did," said Dr. Rice, who is working six shifts a month at various hospitals on an as-needed basis. "This is similar for a lot of physicians I know. Many are making decisions to work a bit longer." According to a survey issued Aug. 2 by the physician staffing agency Jackson & Coker, 52% of the 522 doctors responding had changed their retirement plans since the 2007-09 recession. Read More... |
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Cardiovascular Tips for the Practitioner: Optimizing Management Techniques and Treatment
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A two-day continuing education symposium that will center on the nuts and bolts of everyday care for patients with cardiovascular diseases, and present new ideas for tailoring the most appropriate treatment plan for each individual. Focus will be placed on gauging and monitoring therapy, including recognizing symptoms, evaluating risk factors, guiding treatment through imaging, general and functional testing, and appropriate therapy. Read More... |
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Physicians Must Revalidate Medicare Enrollment by 2013
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Roughly 750,000 physicians in the Medicare program soon will be asked to revalidate their individual enrollment records during a massive anti-fraud effort required by the health system reform law. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services hopes to weed out only the people who shouldn't have billing privileges, but physicians are concerned that legitimate health professionals could get caught up in the enrollment sweep by mistake. Read More... |
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Medical Clinics in Retail Settings are Booming
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One morning last month, when 12-year-old Ashley Sayadian woke with a nasty earache, her mom decided against waiting for an appointment and driving 7 miles to their busy pediatrician's office. Instead, they visited their local drug store's medical clinic.
"I called a nurse friend first, and she said it sounded very classic swimmer's ear. We were outside the walk-in hours at the pediatrician, so we came here," says Shirl Sayadian, 43, of Oakton, Va. Sayadian smiles and gestures toward a door through which Anne Pohnert, a family nurse practitioner, is disappearing to see another patient.
"I was in massive pain. They helped me by giving me an Advil and cups of water," says Ashley, a swimmer and soccer player, smiling as her mom pops over to the pharmacy to pick up her prescription, antibiotic drops for an outer ear infection.
Minute Clinic is the largest retail clinic chain in the country, with 600 clinics in CVS stores in 24 states, says physician and Minute Clinic president Andrew Sussman. Nurse practitioners and physician assistants typically staff the locations. Read More...
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CMS Announces 2011 Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program Final Rule
| | On August 31, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Changes to the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program for Calendar Year 2011.
Section 132 of the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 (MIPPA) required the Secretary to establish a new reporting program for eligible professionals who are successful electronic prescribers as defined by MIPPA, beginning on January 1, 2009. While the eRx Incentive Program has similarities in structure and processes to the Physician Quality Reporting System (formerly the Physician Quality Reporting Initiative or PQRI), this program is a separate program with distinct reporting requirements and associated incentive payments and payment adjustments. Read More... |
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Volunteers Needed for ACT Health Fair
| | 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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